Using a travel agent is the way to go!…read more Joanne helped us plan a trip to Germany. We went to three different places and she booked our hotels and rental car. She was very nice and prompt with all communication and picked out great hotels+got us good pricing. She earns the fifth star for helping us out when my boyfriend left behind his jacket at one of our hotels. She was very quick when responding, she contacted the hotel for us and the jacket was back home in San Francisco before we knew it! Thanks Joanna!

What a unique opportunity! As a very frequent traveler to New York for business, I have grown wary…read moreof the same hotels in the same neighborhood by my office. I crave some variety, and some way to break the monotony of a typical NY trip. Enter Seven Hills Travel I was introduced to Seven Hills through a good friend who used them successfully for personal travel, and they did not disappoint. I've gone from boring businessman schlepping to NY every other week, to somewhat of a local, staying in a great Upper West Side apartment! They set me up in a warm and inviting apartment in the middle of an amazing neighborhood. No more boring hotels with the same ole restaurants...now I have the full local scene available to me when I travel. All of that for less than a NY hotel. Knowing what they can do for vacation travelers, and experiencing their service for business, this is an easy 5 star rating for me! Thanks, Seven Hills!

I'm so incredibly grateful for this location and the services offered. It's super convenient and…read morethey offer DMV services here for address changes, international driving permits (IDPs) and so many other services--many people were also there to get REAL IDs mandated for travel in May. I needed an IDP to my upcoming trip and saw that I could pay $40 to file online and wait one-two weeks or go to a branch in person to handle everything. The filing fee in person is $10 and the passport photos are $16 with a AAA discount. They will also ask if you'd like to become a AAA member for the year, which ends up being a couple dollars cheaper than if you were to do the IDP and photos without the membership. Altogether, I walked out paying $34 and had my IDP in hand after spending about 15 mins at AAA. The service reps are incredibly friendly and helpful, a huge difference after having come from TSA for paperwork. I'm grateful this place is so conveniently located and offers such a vast array of services!

Very happy with my AAA experience. I registered my car, got a duplicate license and got my license…read moreplates. The office on Broadway and 62 St is well-run, organized and has an efficient, pleasant staff. Well worth the fee and it's great to avoid the DMV.

Esther and team did an incredible job planning our honeymoon. We were not the easiest of clients --…read morerelatively hands-off (not opinionated) early on as we were also planning the wedding, and then a bunch of last minute changes and requests the week of our trip. But CIRE handled everything with ease and smiles. Esther was able to get us a room upgrade and free breakfast at the Four Seasons in Maui and somehow negotiated a refund of a non-refundable rate at an airport hotel rate when Delta cancelled and moved our flight. This alone covered her planning cost a few times over, so it's like we got all her services for "free"! Overall, would highly recommend. We won't plan a trip longer than a weekend without Esther and CIRE going forward.

I had the immense privilege of working with Esther to plan my dream vacation to Thailand alongside…read moremy sister. Not only was Esther one of the most personable, understanding and patient people I've worked with, but her knowledge knows no bounds! Any/all questions will always be answered--no matter how silly they may seem--and Esther's attention to detail is astounding. There was even a situation halfway through our trip where we needed to pivot and leave one location earlier than expected and Esther was there for us, solving our problem almost immediately. She's a true lifesaver. I cannot thank her enough for helping make this trip come to fruition and crafting it to be a once in a lifetime experience! For all your leisure travel needs, CIRE is the ONLY way to go!

Besides being a lovely and very talented person, Bambi was the perfect collaborator to help my wife…read moreDeborah and I plan our epic European trip this June. We went from San Francisco to New York, Rome, Lanciano (Italy), Florence, Paris and North Wales, all within 18 days. She gave us a variety of choices each step of the way to accomodate our budget and preferences. Bambi booked our hotels and handled the details for us to travel from one place to another by plane, bus, train and shuttle van. She also helped us set up excursions in Rome, Paris and from Florence to Cinque Terra (Italy). The hotels were stellar (especially in Florence), the excursions were enjoyable and all of the travel happened without a hitch. This was the most extraordinary vacation of my life! We could not have done this without Bambi's expertise. Grazie mille Bambi Jones!!!

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I can't really rate their service too much since I didn't wind up purchasing tickets through them…read more I contacted them a year in advance for a trip to Australia. they answered promptly and told me they would get in touch. I reached after several months asking if they had prices and received another kind of "welcome to cook travel" answer to my question. That inattentive attitude toward a customer, along with some of the reviews on here, settled it for me. I went elsewhere for my tickets.

