Viator Ripoffs - Rick Steves Travel Forum Re Viator vs booking directly, I’ve seen the prices lower to begin with, not a discount applied to the price When I say Viator comes up first, I’m rarely looking for tours since we travel quite independently, if we use a guide, we typically will meet them at the site
Viator vs Getyourguide vs tour operator??? - Rick Steves Viator is a consolidator, an agent They represent the local companies I, personally, have not ever had a problem in multiple countries on multiple continents booking thru a local agency - often researched thru Viator, but booked directly with th
Viator or Withlocal guides? - Rick Steves Travel Forum With Viator you can book either private or group tours I usually see if they have the provider listed and go directly to the provider website to book if possible For With Locals you are booking a private tour for your party You can pick your guide Depending on the guide city some have a written bio and others have video bios
Viator - Rick Steves Travel Forum I have used Viator in Canada, Portland, Seattle,Sedona,New York,Ireland,London and will be utilizing Viator in Paris in a few days I haven't had a bad experience It is very important to read what is or is not included i e hotel pickup dropoff, length of time of tour, gratuity, etc Some bookings are refundable, some are not
Viator Reviews - Rick Steves Travel Forum I used Viator in 2015 for a winery tour when we were in Portugal The tour started in Lisbon It was a small group - maybe 5 or 6 people The company that provided the tour did a great job They were on time at a ce
Is Viator a good company to book through? - Rick Steves I know Viator has had some bad reviews in the past but I noticed that they are a tripadvisor company now so I was hoping they were much better I found a Paris in 1 day tour from them that I liked and want to book I looked at other companies and they don't offer all the things that Viator does Thanks!
Viator Request for Passport Information - Rick Steves We are booking a small boat trip from Mykonos, Greece via Trip Advisor Viator Site requests passport number, country of origin, date of birth and passport expiry for all passengers just to book the trip I am concerned about providing so much sensitive information Has anyone had a similar ex
Praise for Viator - Rick Steves Travel Forum Yep, Viator charges those tour companies a hefty 23-25% Commission Tours by Locals, Get Your Guide, Global Tour Services, AIr BNB experiences, etc etc, all charge around 25% commission Get your guide 20% to 30% Tours by locals 20% AirBnb Experiences 20% Viator 20% Then there are a couple of
Rick Steves warnings about Viator - Rick Steves Travel Forum Viator's web site seems to be down and if you enter "Viator+Problems" into Google you get a few hits 1 4 Mio credit card details were hacked is one entry I remember When you take the excursion Princess sells you, then you get dumped at the foot of Toompea Castle in Tallinn and have to climb 200 steep steps, while other buses are parked on
Has anyone used Viator for shore excursions? - Cruise Critic Viator just sells vouchers tickets (and sometimes more expensive than booking directly) You're on such strict timings with shore excursions, it's not worth the risk For a stop in Vanuatu for example, I found a highly recommended day tour that bases tours around the times your ship is in port, I've communicated directly with the company to