Re: Charismatic Thailand: Holiday in a Friendly Neighbourhood Quote:
Originally Posted by GKMahajan I have rated this 5 star.
I am asking a stupid question - you started by deciding not to go the agent route - you surely did not regret it. But the question that comes to my mind is - NOW do you think it made any difference? |
For Thailand, I would say that it did not make any difference, however for location like Europe & USA, it may make difference as there would be more unknowns.
I would suggest one should take a package tours if going abroad for first time. For frequent travellers, it would be better to plan on their own.
Also if you have kids, who can share room with adults, it would be better to go on your own as tour operator charge per person basis and give very little discount for kids below 12 years and charge full for kids above 12 years even if they share the room with adults.
Most of American Hotel chains like Holiday Inn do not charge for Kids below 18 years. Some Hotel may charge for break-fast or bed roll but no room charge. So you need to work out maths. Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Panda GKMahajan, we have not done this trip yet. We will go next year in May. Our flight tickets are all booked but we are looking for good hotel deals. traveling without any travelling agency was my idea of having a so called adventurous trip
Never the less, we will be booking any sight seeing trips from the hotel itself. I will be emailing the selected hotels for the tariffs and packages. Wish us good luck. |
Please note that Hotel would charge you more for sight seeing & travel, so I would suggest please get in tough with
1. Hotels2thailand.com for all sight-seeing including pick-up from Hotel. They are most genuine, cheapest and have strong presence in Thailand. For ex- At Safari World, I just had to say my name and everything was kept ready, I didn't even show the email. At website, advance payment is required. Just make sure you book atleast 36 hours (leave one complete day in between) in advance. So you need not book everything from India.
2. http://www.taxibangkokservice.com/ for all taxi booking for long distance taxi service. For example- Airport pick-up & drop to Pattaya City. No advance payment required.
Local travel would be covered in sight seeing. For unplanned visit take local taxi. Even for Bangkok Hotel to Airport, please take local taxi as they would be cheapest (400 Thai Baht)
CORAL ISLAND at Pattaya: Please do not book any Package sight seeing as it would be much cheaper going on your own. No planning or advance booking required. Just catch the Ferry at 9 or 10 AM. Next are at 12 and 1 PM. At the Island, its like any Goa Beach, pay & use.
All the Best for your Travel.
Last edited by Wanderers : 27th October 2015 at 11:50.
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