I had a great experience with Cook Travel. They got me excellent seats on my plane and booked me…read moreinto a fine hotel in Zurich. I worked with Fabrizio who helped plan my entire trip. Excellent experience and got the job done :-)

We picked up OurBus right across from the Javits Center, in the middle of the street…read more The storage bins were labeled, one for Baltimore, the other for DC. He scanned our ticket and we boarded. The bus was pretty full, so we ended up sitting separately. The above head storage bins are kind of tight, so I had to take something out of my over stuffed backpack to manage to wiggle it in. While my purse sat on my lap. I liked the foot rest and the hook on the handle on the seat in front of me. Trash bags were hung here and there. Looks like they also provided small bottles of water for us, though we had to grab those ourselves. The electric plugs didn't seem to work, but perhaps the ubs plugs in the ceiling did. Our driver was a great communicator. He set expectations so we knew that we had a 20 min rest stop before arriving at Baltimore, and pointed out things to help us to pay attention and to get back to the right bus. He warned us that given current construction that we were sure to arrive later than what our tickets said, and gave us his best eta given the circumstances. Another passenger later commented that the bus bathroom was clean. We kind of ended up being dropped off on a brightly painted bridge in the middle of no where - perhaps on Maryland Ave?, by a bus stop. A short walk from Penn Station.

Terrible experience! Our group of 32 people waited for over…read morean hour in the rain for the bus to arrive. The bus that finally arrived was a 20-year-old beater. The transmission was bad, the alignment and suspension were shot, and the bathroom door did not latch. The suspension was so severely degraded that it audibly bottomed out on road bumps, causing motion sickness among multiple passengers. The transmission could not maintain speed on inclines, making the journey slow and stressful for everyone on board. The windshield wipers were so worn they could barely clear rain from the windshield (a serious safety hazard). Overhead storage bins would not latch, risking items falling on passengers, and the lighting inside most of them did not work. The spare tires were stored in a luggage compartment and had dangerously little tread remaining. We paid Rally/OurBus for what we were promised would be a newer luxury coach with ample luggage space and modern amenities. Instead, we got an old bus with no electrical outlets, damaged seat upholstery, and a bathroom that reeked before a single passenger had even used it. They sent us a vehicle that should not be in passenger service. When we sought a refund, we were bounced between Rally/OurBus (the broker) and All Aboard Express (the bus company), and now neither company will return our calls. Save yourself the headache and book elsewhere!

Sophie and her team couldn't be a bigger help in making my trips, both business and leisure, easy…read moreand memorable for me and my team and loved ones. A delicate needle to thread sometimes in the busy world of travel. Prior to I had always done all of my own bookings, and didn't realize how much time and energy I could save by leaning on Khoury Luxe Travel to get the job done for me, so that I could better focus instead on what my company was good at. I will continue to come back to her for her expertise.

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500 reviews! Woo! I…read morewould like to dedicate my 500th review to a travel company for young professionals, a small business that truly did handle itself with fairness and grace during times of uncertainty and fear. I booked not 1, but 2 trips with Travendly at the beginning of the year before COVID took the world by storm. I was SO looking forward to my travels and meeting new people. Unfortunately, my first trip got cancelled due to the virus but I learned a few things about this company during these trying times, so I'd like to shine a spotlight on them. 1. Their itineraries are EXTREMELY organized, and all of the details of your trip are made available to you in an app. There's also a WhatsApp group where you can communicate with other solo travelers who will be joining you. 2. The coordinator was extremely helpful in consolidating all of my info - arrival and departure flights, travel insurance, other forms. I also found her to be very responsive to emails which was very reassuring. 3. You get to virtually "meet" the group you are traveling with beforehand so that when you do meet up, it's like seeing an old friend vs. meeting someone for the first time. Even though my trip was cancelled, I was able to make a friend to travel with in the future. A little silver lining to these uncertain times. 4. Travel credits with the company are valid for a long time and transferrable to any of their trips, so I don't feel like my $ is lost. I also don't feel locked in to 2020 which is still basically up in the air. So no, I have not yet traveled with the company just yet, but I will in the future, and I'd like to give them a solid shoutout for being awesome during this whole thing. If you want a seamless "solo" travel experience, I'd highly recommend booking with Travendly.

I am usually not one for group travel because it often comes with long amounts of time waiting…read morearound and subpar planning. I often felt like I need to travel alone to ensure that I experience everything. Travendly's Morocco trip completely changed my perception of this! Travendly is for people who truest love to travel and want as much adventure as possible, rather than just resting in the hotel room. Every part of the Travendly trip was impeccably planned and amazing. The tour guide Ali G was unbelievably knowledgeable and willing to answer any question we have. He also was committed to providing us with an amazing experience and kept great track of timing to make sure we always saw everything planned for the day. The schedule for Morocco was also perfect. It is planned so well from the places we see to the places we stop for lunch and restroom in between. No one leaf was left unturned. Even the often long bus trips between stops were stunning and majestic in Morocco's very diverse landscape. Travendly also attracts a great crowd of co-travelers. My Morocco trip had 7 girls and I definitely see myself having long friendships with every one of them. The crowd that Travendly attracts is super professional and kind and committed to making the trip as positive as it can get. If you use Travendly for the Morocco trip, you will definitely have the experience of a lifetime. This trip has been my most memorable travel experience so far and I am hoping to have many more with this company. From camel rides in the Sahara desert to exploration of Roman ruins to eating delicious tajine, this trip is a MUST GO!!!!

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