Barb always goes above and beyond! She helped make travel arrangements in off hours for an…read moreemergency trip. She is the best!

Barbara was super helpful and was able to provide us with ample choices when planning our…read morehoneymoon. She is very knowledgeable of all the popular honeymoon resorts, which made it easy to trust her with this important vacation! When we finally made a decision, she met with us to go over the details and booked the trip for us. The process was seamless and we are very excited about our future trip to St. Lucia! Hoping to work with her for other vacation planning as well!

The trip of a lifetime. Andrea and Patti are the best to work with. We went on a 10 day tour of…read moreItaly and I can't say enough about it. I would do another trip with them in a heartbeat. Having everything booked and paid for before we even left was less stress for when we arrived. Every day was something more gorgeous than the day before. Can't wait for the next excursion!!

I recently returned from a spectacular trip to Italy. Although Andy and Patti planned numerous…read moreadventures for a true "Italian" experience, there was still enough time to shop and engage in independent exploration. Compared to previous vacations, Skyline made traveling easy. All I had to do was show up with my luggage. Thank you, Skyline, for a most memorable vacation!

I can't say enough nor rave enough about the expert services provided my husband and me by Marilyn…read moreof World Class Travel of Downers Grove in planning our first trip to Italy. Marilyn patiently and expertly guided us into designing our trip, making suggestions and giving us multiple options from which to choose, along with providing gentle guidance. From airfare, trains between cities, hotels, tours, etc., every detail was discussed. We researched the options and suggestions she gave us, made our choices, and from there Marilyn handled all of the reservations, bookings, ticketing, etc. and provided us with a detailed, organized packet containing every single thing we needed for our trip. I highly recommend Marilyn and World Class Travel if you are planning a trip to Italy, or anywhere!

From the owner: Since 1991, World Class Travel has been the premier agent for those looking for a unique, luxurious…read moretravel experience. Our consultants have traveled the world over. We take pride in our ability to create more than just vacations. We live in a world where we can make dreams come true. Each travel experience will be custom tailored to meet your specific needs. Your expectations will be fully realized. We specialize in: *Destination Weddings *Honeymoons *River Cruises *Family Holidays *Spa Getaways *Active Adventures *Corporate Travel

I don't usually use a travel agent but we had family members coming from different locations and…read morethis made it easier. Ruth was so gracious and easy to work with. She found us a great deal in Punta Cana for Thanksgiving. She kept us informed of any changes in a very timely manner. Our flight home was canceled and Ruth is working with us to recoup some of our losses through the travel insurance she very wisely suggested we purchase. In addition to all that she gave us a bon voyage gift and a welcome home card. These little touches are what put her above the others. We will definitely use her again and highly recommend her. Thank you Ruth for everything.

Professional, knowledgeable and efficient! Ruth arranged a wonderful 15 day trip to Eastern Europe…read more She was constantly in touch with updates regarding our tours and riverboat cruise. No hassle air travel and car transportation on both ends of the trip. Amazing private tours in Bucharest and Vienna. Tour guides were on time and informative. The entire trip was effortless and fabulous. Best travel agent I ever used!~

