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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