I received a postcard in the mail indicating that I was a member of Travelers Advantage, an organization I had never heard of before. It gave me the option of automatically renewing my membership for $139.99 or cancelling it by calling their office. I talked to an agent, then a supervisor, and they indicated that I had signed up through my Visa card in 2004...also, something that was done automatically unless I actively turned it down. I cancelled and got a cancellation number. Other postings on this site suggest they don't really cancel. We will see if they actually act on it. I don't know how many years I have been inadvertantly paying them without knowing it.

When you agree to sign on for the trial membership of Traveler's Advantage, they actually sign you onto 2 memberships: Traveler's Advantage and Shopper's Advantage. Apparently, each has to be cancelled individually, but no one ever tells you that. Even after cancelling, they continued to charge my credit card their monthly fee.

This company is a fraud, and I suggest you follow up by complaining to the company that allowed them to offer their services. For example, I was offered Traveler's Advantage through Thrifty. I will now follow up with Thrifty and explain why I will no longer rent from them. I suggest you all follow a similar method. Or better yet...any lawyers out here wanna kill a few hours???

They mail you a check to your business for $9.95, looking like a typical customer payment from one of the online check writing facility. The check has a restrictive endorsement where you agree to charges to your credit card for Budget Car rental, who previously used your VISA card for a car rental.

How did Travel Advantage get my credit card information? They are owned by the same group as Budget car rentals.

I immediately put a credit hold on my VISA, never to do business with Budget again.

Case closed. Bye, bye Budget Car Rental!

My wife and I used travelers advantage and purchased cruises and other trips. They cost as much as other cruise services and never sent me the 5% cash back that they guaranteed and I finally gave up, losing about 50 dollars. When I canceled travelers advantage, they used my Discover Credit card number to charge me an annual fee ($149) for Complete Home, also a company from Trialegiant. We never even signed one of those little checks they send with the small print, designed to trick you into joining. It is pure, criminal fraud. I am looking for ways to file criminal charges, but be warned.

I used to get great service from the moore office-now i got lied to and hung up on before i was able to make a tentative reservation... i decided to try it again because i had gotten good car rental prices before but it was the same as the website i went to... and the guy on the line didn't know some car rental companies don't let you take the car out of the area... i am canceling after only 1 reservation!!! It is too bad the new agents don't understand english or know where they are booking people.