Discount Travel Shop in Carson City, Nevada

Attached is our letter to the Consumer Advocate of the Attorney General's Office in Nevada regarding a current investigation of Discount Travel. 20 March, 2013 Eric Wilkowski Consumer Advocate Office of the Attorney General of Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection 100 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada, 80701-4717 Dear Eric, It has recently come to our attention that your office is gathering information regarding Rupal Martinez and her multiple travel agencies, (Discount Travel Shop and HD Motorcycle Tours). In mid 2011 we started the process of booking a combination cruise ship / motorcycle tour and villa rental to take place in Jan. 2012, in the Hawaiian Islands. Rupal did not book any aspect of our trip even though she had charged us immediately as each part of the trip was decided; in fact had significantly overcharged us. At the very last minute, when we realized the cruise line, villa rental agencies and inter-island airlines had never heard of us, we started communicating with them ourselves, because no confirmation numbers or itinerary were forthcoming. It appeared then as now that Rupal was running a sort of “Travel Ponzi Scheme” as she had our money and we had no bookings. Eventually we were able to put a modified version of the trip together and get some of our money back. She still owes us over $1000. Please find attached some of our correspondence with Rupal Martinez. We hope this will help a little with the Attorney General’s case against her. Sincerely yours, Doug Van Steinburg Carrol Van Steinburg