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Gate 1 Travel: Gate1travel.com's 11 day trip to Israel

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:56:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ts1m - We can not begin to say enough about both our experience with Gate1 and the trip to Israel. Gate1 packs so much into this trip it is almost unbelievable. The value is not to be compared with other tour operaters. First, booking the...

Insight Vacations: INSIGHT ITALY VACATION EXPERIENCE

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:43:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author frankie1 - I surpised my husband with his lifelong dream of a trip to the country of his heritage, Italy. We we're all so excited, our two daughters were also going. We arranged work and school schedules and remitted a deposit of over $5,000 6 months in advance...

Gate 1 Travel: My Gate 1 Greece Vacation

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:47:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hroe1 - This is the second time I've used Gate 1 Travel. There travel consultants have always been nothing but patient, pleasant and understanding.<br>In
2007, I used Gate 1 to book a rail trip from Florence, Italy to Rome. After landing in...

Gate 1 Travel: Egypt vacation

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:30:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kidsville - I just came back with my husband from our vacations to Egypt . It was fantastic. We really enjoyed our time there. We also took the River Nile Cuise. It was awesome!!!!. We are planning to visit China next year and we will use Gate 1 for another...

Gate 1 Travel: 7 day Independent tour of Budapest and Prague

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:11:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlenkowec - I just returned from my 7 day trip to Budapest and Prague. From the time I left to my return home everything went as planned. I had a wonderful trip. I upgraded to Plan A and my hotels were amazing. They were in great locations and the hotels themselves...

Gate 1 Travel: Independent tour to Paris

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:25:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author emmo2626 - I recently returned from a 5 day trip to Paris that I booked through Gate1travel.com. The web site is very easy to navigate. I particularly liked the fact that they would book air directly, including seat assignments. I also booked 3 local sightseeing...

Contiki Holidays: Italian Espresso Disaster

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:34:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nevada17 - I am writing this email to provide feedback from the Contiki Tour we just finished, The Italian Espresso, Sept 16-24, 2008. My husband and I signed up for this tour over 9 months ago in January and pre-paid in full immediately. We had received a...

SITA World Travel, Inc.: would not Recommend

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:05:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author debdds1964 - We had booked our African vacation through SITA with great diappointment. They changed their deluxe and first class hotels from the 2007 brochure which I had and booked in 2007. I did my research and had upgraded some of out hotels. Other traveling...

Swain Australia Tours: Trip to Australia 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:12:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mrlmrlmrl - Swain Tour Company is poorly run and a major rip off. We traveled with our family to Australia and the customer service while planning was suboptimal. The person who planned our trip changed part way through the process and the communication was...

Gate 1 Travel: Tour to Italy

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:41:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bojan1 - In May of 2007 we took 14 day tour of Italy our first trip with Gate 1 and it was outstanding in every way.Great Guide who was with us for the entire time.Whisper technology with headsets to here the guide was great.We could not ask for a better 2...

Gate 1 Travel: Peru - Machu Picchu

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:53:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmsellars20 - I just returned from a Peru/Machu Picchu trip with Gate 1. We had a great time and got to see a lot in a short week. We flew into Lima, then spent some time in Cuzco/Machu Picchu, and then flew back to Lima. The tour leader was fantastic, the hotels...

Trafalgar Tours: trafalgar tours

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:37:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author camberry - 9/5/08 Tour of Scottish Highlands;Company the worst I have ever tralled with in trips all over the world.Optional trips a ripTour Guide ( Dan Wood) burned out and needed frequent stops for his tobacco...

Holland America Tours: HAL Alaska Cruise and land tour - June 2008

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:10:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cruiseman1001 - Recently did the 7 day inside passage cruise sailing from Vancouver followed by the land tour ending at Fairbanks. We were 3 families from California with kids from 7-13 who travelled together.The land tour is definitely overhyped and oversold...

Gate 1 Travel: Gate 1 was phenomenal for Thialand trip

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:28:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alp2008 - I traveled with Gate 1 in January of 2008 on a tour of Thialand - specifically Bangkok and Phuket. Finding a good group tourI chose them only after my travel partner and I searched a whole weekend for the best deal with the most...

Jackpot Tours & Safaris: Super Jackpot Tours & Safari

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:00:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author annaboutard - one word : Brillant, ok one another : thank you so muchAugusto, Livy, Abu, Samuel and the others thank you thank you thank you.. to make the kili climb unforgettable. We spent 7days amazing, on a tanzanian spirits, with Jackpot Team which was...

Dream Forest Canopy Tour, Costa Rica: Bringing out your inner Tarzan: Dream Forest Canopy Tour

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:07:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pilarzmom - When planning a trip to Costa Rica, I knew I'd have to include a canopy zip line tour. My kids were absolutely positive they were ready for this experience, although I wasn't so sure about myself. Fortunately, there are lots of choices in Costa Rica, the...

EF Educational Tours: The Pits -- French Promenade

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:01:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tmf24556 - I read the reviews of EF Tours before totally committing myself. Many of them somewhat negative. I spoke to a representative about this on the phone before completely committing and she said their satisfaction rate was about 90%. I wouldn't buy...

Collette Vacations: Collette Tours Deposit Refund

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:48:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author go2114 - We signed up for a Collette tour for the fall of 2008, but had to cancel because of health issues due to prostate cancer radiation treatment. I contacted Collette through our agent and was told that since we did not have travel insurance that our $500...

Old Town Trolley, Boston, MA: Let Old Town do the Driving!

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:08:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - When I was a kid, my mother did her level best to drag me onto every tour bus and trolley she could find—she hated driving, she hated walking, and she wanted to sit and doze while still being able to brag of having “toured” grand cities. I...

EF Educational Tours: Best for High Schoolers. Not for adults.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:56:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author wrldtravler - Maybe I am looking at EF Tours from the wrong perspective as I am a young 20s something adult who was traveling with a group of students. EF is basically an absolutely no frills tour group. The hotels are, in my opinion one step up from a hostel. I have...

EF Educational Tours: EF tours Avoid it... inflexible REFUND POLICY

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:19:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rclee - Many fees involved. Deposits made will not be refunded. At least required minimum payment to register is lost. Extra costs creep up too. A lifetime membership fee is required and mandatory. READ THE FINE PRINT. I contacted EF Tours 15 months before...

Sun City Tours: Tour of Dubai City, – Driving-by Dubai's Highlights

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:49:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author reginafug - It was one year ago, that we spent a couple of days in Dubai, UAE, before heading out to the Seychelles. The hotel where we stayed offered an activity desk and it was there that we booked our tour with SunCity Tours. Let it be known that August is...

Jackpot Tours & Safaris: Amazing safari with Andrew Malalika, his driver David and Jackpot Tours

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:07:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffingoternie - Andrew and his driver, David, did all they could to make my tour as wonderful as possible. Andrew knew I didn't want a sanitised Euro view of E Africa & ensured that I met 'real' people living lives that are normal in Tanzania...perhaps some of you...

Contiki Holidays: Why I'd Choose Topdeck over Contiki anyday!

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:02:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author becka_kate - On both tours I took the mid-range option, staying in Cabins/Hostels/some hotels. Contiki = European Contrasts, 28days hitting the high points of Europe Topdeck = Red Star Special, 36days in Scandinavia, Russia & the Baltic's In both...

Cosmos: cosmos

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:35:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fromfrance - the cosmos tours is not the best !!! cosmos will always give you a nice hotel the first and the last days , then the rest of the time , will be a chip hotel . the price do not included , extra trip!! meal, activity can be verry expensif . for exemple :...