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Re: EF Tours - BAD TOUR Coumpany
Posted by droid r on 5/04/08

    On 3/09/08, Jbabaganoosh wrote:
    > On 2/26/08, Courtenay Dunphy wrote:
    >> I never went on a EF tour, but I almost committed to 9
    >> months with them. EF was a huge disappointment for me. I
    >> would not recommend this to anyone. Even in the predeparture
    >> process EF offered little to no support or assistance, did
    >> not offer a range of living arrangements, or customize the
    >> learning experience. Initally I felt the price was
    >> reasonable, $15 000, for 9 months in Barcelona, but the
    >> difficulties I had and the compromises I was required to
    >> make, caused me to rethink travelling with them. In the end
    >> I believe I would have been very dissapointed in EF if I
    >> would have stayed with them. There are too many better
    >> organizations to travel with than EF, they have made their
    >> money by being the biggest and loudest competitor not the
    >> best. After looking at other reviews I am so thankful that i
    >> did not go with EF. But saving myself the stress and what i
    >> am certain would not have been a good year, they refused to
    >> refund any of the money that i had invested by this point,
    >> and i was out almost $1000 dollars. I suppose the loss of
    >> money isn't as bad as being stranded in a foregin country
    >> without any support from the company that you have travelled
    >> with.
    >
    > TOTALLY AGREE. DISPICABLE. THE SERVICE IS BY FAR THE WORST IVE
    > EVER HAD. I TRAVEL A LOT WITH MY PARENTS, AND MY SCHOOL TRIP
    > WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TO ROME TODAY. SO MUCH FOR THAT. 2 YEARS
    > SAVING FOR THIS TRIP, FLUSHED DOWN THE DRAIN. MY GOD, TRULY
    > DISSAPOINTING. VERY DISSAPOINTING.. HALF MY GROUP TOOK AN
    > EARLIER FLIGHT, WE GET THE LATER FLIGHT, AND ITS TOTALLY
    > CANCELLED, CANT REBOOK NO NOTHING. VERY DISCOURAGING.
    > THINK TWICE BEFORE CHOOSING EF
    > I KNOW FOR CERTAIN I WILL.


 

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