Former coastal vacation directors complain about the poor profit earnings and false advertisements. Several people who were formerly employed as coastal directors state that the pitches on earning thousands of dollars through the sales of travel packages was false advertisement. They state that they were only able to make 1 to 2 sales in any certain period of time. Since the sale of this product is a commission-based job, no sale means zero cash flow. Many of these former sales representatives claim that they were actually forced into filing bankruptcy due to lack of sales. 98% of these former directors did not make any more money than they spent out of pocket, which was often near the amount of $2000, which was the entry price into this business venture. Former coastal directors have also stated that you will not find this business registered with the BBB or Better Business Bureau. Scam reports were being filed and shown in a 1996 magazine article.
The company itself claims that this is the fault of the coastal director. Since the sale of these travel packages is an independent business and not a franchise, the director sets the sale standards. It is a matter of the...