| COMPARATIVE
QUESTIONS |
CASTERBRIDGE |
OTHER
COMPANIES |
1. Are all of your published prices based on the fact that our group
will never be combined with other groups?
|
YES |
NO |
2.
Will you ensure that our tour dates are always guaranteed at
time of booking?
|
YES
|
NO - Many reserve the right to change tour dates
from 1 to 7 days |
3.
Will you guarantee that there is never a registration fee to
be applied to your tour costs?
|
YES
|
NO
- Add $95 - $125 as applicable |
4.
Are airport taxes and fuel surcharges always included in advance
in all your tour costs?
|
YES
|
NO
- Add $275 - $450 as applicable |
5.
Will weekend supplements always be included in advance in your
tour costs?
|
YES
|
NO
- Add $35 - $50 each way as applicable |
6.
Will you guarantee that there is no adult or twin room supplement
fee to be applied to your costs?
|
YES
|
NO
- Add a flat fee plus $25 a day approximately as applicable |
7.
Will you guarantee that there are no optional excursions on
all of your tours?
|
YES
|
NO
- Supplements vary |
8.
Will you ensure that all group members always have a tube or metro
pass (or equivalent) in capital cities?
|
YES
|
Unspecified |
9.
Will you ensure that all requested admission costs are always
included in your tour cost?
|
YES
|
Unspecified |
| 10.
Will a guide be available at all times exclusively for our group and
to chaperone and suggest evening activities? |
YES
|
Unspecified |
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entire Casterbridge Philosophy is designed to give greater peace of
mind for principals and accompanying teachers, not simply whilst on
tour but also during pre-tour preparations. The fine print in the
literature of many student tour operators all too often conceals numerous
contingencies of which a Group Leader may be unaware at time booking....
only to receive a nasty shock at a later date.
