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    Re: ACIS, NETC or passports
    Posted by Erin on 7/28/08

    A couple of my co workers just came back form a trip with EI and they loved
    it. a lot less then NETC or ACIS

    Erin

    On 6/02/07, gforaker wrote:
    > Ah, but for what purpose? For her to convince me or for me to convince
    > her? One of my email addresses is already listed below.
    >
    > Things do sometimes go wrong on trips. We always tell the kids in advance
    > that at least 3 things will go wrong on the trip. That is what makes it an
    > adventure. If this was the fault of EI maybe she should post her story
    > here. (I do not expect a bad hotel, poor food, bad bus, bad tour director
    > or other things under the control of the travel company.) Heavens knows
    > that EF can do a lot of really bad things, but when I read a number of the
    > complaints, (not just here) some of them are the fault of the organizing
    > teacher in charge or inexperienced chaperons.
    >
    > They ARE small, but sometimes that can work in your favor. After all, EF is
    > the largest company. I'm not saying EI is the best, just decent and worth
    > comparing. The owners are former NETC people.
    >
    > On 5/31/07, Janet C wrote:
    >> One of my fellow teachers traveled with them and had a very bad
    >> exsperience. She said they were very small and weren't a very good
    >> company. She said she would never travel with them again. It sounds like
    >> you've had a different exsperience. If you want to send me your contact
    >> information I would be glad to let you talk to her
    >>
    >>
    >> n 5/17/07, Gene F wrote:
    >>> LOL! I thought that you might be implying that I am an employee.
    >> No,
    >>> just a customer taking our 3rd trip with them in June. We have taken
    >>> many other trips with other companies in the past, so we do have a
    >> basis
    >>> for comparison.
    >>>
    >>> I am not implying that EI is the best, but they are far from the worst.
    >>> Their name gets skipped in some of these discussions and I feel that
    >>> they are in the same league as some of the others recommended.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> On 5/14/07, Janet C wrote:
    >>>> Are you sure you don't work for The European Institute? Paul?
    >>>>
    >>>> I
    >>>>
    >>>> On 5/13/07, Gene F wrote:
    >>>>> You may contact me at gnforaker at yahoo dot com
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On 5/09/07, Janet C wrote:
    >>>>>> Gene,
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> I have a few questions, may I contact you at your school. what
    >>>>>> school do you teach at?
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> On 5/05/07, Gene F wrote:
    >>>>>>> We have taken 3 trips with another company I can recommend, The
    >>>>>>> European Institute. They are a smaller company, but specialize
    >>>>>>> in service. The prices are very good considering the level of
    >>>>>>> hotels and food. I would rank them similar in quality with
    >>>>>>> NETC, but with a more competitive price. I would strongly
    >>>>>>> recommend calling them with your next trip and talking with
    >>>>>> them
    >>>>>>> and comparing to the other companies. No, I don't work for
    >>>>>> them.
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> On 4/14/07, Joe wrote:
    >>>>>>>>> I have traveled with EF, Explorica, ACIS, and Etrav. I
    >>>>>>>>> have just returned from a trip with Explorica. I was not
    >>>>>>>>> impressed with Explorica. I am considering ACIS and
    >>>>>>>>> NETC, the price at passports makes it appealing. I would
    >>>>>>>>> appreciate any advice, please post or email.

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    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • ACIS, NETC or passports, 4/14/07, by Joe.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 4/14/07, by Maria.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 4/14/07, by Maria.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 4/26/07, by Janet C.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 5/05/07, by Gene F.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 5/09/07, by Janet C.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 5/13/07, by Gene F.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 5/14/07, by Janet C.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 5/17/07, by Gene F.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 5/31/07, by Janet C.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 6/02/07, by gforaker.
  • Re: ACIS, NETC or passports, 7/28/08, by Erin.

     
     

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