Some of my readers ask "why talk so much about yourself in your reviews?" to which I say "so what?"…read more a review is at best a photo from the mind of some unknown, likely flawed, or perhaps even in these days of AI not, human. Who's to say it's real or not? so instead of my usual iron-clad standard procedure of "cutting to the chase" or "getting down to the dozen" as sayings go, i'll just this once add some personal details, important as you'll see if you read that far. think of it as my way of assuring you MY reviews aren't from some artificial digital ersatz mentality. Nope, mine are from a decidedly flawed perhaps diseased but very human writer. pay attention, this is the good stuff! for dry, objective details skip the next paragraph. First, i'm entranced by a boundary. peering out over the west side railing of the gg bridge I wonder "what in the world is really out there?" maybe that's why, among less flippant reasons, i'm not much afraid of what comes next when you run out of days. i figure beyond that final boundary lies the biggest surprise in all existence. second, i'm both averse and adverse to groups meaning i'm ill-suited to tour travel, but you can't get to certain destinations alone. antarctica is such a one. third, i inherited my dna from germans and norwegians, so i like ice, snow and wind-chill. finally and quite frankly, I firmly believe ufos hide out in oceans, probably near the poles: i wanta see one. So it is that I felt compelled to travel to "el fin del mundo". now you know enough about your reviewer to properly gauge the content of what follows: I recently completed an antarctic "expedition" (carriers prefer this term to suggest high adventure rather than merely mundane luxury travel). if you plan such a trip, somewhere truly unusual, choose a high-end company like a&k, worthy of higher price. ships are small, fewer passengers. low-end tours on floating hotels only take you nearby, passengers can't disembark. Much of the trip, you sail on not-calm blue water; unless you're into self-abuse don't take an ice-breaker. the more recent the ship's vintage the more likely it will benefit from current technology that increases stability. my trip on a&k was excellent, aboard the good ship le lyrial: flagged by the french tour company Ponant, 500', 140 passengers, 139 crew. to be sure this came at no bargain, in fact I paid a similar sum to buy a car for my daughter a month before. while this kind of travel was one i'll not soon repeat, a good many of my fellow groupers had been on A/K tours to exotic destinations and planned more. this trip met my expectations, but most places i might go next, i'll just go: rent car, buy roadmap, turn off the "never-lost" gps... and i'm good. judging from the fine and dandy folks i met aboard le lyrial, this mode of travel would seem unnecessarily frugal, crude, perhaps even gauche, but for sure lacking, and in fact does, a certain vital level of service and accoutrements necessary to the requirements of those seeking more informed and gracious style of travel. i made a few friends on the trip, like of mind and spirit... but few they were indeed. luxury cruises will seem better or worse depending very much on the talents of the tour's crew and equipment. in this case the ship and its crew were supplied by Ponant, while the organizers of the activities were done by A&K. in many ways the quality of this AK experience was as much due to Ponant as it was to A&K. both groups were excellent in their service and worked together seamlessly. ponant provided for those "sailing" the ship, operating the machinery and all that. equally well done was the kitchen staff, always cooking up something fresh despite the fact that we were 3 weeks out. tasty, with a french touch here and there (bangers 'n mash for Brit breakfast), but while plentiful and ever available, I hate to report that the wines failed to match the menu. the excursions onto islands and mainland antarctica were lead by a/k experts, with a steady hand on the tiller of those terribly unstable zodiac rubber raftboats. plenty of gear was required to stay dry and warm enough, and when you were done frollicking on ice and snow hours of fun at the bar remained. lots of dandy folks were along for the ride, mostly well-heeled types from coastal cities in the country they lived. most common topic initially was: "why are you doing this?" and most common reason given was holding up 7 fingers, meaning this was the seventh continent to visit, as part of a bucket list, a bit lame but ok. it came as no shock to me then, that when asked why i was aboard i got such uncomfortable stares. So I simply decided not to extend an invitation to join me on my veranda at night. For there, surely enough you'd often find me, clocking the dark depths, perusing boundaries, hoping to spot a ufo emerging from the frigid antarctic waters... as I firmly believe they do. Spend $35 grand filling your bucket... i'll do mine.

My wife loved the trip to India. This was my second trip to India going with Odyssey Unlimited for…read morethe first trip. Odyssey is almost half the price and while a few of the hotels were not as good and there was more bus transportation, overall the trip was far superior. The problem with the Abercrombie and Kent trip started at the beginning when I wanted to an extra night at the first hotel as we were arriving at 5:00 AM. Abercrombie wanted exactly double the price for that night as what was listed on the hotel website. Overall a few of the stops were ridiculous like the " Bollywood experience " where you go to a dance studio and you see some schmuck dancing. The pace was grindingly slow, sometimes barely getting 3000 steps a day. The guide was adequate but not great. Hotels very, very nice but overall Abercrombie was not worth the money. The other travelers on the trip were great and we loved the group. India is a fabulous trip but A&K is just not a good value if you are active.

Very happy with the service. Inam was fast, efficient, and got a great rate for our flights.read more

Really good experience I was recommended this place by one of my family member . I am really…read moreimpressed by the customer service FAST!! And Cheaper then Online!!

It was obvious when i spoke to Judy she knew what i was looking for. Then called back and said she…read moredoesn't work with Carnival cruises. When i told her initially i was wanting that cruise. Obviously didn't want to work with me because i'm not a corporation or from Oak brook or Hinsdale.

I have a small tour operating company, and I use Travel 2000 to help with all my hotel needs. Judy…read moreis great at finding wonderful hotels at good rates. She's also very patient and happy to talk through decisions. She really puts effort into her research.