Highly recommend Quinn Travel. We just returned from a beautiful trip to Ireland and the UK…read more Catherine assisted us with our small group tour and air travel arrangements. The trip was wonderfully relaxing and stress free.

When my dad unexpectedly died during my trip home to Ireland, Catherine was available and extremely…read morehelpful in sorting out the rescheduling of my return to San Francisco.

Had a wonderful experience with Sherry, she plugged away, did her research and got our family an…read moreexcellent deal for our trip to Australia for 3 weeks, she was very polite, turn around time was very quick, very pleasant and caring to work with. I definitely recommend Sherry for helping with your travel destinations.

Sherry did an incredible job planning three trips for me over the course of 1 month. She was…read moreprofessional, accomodating, prompt and available for questions and clarification and helped support important travel decisions. She worked very hard on my Itenerarie for Croasia at a great price, however I had to cancel due to Covid concerns. She proceeded to help me establish a back up plan and worked with me to plan 2 additional trips to Seattle and Charleston, SC as well as Yellowstone Park. She followed up with me through the course and all was well. I highly tecommend Sherry for Travel Service.

I highly recommend this place because she works fast and you can always trust her when buying her…read moretickets!! She works in a house. It is convenient and I have been buying her tickets till this day! :)

Update: my mom and my sister bought airplane tickets from this place, we picked it up today, and…read morethis place can make Vietnam VISA for 5 years. It cost $100 per VISA. I highly recommend this place!

Still in biz? All reviews are 10 yo or greater? anyone dealt…read morew them recently.? I used them in the 90s 2000s

Peter Greene is extremely helpful at Now Voyager. He assisted me with all of my travel needs and…read morespecifications. I wanted to go to Montreal then to Iceland and he made it happen. He was helpful with tips on his experiences in Iceland as well. It was also comforting to know that he could help when I had passport issues and he could potentially work with the airlines to change my tickets around. I'm grateful for the service and I couldn't have booked better flights. Each leg gave me enough time to get to the next destination without feeling rushed. Jonathan was extremely helpful as well. He broke down all the prices for me to each destination. Thank you guys for your time and dedication in helping me with my journey.

Rosie did such an amazing job planning our 10 day trip to Slovenia & Croatia. It was filled with…read morethoughtful events, places to see, and things to do. Rosie worked with us to provide the best experience possible based on our interests and nailed it. My wife and I talk about our trip everyday. We will be working with Rosie again!

We had the worst experience with this travel agent, Rosie Allara. We planned our trip to the Middle…read moreEast - Jordan and Dubai. Both my husband and I have very busy schedules, we did not have time to do the planning ourselves, we needed a travel agent to do it for us. We clearly expressed it to Rosie. First red flag was on our first phone call. Our expectation for this call was that the travel agent would spend this call gathering information from us and asking questions about what we wanted this trip to be. Instead, after the initial couple of general questions, she started looking at prices of the hotels on her computer while we were on the phone and telling us what they were. After the first 15 minutes of this, we tried to steer her into what we thought the main purpose of the call was, but she would jump from one topic to the next and to the other and then back to looking at hotel prices again. It felt like she could not organize her thought process. Finally, after 45 minutes of being on the phone and being exhausted from a lot of jumping around and not being able to communicate to the agent in the organized manner, we decided to end the call with the agreement that we would communicate by email. Rosie started looking for the airfair for us. Her prices were very high and the flights she kept offering were at a very inconvenient hours - in the middle of the night or very early in the morning or with very long layovers that would make the flight unnecessarily long. We explained to her that we prefer more comfortable times and flights since it was going to be our vacation. That did not change anything. After a lot of back and forth, we felt a lot of stress and pressure where she would say that there was nothing else she could find from her wholesaler. Feeling between the rock and a hard place, we ended up going on-line and looking for tickets ourselves. We found a very good price on Priceline, 35% less expensive that her price with comfortable hours and flights. We told her and she was OK with us purchasing the tickets on our own. Now, we thought that the rest of the trip - hotels and organizing the itinerary would be fun and easy. Boy, were we mistaken. Rosie gave us an approximate/1st draft itinerary with some hotel suggestions. Being first time to the Middle East, we had questions about the itinerary and we did not like some of the hotels that she proposed. It would take her several days to respond to each email, and in her response she would ignore half of our questions. We had to send follow up emails, she would not respond for several days, then respond with half of the answers again. That was about the itinerary. When we asked for restaurant recommendations, entertainment recommendations, walkable streets where we could walk around in the evening, she would not know the answers at all. Her answer was "The information that I have is old and outdated, you can get this information from your hotel." Really? isn't it your job, as a travel agent, to have an updated information? Isn't this why we needed a travel agent so we don't have to scramble for this information when we are in a foreign country, not speaking the language. It was back and forth, we were running out of time, it was getting close to our trip time, we were not making any progress. She would not care about our time, she did not care about the information that we asked for. After 1.5 months, we felt that we did not accomplish anything, we did not get passed that first draft of the itinerary and unsuitable hotel recommendations. She did not complete a single thing for our trip. The only item that we had after working with Rosie for 1.5 months was the plain tickets that we purchased on our own. After depleting all our patience and being completely stressed out, we had to find another travel agent. Fortunately, he did a great job for us and we ended up having a great trip. As far as Rosie is concerned, even though she did not get anything done for our trip, she refused to refund the $300 fee that we paid her to prepare our trip. We believe that Rosie is completely disorganized and lacks knowledge in the travel industry. She indeed has outdated information from the time when she travelled to the Middle East herself 10 years ago. Even bigger problem is that she is not willing to do a new research and provide her clients with the new, updated information. If she is not interested in updating herself and all she does is re-use the same information year after year after year, she should not be in a travel industry that is constantly changing. In our case, we asked for a new information (like anybody else would), she just ignored us, did not respond to our emails, dragged her feet, ignored our questions, and wasted our time hoping that we would just go with it. Awful experience!

