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Try the solutions suggested here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/WA-BUG-Sims-not-arriving-at-Travel-Destination/m-p/145250#U145250
They might work for your issue.
I have had this same problem as well and have tried clearing catches and using new families. I can travel to the future but when i try to return the sims become uncontolable and the emotion meter turns light blue and all family member icons are gone. the game does show the activity that your returning sim is on wich is stuck on arriving if you go to edit town the house now shows empty but the sims are still there. also if you use the moveobjects on cheat and click on the sims they no longer have there names but are simply called sim and have a black sphere icon. I would also like to note that if you fastforward the game long enough to have wishes load up the returning sim still receaves oasis based wishes such as vistit the bot shop.