American Voyager Travel New Member Ripoff What is up with this company Memphis Tennessee

My wife and I attended a seminar and received a voucher for a 3 day - 4 night cruise. The seminar was a sales pitch for a Founding Membership/and the right to represent ourselves as Independent Travel Agent for American Voyager Travel. We paid $1500 for the right to be Independant Travel Agents for American Voyager Travel. We did receive a voucher for the cruise.

The membership included two weeks at a resort of our choosing for the average price of $499.

Once we got home we talked to another couple who had also purchased the same package but were charged $4295.

A search for American Voyager Travel on the internet brought us to your site and all of the information about both American Voyager Travel and Travelbridge.

Are these one in the same company?

Are the principles the same?

How does American Voyager Travel get away with doing many of the things that the Texas Attorney Generals Office ruled that Travelbridge could not do such as:
using the terms Travel Agent Rates
Representing that members are entitled to Travel Agent Rates
Representing that members are travel agents - It says that on my membership card
Issuing ID cards that imply members are travel agents
ETC..

My wife just called Northwest Airlines and gave them her identification numbers off of the American Voyager Travel ID card and was offered no discount or upgrades at all.

If this a legitimate business opportunity like we thought it was then why does it sound so much like a buiness that was obviously a scam???

How can we market this as a service to our family and friends when we think we smell a rat.

What is the best way of getting out of this membership?

Are there any other Memphis area victims, if so we need to get our heads together.

Jack
Memphis, Tennessee
U.S.A.