Oct 26, 2000

" I had a wonderful time in China! And the tours I had through you helped make it that way. I really appreciate your help so much. The tour guide I had in Xian (Ling?) was very nice, knowledgable, and spoke English well. She was a bit immature and a little disorganized, but those were small things. I felt that she pressured me a bit to buy things at the tourist spots, and that made me feel less that she was looking out for me. I heard a similar complaint from other tourists about their tour guides. There will be more trust in the tour guide if nothing is said about making purchases unless the guide is asked for advice. - The dumpling dinner was great and I enjoyed the lunches I had. Our tour guide in Beijing was absolutely super! (She said her name was Lee/Li - I dont know the spelling) She was obviously experienced, mature, and very professional. Nothing was ever said to encourage us to buy anything, and she was great about getting us places before the biggest crowds hit. She was always very courteous and upbeat, and her English was good. I would recommend her very highly to anyone. I liked her a great deal as a person and respected her professionalism and know-how. The Peking duck dinner was great.
Both tours went smoothly without any problems and all of my flights went well. In Guilin, I immediately went to Yangshuo and stayed there the whole time in a hotel/farmhouse about 8km outside Yangshuo. (I wanted to get away from cities for a while.) The area was very beautiful and a girl at the hotel was extremely helpful and acted as my tour guide for most of the time.
And again, I appreciate all the help that you gave me. I sent you so many emails and questions and you were just so helpful and patient. Please feel free to use me as a reference if you have any fretting customers (like me!) in the future."

Sep 27, 2000

"We had an excellent trip to China! Thank you for all your help in putting it together. We enjoyed Hong Kong, and Guilin, and the 3 Gorges, and Beijing, and Shanghai, and Hong Kong again! Our air tickets were waiting for us in Hong Kong, just as you said. Everywhere we went we were met by guides who looked after us very well. Our first guide, Christina, in Guilin was especially good. And you arranged for the guide in Shanghai to meet us earlier than scheduled and at the other airport, in response to our phone call - thank you, we were impressed. And the conference in Beijing, which was the central purpose of the trip, was worthwhile. Some people in the UK think it is risky to use a travel agent in China who is not "known" except over the Internet. We felt confident that you would not let us down, and that has proved to be the case. Perhaps it would help your credibility to give more prominence to being part of Xian Foreign Languages University?"

Sep 27, 2000

"I came back home yesterday as scheduled, safely, and without any trouble or inconvenience. The trip to Xian and Beijing is full of memories to me. Ms Li Mei Hua and Bi, the guides, and Mr Fan Xiao Dong and Wang, the drivers, were so kind to me and I enjoyed the trip very much, mainly due to the guides. To tell the truth, I had been a little bit anxious about asking a tour on Internet email, but your arrangement was very much satisfied. I will tell my friends of your satisfactory tour arrangement and guided tours. Thanking to both of you again, and please convey my best regards to the guides and drivers."

Aug 12, 2000

"Mrs. Hughes and I have returned home to the states. We want to thank you for your excellent service and the delightful guides that met us at all points. The Victoria Cruise was wonderful and we were quite surprised to have a guide met us in Wuhan and take us to the Crystal Museum and safely to that Airport. When next we have an opportunity to visit Asia you can be sure we will contact you again."