Illinois launches probe into YTB Travel

YTB Travel News(press release): More YTB Travel News as members of YTB Travel International the
Wood River based travel company, gathered in St. Louis for The YTB Travel Annual Convention, the unthinkable event was announced on
the heels of a eariler report this week that California Attorney
General called YTB Travel "A gigantic Pyramid Scheme" and just a day later The Illinios Attorney General's Office announced it also has launched a probe into YTB Travel International.And the local chapter of the Better Business Bureau(BBB) issued a report detailing complaints it has heard of misleading offers made by YTB Travel International sales reps.And just as before YTB Travel International has denied any wrongdoing. However,The Illinois Attorney General and Better Business Bureau(
BBB) probes are the latest signs of deeper problems of the fast-growing company, which sells cruises, flights and online travel agencies websites in which people can earn commissions selling cruises and flights for a start up cost of $450 up front and a monthly fee of $50.

Nevertheless, by the end of March, YTB Travel has made claims to have sold 139,000 of these agencies and had claimed that YTB Travel
has more than 340,000 sales reps, who pay nothing But, are earning commissions for each agent they sign up.


Natalie Bauer, a spokesperson for The Illinios Attorney General Lisa Madigan would not say exactly when the Illinios probe started,did state the probe had indeed been opened for a while now and are in the process of conversing with The California Attorney General's Office in hopes to gather information of their findings. Her office has received 70 complaints about YTB Travel since 2002.

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