Comments on: Who do you trust for travel destination advice? http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/30/travel-destination-advice-trust/ - Discussions on travel consumer issues Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/30/travel-destination-advice-trust/#comment-102373 Darren Cronian Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:12:59 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1122#comment-102373 @ Michelle I keep forgetting about Flickr, your right it's fun and helpful looking at photos taken from people who have visited the destination. @ Michelle

I keep forgetting about Flickr, your right it’s fun and helpful looking at photos taken from people who have visited the destination.

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]]> By: Michelle http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/30/travel-destination-advice-trust/#comment-102372 Michelle Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:04:57 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1122#comment-102372 I trust forums and travel agents who specialize in a particular destination. I also use flickr when researching for trips. It helps to see photos from regular people to get a feel for what a place is really like. I trust forums and travel agents who specialize in a particular destination. I also use flickr when researching for trips. It helps to see photos from regular people to get a feel for what a place is really like.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/30/travel-destination-advice-trust/#comment-101704 Darren Cronian Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1122#comment-101704 @ Ryan Part of me thinks that the consumer needs to take more responsibility, but then this is exactly the type of information you'd expect the tour operator/travel agent to provide. @ Ryan

Part of me thinks that the consumer needs to take more responsibility, but then this is exactly the type of information you’d expect the tour operator/travel agent to provide.

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]]> By: Ryan http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/30/travel-destination-advice-trust/#comment-101697 Ryan Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:56:18 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1122#comment-101697 Interesting. I wonder if this will create a snowball effect of customers taking action. Interesting. I wonder if this will create a snowball effect of customers taking action.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/05/30/travel-destination-advice-trust/#comment-101696 Darren Cronian Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:50:02 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1122#comment-101696 Not destination advice, but a case of mis-information in the holiday brochure. Thomson was ordered to pay out £750 when British holidaymaker David Barnish took it to court because a Kos hotel where he and his family stayed was only geared towards the German market. Mr Barnish paid £4,000 for a holiday at the Grecotel Royal Park, where he and his family were unable to take part in activities because they were only available in German. <a href="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/05/27814/thomson-pays-out-over-misleading-holiday-brochure.html" rel="nofollow">Story here</a> Not destination advice, but a case of mis-information in the holiday brochure.

Thomson was ordered to pay out £750 when British holidaymaker David Barnish took it to court because a Kos hotel where he and his family stayed was only geared towards the German market.

Mr Barnish paid £4,000 for a holiday at the Grecotel Royal Park, where he and his family were unable to take part in activities because they were only available in German.

Story here

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