We had the pleasure to work with Irene for our 2nd international travel needs, this time to…read moreThailand. Thailand has been on our "bucket list" and being invited to a Thai wedding provided the incentive to make Thailand our next international destination. From the moment we contacted Irene, we knew were would be in good hands (was there any doubt?)! After providing responses to Irene's questionnaire regarding our interests and desires about Thailand (along with several emails, text messages, and phone conversations), she provided an excellent itinerary that included flights, private tours, private drivers to and from airports, superb accommodations, and expert guides. During our 5 nights in Bangkok, Irene curated a centrally located hotel in Bangkok, an informal food tour in Chinatown, and an exceptionally knowledgeable local guide to introduce us to the some of the most historically important temples in Bangkok and Ayutthaya. During our first 4 nights in Chiang Mai, Irene curated a modern-styled hotel minutes away from the legendary Night Market (a must experience). We had the pleasure of touring Chiang Mai and the hills of Doi Inthanon National Park with an experienced and friendly local guide. There is no substitute to having a local guide to provide insights and knowledge about Thai culture, food, and history. Additionally, Irene had arranged a private cooking class where we prepared 7 Northern Thailand dishes, all delicious!! Our last 3 nights were spent at the Onsen at Moncham, a Japanese-themed retreat in the mountains before returning home. Although Irene provided many options for our destinations/events and hotels, our itinerary was completely customizable and ultimately, our choice. Whether you want to experience Thailand on the beaten or unbeaten path, but with comfort, reliability, and service, let Irene at Travel Darlings handle your needs!

Just returned from another extraordinary trip masterfully curated by Irene at Travel Darlings, this…read moretime to the Spanish and French Basque region and Barcelona. Working with an agenda combining golf, architectural touring, fine dining, the arts, and the beachfront, each stop allowing time for shopping and people-watching. Guides with locally based expertise tailored each expedition according to our interests and moods, from a unique vista overlooking San Sebastian to a just-off-the-boat lunch of turbot and sashimi-grade tuna. Our guide for Biarritz presented us with 120 photos highlighting our day of exploration. At the Dali Museum in Figueres, where the artwork is presented with little explanation, our guide provided deep background context, significantly elevating my appreciation of the artist. Irene secured prime time reservations at 3 Michelin starred restaurants including Besta in Barcelona which was the favorite among our group of 4. For lighter specialty fare, we enjoyed pintxos and vermouth in outdoor cafes in Bilbao and San Sebastian, and tapas in Barcelona and Girona. Our stay at The Artist Hotel in Bilbao overlooked the Guggenheim Museum and the river, where a lavish breakfast was served in an open-air setting on the top floor. The hotel featured artistic appointments echoing the style of Gehry and other mid-century masters. Each of the five golf courses combined challenging layouts with views of the surrounding hills and neighboring cities. Highlights included Real Sociedad de Golf de Neguri, aptly called "The Torrey Pines of Bilbao" and Real Club de Golf El Prat in Barcelona, where the huge, sculpted greens provided welcome relief from a profusion of sand traps. The highlight of the trip for me was a Flamenco performance by well-known stars of the craft (and an exceptionally gifted guitar player) at Casa Sors, with a cozy night-club setting inside a guitar museum. Irene provided us with a detailed (and colorful) itinerary, creative suggestions, expert planning, and direct communication throughout the trip which once again added to our confidence at just the right moments!

