THE TRUTH IN PASSOVER TRAVEL
MISLEADING ADS & WEBSITES
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WHAT THE AD SAID
A program was advertised
on a specific island in Hawaii
at a specific luxury resort.
WHAT THEY SAID NEXT
The website stated that the resort's renovations
won't be totally completed before Passover.
Even though the resort would be open
& servicing other guests,
they thought it best to move the program.
ASSUMPTION
The typical Passover Program
would operate in the NEW location
TRUTH
The program was moved to a different island.
Discounted rates were offered at two city hotels
one being more modest & the other more luxurious.
The program had a synagogue set up in one of the hotels
which would be a 5 minute walk
from the other hotel.
Seders, lunches & dinners
would be available for a separate fee.
The program continued sporadic print advertising
using the exotic photo of the first resort.
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WHAT THE AD SAID
A NEW tour operator advertised a luxury hotel on the water
with all the rooms, dining room, synagogue, classes,
entertainment & day camps in 1 building.
WHAT HAPPENED
A few weeks later, the NEW tour operator
announced on the website
that the program was moving to a different resort nearby.
TRUTH
The NEW location for the program
was not on the water.
It had several buildings spread out over the property
with a lot of walking required between the rooms
& the dining room, synagogue & classes.
The NEW location's rating was far below that of the original location.
The rates for the NEW location were higher.
The program cancelled about a week
after this change in location was announced
but continued their ad on Jewish Travel Sites beyond the dates of Passover.
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WHAT THE AD SAID
A tour operator had operated
several programs
for the 'black hat' crowd
in hotels that had all their rooms, dining room,synagogue, etc. in one building.
They advertised a new location & told former guests
that the program would be like the others.
TRUTH
The crowd ended up smaller than expected &
as a mix
of 'black hat' & 'modern' guests.
Guests were very upset
because the resort was spread out
with many of the rooms located a long walk
& not always on smooth pavement from the dining room, synagogue, etc.
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WHAT THE AD IMPLIED
A program posted a photo of the ocean
with an large expansion type bridge
going from one
shore to an island implying that this was the view from their resort.
TRUTH
The resort was located inland & the scene the photo shows 25 miles from the resort.
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WHAT THE AD IMPLIED
A program was advertised with a photo of a beach
implying that the resort was on the beach.
TRUTH
The resort was on top of a hill & you had to walk down
the equivalent of 3 double flights of steps
to get to the beach.
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WHAT THE AD IMPLIED
A program advertised a photo of a beach implying that the resort was on the beach.
TRUTH
There's a 6 lane road between the resort & the beach.
There was a tunnel you can walk thru under the highway.
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WHAT THE AD IMPLIED
A program has photos in its ads
implying the resort has a golf course.
TRUTH
There is a golf course nearby
but it's not on the resort property.
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