be aware of those so-called Optional Tours | Beijing | Apr 13, 2004 14:17
hi, i just came back from beijing, and i met the most disappointing thing with my agent!! i'd like to post my bad experience here and hope you can avoid this trap in your tours.

my agent, (do not like to mention its name here) offered me a very 'attractive ' plan with a very 'attractive' price at the very beginning, though with some optional programs exclusive in or around Beijing, like visiting to Summer Place, or to Hutong area etc.

After the tour commenced, i began to realize that with the optional programs, i had to pay here and there, and my expenses went up day by day, and my costs is indeed much higher than many all-inclusive tours.

i strongle suggest you ask your agents for prices of all-inclusive tours, DO NOT believe any optional programs, though that makes the cost low, they are only their tricks! If there is any optional programs, we must ask our agent to offer a complete plan and a final price incluing the costs of all those optional programs. We only need to get one price for a COMPLETE package and pay once to our agent.