We used Travel Wizards for our trip to Easter Island/Rapa Nui off the coast of Chile. It was an…read moreamazing trip and the moai are amazing. Travel Wizards found us an amazing tour guide.

What an incredible trip! Two weeks exploring New Zealand with tours, professional guides, first…read moreclass hotels & car service. It was our "bucket list" tour & did not disappoint in any way! Our agent was knowledgeable & had many terrific suggestions. She accommodated our personal requests & made sure arrangements were confirmed. We're ready to book with Travel Wizards again right now

Ellen/Boutique travel is fantastic. She helped us book our Honeymoon to Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora…read moreBora. She is a pleasure to work with, listens to our wants and needs, and gives you her honest opinion on what is/isnt worth it on the trip. He advice/expertise is unmatched.

I've been using Boutique Travel for over 10 years, and I can't imagine planning a trip without…read morethem. What keeps me coming back is their ability to create truly bespoke experiences. Ellen has an incredible ability to tailor experiences, which makes each trip feel uniquely mine. She always finds the perfect balance by incorporating culinary, cultural, and art experiences that I love, along with athletic and outdoor activities that keep things active and engaging. It never feels one dimensional. I've used BT's services to book trips to Africa numerous times. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Uganda are just a few examples.. Each destination has offered something completely unique, and Ellen has hit the itineraries right out of the park. Gorilla trekking in Uganda was a once in a lifetime experience, and visiting the Skeleton Coast in Namibia felt like stepping into another world. In Botswana, I was lucky enough to see leopards up close, which is so rare and exciting! I have also vacationed in Tahiti three times, and each time has been magical and different! Most recently, my husband and I just got back from an incredible trip to Rangiroa, and we are already talking about exploring more islands on our next visit. Looking ahead, I am starting to plan a trip to Japan, and I will definitely be working with Boutique Travel again to put together the itinerary. Their attention to detail, creativity, and ability to truly understand what we are looking for makes every trip seamless and unforgettable. Highly recommend!

Short version: Courtney was amazing to work with! Responsive to our ideas, but offered…read moresuggestions. Presented good options. Considerate of budget and spending versus splurging areas. And always amazingly fast to respond. I would not hesitate to recommend her services to anyone or to work with her again in the future! Full review: We were planning a 3 week honeymoon to Italy and wanted everything to be perfect! Even though we are both totally internet research people, we've never planned a trip of this scale (or this meaningful to us!) and we thought that having a travel agent might help. We actually started off with another agent who offered honeymoon planning as her wedding boutique. After months and months of waiting for her to pay attention to us and getting nervous that nothing was done and regretting not just doing it ourself on the internet, she finally realized that she had too much on her plate and handed us off to Courtney. Boy was that night and day! From the first conversation with Courtney, she put me at ease, quickly assessed what was important to us and what the urgent planning priorities were and got started right away. Since we were behind schedule, she got going immediately. She provided us several options for airfare the next day, and we had that booked within 48 hours. Hotel section for our 4 city excursion seemed so daunting on our own, but Courtney really helped us out by listening to what were were looking for, sorting out severals recommendations, and then adjusting based on our feedback. She even looked into a couple of the hotels we had found on our own that we were excited about. After we made our final selections for hotels, she got them all booked, zero effort on our end, and proceed to investigate transport between all our ground destinations as well as activities! Everything was quick and efficient but not overwhelming. She answered calls and emails quickly, always addressed all of my questions (unlike many of my wedding vendors who would answer one part and ignore the 5 other questions!), and was generally a joy to work with. At the end of the our planning process, Courtney gave us a detailed itinerary of exactly where we needed to be, how we would get there, with times, payment confirmations, itinerary numbers, detailed accommodation information. Everything we could need in one handy pdf. I couldn't have put together a better resource myself! At the end our our trip, our airline went on strike, grounding all the flights for several days---which of course we had NO CLUE about in our honeymoon bliss! Courtney discovered this, emailed us to make sure we were aware of it, and how it might or might not affect us, and gave us instructions of what to do if it did. While it turned out we were on the flight right after the planned strike ended, had I not known in advance, I probably still would have been worried about what to do, and I was so grateful to have someone at home looking out for me with helpful information. All of this is to say, Courtney was truly fantastic to work with. She went above and beyond, and made our trip planning far easier and more streamlined. I would not hesitate to recommend her services! Thanks so much for everything!! :)

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