点评:I have not had the opportunity of doing the Best of UK and Ireland tour as yet which is scheduled for 31 August 2026.
This review is based on the level of service I have NOT received to date.
The tour was booked earlier this year and a deposit of Euro 400 paid with the booking.
In June I contacted Expat Explore for an itinerary and accommodation details in order to apply for an Irish visa.
I was informed that the accommodation details would only be provided if I paid for the full amount of the tour.
This I found to be highly irregular being requested to pay upfront for a tour before being provided with the accommodation I would be paying for.
Subsequent communication revealed if this was not to my liking I could cancel the trip and forfeit my deposit.
Contacting another source I was able to establish where we would be staying in Ireland and then submitted my application for an Irish visa.
I have now received communication that the full amount for the tour is due 60 days before departure as stipulated in the contract.
I have explained that I am waiting for the Irish visa to be issued and would pay the outstanding amount of 4000 euro as soon as I received the visa. I also explained that the delay in obtaining details of the accommodation in Ireland from Expat Explore delayed my application.
Once again I have received communication demanding payment of the full amount within 24 hours or my deposit will be forfeited and the booking cancelled.
For the record, as a seasoned international traveler, I have never experienced this lack of service from any travel organization I have dealt with.
Shame on you Expat Explore.
翻译:我尚未有机会参加定于2026年8月31日出发的“英国和爱尔兰精华游”。
这篇评论基于我至今未享受到的服务。
我于今年早些时候预订了该行程,并支付了400欧元的订金。
6月份,我联系了Expat Explore旅行社,询问行程安排和住宿详情,以便申请爱尔兰签证。
旅行社告知我,只有在我支付全部行程费用后才会提供住宿信息。
我认为这种做法非常不合理,要求我在获得住宿信息之前就预付行程费用。
后续沟通后得知,如果我不满意,可以取消行程并没收订金。
通过其他渠道,我最终确定了我们在爱尔兰的住宿地点,并提交了爱尔兰签证申请。
现在我收到通知,根据合同规定,我需要在出发前60天支付全部行程费用。
我已经解释过,我正在等待爱尔兰签证的签发,一旦收到签证,就会立即支付剩余的4000欧元。我还解释过,Expat Explore未能及时提供我在爱尔兰的住宿信息,导致我的申请被延误。
然而,我再次收到通知,要求我在24小时内支付全款,否则我的订金将被没收,预订也将被取消。
郑重声明,作为一名经验丰富的国际旅行者,我从未遇到过如此糟糕的服务。
Expat Explore,你们太令人失望了!