Coastal Vacations Scam Review

Coastal Vacations Scam Review

by Brian McCoy

When I started my investigation into the opportunity known as Coastal Vacations and whether or not it was a legitimate opportunity or simply a scam, I stumbled upon a few interesting things in regards to the advantages and disadvantages of it.

There are a few points that should be considered before beginning with Coastal Vacations, or any other company for that matter.

Point 1: Who's making the company decisions?

Coastal Vacations has a board of directors who vote together to make decisions about what comprises the Coastal packages.

Point 2: How much is it going to cost me?

The product packages available for purchase have widely variable price tags. The Level I or domestic travel package sells for $1295. Packages go all the way up to the Platinum Combo Package for $11,000. The Platinum package is a combination of the Level I, II, and III packages.

Point 3: How much can I make?

Members may choose to market the packages themselves through direct sales. They earn $1000 per Level I sale once they are qualified directors. To become a qualified director means that you have to have 2 qualified sales. This means that your first two sales of $1000 each are passed up to your sponsor before you start earning any income at all.

The second option is to use the Coastal call center to do your selling for you. Basically, to utilize the Coastal Call Center, the price of each travel package is increased by $700, which goes directly to the call center to pay salaries and administrative costs. For instance, the Level 1 package which normally retails for $1,295 will be sold for $1,995, and must be advertised as such. A hefty increase for the consumer for the seller's convenience.

Point 4: What kind of training support will I have?

This is where we reach the negatives of the two-up compensation plan. If a newly started Coastal representative does happen to make the first two sales, they break away from the sponsor who enrolled them in the business. They then become qualified to earn 100% of the $1000 commission on all further sales.

It seems to most like that this would be a great deal for both the sponsor and the person in training? Well maybe not. What happens very frequently is that when the representative in training breaks off from their sponsor, the support and training stops. The sponsor no longer earns any commissions on the new representative's efforts, so therefore has no incentive to help them continue to make sales and have success with the program. They actually are then directly competing with one another and the teamwork ends.

In conclusion, Coastal Vacations has some great selling points, like vacations at a reduced rate. Because the travel industry is full of competition, new representatives can often be easily intimidated. Another concern arises with the compensation plan. Newbies beware! If you are looking for a lot of support and guidance this probably isn't the program for you. After a new representative's sponsor receives his or her first two sales, it will be difficult to determine if the training will still come from the sponsor as they are no longer getting any benefit to training you. It just makes sense really. They're off to find the next person to give them 2 qualified sales. Two-up programs like Coastal Vacations are not for the faint of heart, but really may be better off for the experienced internet marketer not as concerned with support and training.