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chrisinkorea2011
Joined: 16 Jan 2011
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 Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: Owner of Zenith Travel Arrested |
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According to my friend (who lost over 2,000,000 won) the owner of Zenith travel has finally been arrested for avoiding those who he stole money from. She along with a number of others are taking action and building a case against him. Although im not sure how long it will take in korean courts, but at least it finally has happened (his arrest!)
http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111013000526 |
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AustSaint
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Location: Yongmun
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Great news, I hope that we the victims can get our money back. |
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chrisinkorea2011
Joined: 16 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah hope so too, unfortunately that will not be an easy task considering that he owes over 61 million won to people. Unless he has a hidden fund bank somewhere, here's to hoping! |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Let's hope he has to pay in time served then. |
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plchron
Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I hope he gets nailed hard for this, but do all of you really use travel agents? I go on kayak.com and find the cheapest ticket I can get. Everything else is usually book on other websites, like hostels or hotels. What benefit do you guys get from travel agents nowadays? Was the guy at Zenith offering anything more remarkable than what can be found on your own? |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| plchron wrote: |
| I hope he gets nailed hard for this, but do all of you really use travel agents? I go on kayak.com and find the cheapest ticket I can get. Everything else is usually book on other websites, like hostels or hotels. What benefit do you guys get from travel agents nowadays? Was the guy at Zenith offering anything more remarkable than what can be found on your own? |
Xanadu in Itaewon have never let me down (I think their 10% airline plus 10% their own - cancellation fee of total 20% is quite high though. Or is that the norm?) |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| plchron wrote: |
| I hope he gets nailed hard for this, but do all of you really use travel agents? I go on kayak.com and find the cheapest ticket I can get. Everything else is usually book on other websites, like hostels or hotels. What benefit do you guys get from travel agents nowadays? Was the guy at Zenith offering anything more remarkable than what can be found on your own? |
I find that travel agents offer the better deal. Every time I try to finalize a sale online it always comes out a few hundred higher than travel agents. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| plchron wrote: |
| I hope he gets nailed hard for this, but do all of you really use travel agents? I go on kayak.com and find the cheapest ticket I can get. Everything else is usually book on other websites, like hostels or hotels. What benefit do you guys get from travel agents nowadays? Was the guy at Zenith offering anything more remarkable than what can be found on your own? |
I find that travel agents offer the better deal. Every time I try to finalize a sale online it always comes out a few hundred higher than travel agents. |
Yeah that's why I use xanadu, you have the extra help of a person you can go to in person should you need to.
Their prices always match expedia.com exactly, so no complaints there.
Maaybe I'm being a dunce soemwhere here and online is cheaper though? |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:08 am Post subject: |
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| The same complaints in the two Herald articles came out on Dave's in 2007, so if people had done their homework they wouldn't have been scammed. That doesn't excuse Kang, but it boggles the mind that he was still getting customers. Google is your friend. |
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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Smee wrote: |
| The same complaints in the two Herald articles came out on Dave's in 2007, so if people had done their homework they wouldn't have been scammed. That doesn't excuse Kang, but it boggles the mind that he was still getting customers. Google is your friend. |
Duh, like yeah. The Dave's search function is so useful.  |
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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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He still owes me about 130,000KRW for a ticket I had to buy at the airport for my daughter.
Even though he was arrested he will probably be released soon, possibly go to court, and perhaps be lightly punished. I don't see anything else much happening.
At least the Herald tried to entrap him. I guess they were trying to make amends for printing his advertising for years. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| FDNY wrote: |
| Duh, like yeah. The Dave's search function is so useful. |
Smee said google. I use that and input my search terms plus http://forums.eslcafe.com to search this site. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a corrupt hagwon owner. Slap on the wrist every time. |
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Jane
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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According to a spokeswoman at Korea Tourism Organization, Kang�s company had not been legally permitted to serve foreign customers in the first place, and did not have business travel insurance.
So a travel agency must be registered to serve non-Korean customers? Is this what that says?
The KTO: always setting the record straight! |
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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Jane wrote: |
| So a travel agency must be registered to serve non-Korean customers? Is this what that says? |
You need an export license to export goods or services. |
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