I used the Oriental Travel Company, (Visa section) for the first time this year to arrange a visa…read moreto travel to China for a holiday with my partner. The company is located in a good location for my work and is near both Charing Cross and Leicester Square for transport. The office is on the 3rd floor of a modern apartment building and feels reputable. The company offers different speeds of service and price, (see the website). In addition they can also arrange travel in China, internal flights and so forth, although I didn't use part of this service. The visa arrived on the day I wanted it. I picked it up from their office, (a service that is free), or included in the price they will courier your passport back to you. You can courier documents to them or drop them at the office. Staff were friendly and helpful and advised me on my first application what needed to be changed so that the application wasn't rejected. The main reason to use an agent is that the queue for the Chinese VISA section starts at 7.15am in the morning and at 8.30am will be a 2-3hr queue that stretches around the block. Therefore by paying a small premium you save lots of time and hassle.

I have used Oriental Travel a few times for my business trips to China and can highly recommend…read morethis company. Very efficient services and professional staff. Their office is a few minutes to mine so I normally drop off the application in person than using a courier. Have also used them to sort out the domestic flight & train tickets, car hire, hotel bookings and appoint a translator all went flawless. Took my family for a 12 day holiday to Beijing, Yangshuo and the Yangtze cruise earlier this year. They tailor-made an excellent itinerary in a very short notice. Ground arrangements were all first class. Wonderful guides and drivers, good selection of accommodation and meals. Great job!

Don't use this agency…read more I got stung! They are not ABTA registered - and the poor quality in their service reflects that. Getting a refund is near impossible. They charge £60 a head for a refund. The customer service is rude. Nobody speaks English even though their head office is in London. Turn around for a refund is months upon months. If you value your money use someone ABTA registered - certainly don't use these very unprofessional cowboys!

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I only went once when I decided to go to Malaysia for a holiday…read more Although the women was very, very nice, she did not and could not give me any recommendations on places to go, or hotels to stay in. I would consider this a lost of time, because the only thing she provided was brochures... I didn't need twenty brochures to go through. Not a great way to encourage people to go to such a great country !

Only open 9-5 Monday to Friday!!! Are you serious, guys? No wonder tourism to Malaysia is suffering!read more

CTS & Information Centre Ltd is one of the UK's leading travel specialists in arranging tailor made…read moretravels around the world (especially in China). The company aims at having quality travel providing imaginative, original and in-depth itineraries, with hand picked, character-full accommodation. Their prerogative is to produce a high quality product geared towards the specific wants and needs of their customers. CTS provides a comprehensive list of services such as: International flights with decent fares to China and around the world, 50% off on domestic flights in China, 2 - 5 star hotel reservations in China and HK from 70% off, package tours, tailor made trips, professional tours, geared to special interest tours and a China visa service. They are a strong, long running, company, with loyal customers who are always happy with the services. CTS prides itself on the importance of providing their customers with impeccable service. Without a doubt, if you use CTS, you will always know that you're in good hands.

We really enjoyed every aspect of our trip to Barcelona. Need to go back - there was too much to…read moresee in a weekend. Experienced Tapas at its best. We went to the football also and that was amazing. The hop on and hop off Sightseeing Bus Tour is a must. 3 routes to choose from - we did the green route and that took all day!! Very good value for money. We stayed in the Nova City hotel and that was amazing. Outside the main Catalunya but Metro takes you everywhere. We purchased a T10 ticket for €9.95 - this enables you to take 10 trips on Metro/Tram - we used this between the 4 of us. All in all you will not be disappointed in the least..... Thanks Crystal Travel

From the owner: Crystal Travel is the leading pan-European flagship travel company of Moresand Group of Companies…read more It is the largest online travel portal providing online travel and tour solutions for the UK. Being a prominent name in the travel arena it offers a varied range of travel products that include airline tickets from more than 150 airlines, 65,000+ hotels, holiday packages to your desired destination, car rentals, travel insurance and other travel extras.

The Rail Pass comes in two varieties, one for each class of service, Standard Car (普通車 Futsūsha?)…read moreand Green Car (グリーン車 Gurīnsha?) (first class car). Furthermore, the pass is time limited based on the length of pass purchased. Three time periods are available: seven-day, fourteen-day and twenty-one-day passes, which provide the user unlimited use of JR transportation services. I bought the "Green Car" 7-day JR pass for a little over $200USD. Remember that you can only get these tickets outside Japan. Just flash the ticket, and if there's room in the Green Car (very luxurious way to travel), you're on the train. In my case, I can go anywhere in Hokkaido for 7-days. I basically brought my information at the Sapporo JR train station to get my 7-day ticket, and away I went. Remember that the Rail Pass is sold by the JR Group, it is obtained by purchasing an Exchange Order from a travel agency located outside of Japan. The exchange order can also be purchased from Japan based airlines such as Japan Airlines or All Nippon Airways. The Exchange Order cannot be obtained in Japan. http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html

Tried to book a trip, I had to send 3 requests before I got a quote. I can only assume it was a…read morecanned quote as it did no include anything I requested, business class flights, hotel 2 nights before the tour, travel insurance with health insuance. Asked for an updated quote, received it but instead of business class they had me down for first/business, stating "The flights default to first class for the domestic segment, since these flights don't offer business class" I was planning to leave from Minneapolis which showed many flights with business class. After all of that decided to book with another tour company.

Costsaver tour. Can't recommend. Yes, it's a budget tour, but the hotels are too far away from…read morecity centers and attractions to be able to plan anything on your own. You are pretty much forced into their overpriced optional excursions, which is NOT as advertised - their slogan is a tour done "your way". Meals were just incredibly bad. Of the four free included dinners, we skipped two because food was TV dinner quality at best and we were in Italy! Don't do this - you can do better on your own with a little planning.

Located in the basement of the Royal National Hotel most Contiki travelers stay at, it was very…read moreeasy to find. Lots of signage! I arrived early and quickly met the very welcoming onsite team. I was able to get information on where to ditch my luggage while I toured the city. They sell a variety of tours in London there making things much easier for someone that just flew in. The Basement is more like a lounge where you can also get Contiki swag. It's one of the spots they hold meetings with tours. You run into plenty of other travelers there, so meeting people is easy! I toured the city with someone I just met. Good times!