FREQUENTLY ASKED Q &
A
- I don't live in
Adelaide - do I
have to fly there to join your trips?
No, we normally have
people
from all over Australia and often from overseas, join our
tours. We
try to arrange your flights from most capital cities in
Australia and meet
up with you at the first international port.
- I live in USA - can you
arrange the
flights?
Yes, we will find the cheapest airfare for you to connect
with the
group.
Can I use my frequent flyer
miles?
Yes, in almost all cases you are welcome to do this. We
will recost
the trip on a land only basis.
Can I extend my trip or go
ahead of
the group?
Yes. We can arrange your flights and pre/post travel
arrangements.
What is the average age of
people on your trips?
Most of our trips are 'open-age' but tend to attract
mainly early
40's - late 60's. If it turns out you are either
much younger or much
older than the average age of the group, we will make sure you
are aware of
this before you travel.
What is the ratio of
male/females?
This varies on each trip, however generally there are more
women than
men travelling.
What happens if I book
on one of
your tours and then find a friend who wants to come with me?
Provided we can obtain an extra airline seat, your friend is
welcome
to join the group. If you'd like to share a room we
will recost the
tour price based on twin share rather than single
occupancy. If your
friend wants a single room, this is of course, subject to
availability at
the time of booking.
What is the difference
between your
tours and large tour operators?
All our trips are guaranteed small group
tours. We
take an average of 15 and never more than 25. The
sometimes price
advantage of mass market tours with 50 passengers, often mostly
couples, is
far outweighed by the advantages of travelling with a small
group of
singles. Right from the start our tours feel more
like travelling with
a group of friends and by the end of each trip most people have
made plans
to travel again together on another. We know that where
you stay each
night is more important than most people even realise it will
be. We
generally use 4* (and often higher) accommodation and
choose hotels or
lodges that are indicitive of the region and add to the
overall experience
of your overseas journey. The location, safety and
facilities are equally
important to the ambience of the properties we use. These
are often
more expensive than hotel chain rooms but in a large hotel
room you could be
anywhere and when you leave, you'll have no lasting
memory. Take our
Italy trip for example, if you think about the Amalfi coast
and where you
might stay - which would you rather have memories
of? - a square
block hotel of 5 storeys of rooms or a wonderful hotel perched
on the cliff
top and your room with a private terrace and view of the
bay below?
We always include extras that large tour groups do not
and 'must see'
attractions are always included rather than offered as optional
extras when
you start the trip. As a small group we can tailor our
stops to suit
the group, spend longer at places we are enjoying and move on
from those
that do not hold appeal. Our groups that reach a group
size of 10 are
always escorted by a member of our staff in addition to the
local guides we
use in each city. On some tours in addition to our
Australian escort,
we provide you with a national guide for the entire
tour and local guides
for each region plus 'step on' guides for sightseeing
tours. We want
to make sure the experience you have in a foreign country is the
very best
available.
Do you have any repeat
business?
Yes. We have been operating Singles Travel Connections
since
1999 and are thrilled and honoured that many of our
clients are in fact
currently booked for future trips and several have done 4
or more trips with
us already.
How do I make a
booking?
Email us with the tour you'd like to join. If space is
available, we
will send you a booking form and travel insurance
application. You
only need complete these forms and return them to us with a
deposit.
If possible we would like a clear photocopy of the
identification page of
your passport at the same time to ensure spelling of names is
correct for
airline reservations.
I don't have a current
passport.
You may send us a copy of your passport when it has been
renewed.
In the meantime you need only advise the correct name spelling
as it will
appear in your passport and we will make the bookings
accordingly.
What if I get sick and
can't
travel?
Your travel insurance will protect your deposit and any other
monies
paid should you need to cancel through unforeseen
illness.
When do I have to pay my
balance?
This varies depending on the tour, however it is generally 2
months
prior to departure.
Can I pay in
installments?
Yes, as long as the balance is paid in full by the due date.
When do I get to meet the other people on the trip?
We put you in touch with each other via email and, on most
trips,
people from each State generally arrange to meet up before the
tour departs.
This acts as an icebreaker and I am sure contributes to the
success of each
of our tours.
What happens if you cancel
the tour
due to insufficient numbers, political instability or some other
reason?
Your money is returned in full. We will also send
you a $100
Gift Certificate for a discount of the next trip you book
with us.
To contact us
Destination World Travel
P O Box 2040
South Plympton South Australia 5038
Australia
Phone: 08-8293-6988
Outside of
Australia telephone 61 8 8293 6988
Fax: 08-8293-5988 Outside of
Australia fax
61 8 8293 5988
Email:
destinationworld@internode.on.net
Lic. TTA 156054