Well, we decided to attend the Next Travel Destination show. It was held in the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Punta Gorda, Florida. 16 of us were in attendance. The Vice President of Marketing did the presentation. It's a members only travel agency. He claims that there are 3 million members. The presentation lasted about an hour and then a salesperson came to each couple's table. The cost of the Platinum Lifetime Membership started at $9,995 with annual dues of $199. Our salesman, offered us multiple discounts with the final price being $3,500. We didn't accept the offer, but at least two other couples did sign up. This was truly a "no pressure to sign up" presentation. We were in and out in less than 90 minutes with a handshake from the salesperson.
We were given a certificate for a 5 day Carnival cruise, or options for other vacation offers.
This needs to be filled out and sent to Customer Choice Rewards, in Tarpon Springs, FL, along with a self addressed stamped envelope.
I'll keep you posted with the outcome! I don't have high expectations for this working out, but I felt like it would be a good experiment. Being retired, we have the time and we found out where the free bicycle rental place is in Punta Gorda! This was a nice diversion from dealing with Hurricane Ian repairs at our home.