Investigative research - Complaints instead of dream trips: Is the start-up itravel cheating its customers?
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Read more on the topic: The Cologne-based start-up itravel promised customers dream trips and investors dream sales. But behind the shiny façade of founder Alex Schmiegelow, little is probably as it seems.
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- Despite the alluring travel offers from itravel, some customers have expressed complaints, leading to suspicions of fraud against the Cologne-based startup.
- The investigation into itravel revealed that they promised dream journeys to customers and lucrative sales to investors in Germany, but their operations in the Maldives raised concerns.
- The travel agency itravel, operating under the guidance of founder Alex Schmiegelow, has been under scrutiny due to reports of financial mismanagement and allegations of fraudulent activities.
- A disgruntled customer who invested in itravel's Dubai travel ventures decided to sue the startup for breach of contract and fraud, hoping to recover their losses.
- The travel market is now watching the itravel case closely, as it raises questions about the reliability of new travel startups and the need for more regulation to protect consumers' dream journeys.
Source: www.stern.de