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[quote=MIRANDAZHAO,244926]"The service and amenities actually seemed to decrease as the trip progressed. In the brochures it said that all beverages (water, beer and soft drinks) were included. But by our second city, they began charging if you had more than one glass of water. We were also promised water on all the buses but as we left Shanghi (sic) they were out of water, and when we arrived in Guilon (sic) they still had not provided water. A total of seven hours without water available. Tough for people who already had upset stomachs and were a little dehydrated." Regent China Tours is the only travel agency in China -- and the only travel agency I know of anywhere -- that provides unlimited free bottled waters on the bus and free drinks during their meals. This means that during the summer, cases and cases of bottled water are consumed by the travelers at no cost to them. Because no other tour agency in China covers the cost of its travelers' beverages, one of the restaurants was not used to Regent's arrangement and mistakenly charged the group members for beverages, assuming the arrangement was the same as every other agency. When the guide discovered this error, every traveler who had paid extra for a beverage received a refund. In Guilin, water was picked up immediately. Seven hours without water???!!! In seven hours, Regent tour members have two meals and visit three or four sites, all of which sell bottled water, soft drinks, popsicles and snacks for next to nothing. In fact, a bottle of water in China averages one to two yuan -- that's 12 to 25 cents. In the airport at Shanghai, Ms. Miller could have purchased a bottle of water for twenty-five cents. On the plane, the flight attendants walk up and down the aisle continuously providing drinks and snacks. The beverage tray will go by three or four times on any given flight. At the airports in Shanghai and Guilin, excellent bathrooms and water fountains are available. The ride to Guilin from the airport is approximately 40 minutes, at which time the group is either at the next sight or taken directly to the hotel.[/quote]
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