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Re: NETC or ACIS
Posted by Carol Stone on 7/28/08

Hi fellow teachers, this is Carol Stone from California, for those of
you who don’t know me I’ve been involved with NEA and Teachers.net
for a long time.

I’ve just noticed that the president of NETC has taken it upon
himself (or one of his employees) to respond to any teacher postings
that include NETC. I personally think this is very shady and
despicable so I have included my post below. Be careful, big brother
is watching.

I have to say I’m taken back and a little disgusted to see that a
president of a company responding to a teachers (or not) comments.
This site is for teachers to share information and it’s based on the
honor system. The site is NOT for a “President” of any company
especially ones who try and sell to teachers. As a president of NETC
you would think you would be smart enough to respect the fact that
this is a teacher site.

No, I will not share my e-mail address with you nor would I ever
travel with NETC. You should try getting my business in a more
professional way.

Carol Stone

I have to say I’m taken back and a little disgusted to see that a
president of a company responding to a teachers (or not) comments.
This site is for teachers to share information and it’s based on the
honor system. The site is NOT for a “President” of any company
especially ones who try and sell to teachers. As a president of NETC
you would think you would be smart enough to respect the fact that
this is a teacher site.

No, I will not share my e-mail address with you nor would I ever
travel with NETC. You should try getting my business in a more
professional way.

Carol Stone

On 7/22/08, Desmond Maguire wrote:
>
> The only teacher by this name who has led an NETC Tour did not
> make this posting. I would recommend verifying the authenticity
> of anyone posting messages on any site by requesting both their
> name and school information and insisting on and verifying a
> school e mail. This will help to ensure the validity and
> integrity of teacher posting resources. If anyone has any
> questions about this issue or about NETC’s leadership role in the
> Educational Travel community, please feel free to contact me
> directly at any time.
>
> Sincerely,
> Desmond Maguire
> President, NETC
> Presidentsoffice@EducationalTravel.com
>
>
>
> On 7/16/08, Greg Ellis wrote:
>> On 7/10/08, Keith wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've traveled with both companies and ACIS service is a lot
>>> better. NETC advertises the educational part, but is very
>>> limited in Costa Rica. ACIS also seems to work closer with
>>> you and they go out of the way to accommodate you. NETC says
>>> they do, but not really and they also have a lot of hidden
>>> fees.
>>>
>>> One of my coworkers told me the other day she saw an article
>>> on line that NETC was being sued for using illegal
>>> immigrants to work in their US office, the article also
>>> mentioned the owners were trying to sell the company because
>>> of this. I’m not surprised at this as I never trusted them.
>>> You can’t go wrong with ACIS.
>>>
>>>
>>> Keith H
>>>
>>> On 5/15/08, Alison wrote:
>>>> I have organized trips to Costa Rica for my 8th grade class
>>>> for the past three years. For two years I worked directly
>>>> with a Costa Rican tour company, but opted to use Explorica
>>>> on year three, hoping that it would save me some time and
>>>> stress on the planning front. Though the kids had an
>>>> incredible time, I was less than impressed (and at times
>>>> very disappointed) with the accommodations provided by
>>>> Explorica, and by the lack of experience demonstrated by
>>>> our tour guide.
>>>>
>>>> For this coming year, I am planning another 8th grade trip,
>>>> but to Mexico rather than Costa Rica. I have been
>>>> investigating both NETC and ACIS, but am still torn between
>>>> the two. ACIS seems to be much more expensive than NETC,
>>>> but I have heard nothing but good things about the company.
>>>> Is the difference in price (about $400 or possibly $500 per
>>>> student!) worth it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I think you should check this company Mariden out
>> www.mariden.com they are kind of a combination of both NETC and
>> ACIS but they offer a more personal approach to there service
>> and they accommodations are vey high quality. There price is
>> somewhere in the middle of ACIS and NETC, but trust me you get
>> far more for your dollar then if you were to travel with ACIS
>> and NETC


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Posts on this thread, including this one


• NETC or ACIS, 5/15/08, by Alison.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/15/08, by Papa Gio.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/16/08, by Ann.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/16/08, by Ann.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/16/08, by Ann.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/18/08, by Janet G.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/21/08, by waltinho.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 5/21/08, by waltinho.
• Re: All Student Travel Companies, 5/22/08, by Papa Gio.
• Re: All Student Travel Companies, 5/28/08, by Tom.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 6/03/08, by san.
• Re: All Student Travel Companies, 6/19/08, by Dave T.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 7/10/08, by Keith.
• Re: All Student Travel Companies, 7/10/08, by sue.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 7/16/08, by Greg Ellis.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 7/21/08, by Frank Duffy.
• Re: All Student Travel Companies, 7/21/08, by Frank Duffy.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 7/22/08, by Desmond Maguire.
• Re: NETC or ACIS, 7/28/08, by Carol Stone.