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[quote=MIRANDAZHAO,244906][I don't mean to offend anyone, but just curious about your opinions on these two articles. Which one do you think is reasonalbe? Which one is trustworthy?] Nightmare Tour of China Leads to Guidance on Picking a Tour Company. by Madelyn Miller (Source: http://www.frugalfun.com/regenttour.html) Your impressions of a country are very much influenced by your tour leader—they are your information source, your focal point and probably your first contact in the country you are visiting. So on a recent tour of China organized by Regent Tours, I felt very sorry for the 38 participants who paid for a luxury tour and got something below bargain basement quality and service. I had been to China before and fell in love with the country and people--so I was eager to return. I had stayed at Shangri-la Hotels and experienced China hospitality at its best. The food was wonderful, the culture enticing and the people seemed eager to share their culture. Maybe the problem with my Regent Tour was that they only had one guide, Ying, for nearly forty people. And his English could have been better. His best credential seemed to be that he was the brother of the tour company owner. (So who are you supposed to complain to if there is a problem?) Ying seemed overwhelmed with handling over 30 senior citizens. He did not seem sympathetic to their need for bathroom breaks or a rest after long walks in the heat. Each day he started the tour with a "prayer" for serenity and suggested you accept what you get in life. To me it seemed like a statement that no complaints would be tolerated; you needed to put up and shut up.[/quote]
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