Has anybody used the Costco Travel service to schedule and organized tour?
RS is great for Europe, but I also would like to visit South American and parts of Asia. So, I am looking for outfits that do a good job on organized tours in those areas. Costco has pretty good products in their stores and I have liked their rental car deals,. They seem to go out of their way to insure that their customers get treated well and get a good deal. So maybe they tours they arrange (via tour companies) are good?
Posted by
USA
111 posts
Found a few threads with reviews of Costco Travel:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/italy-schedule-via-costco-travel-june-2016
http://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/costco-travel-397736-2.cfm
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowTopic-g1-i12290-k5012388-Costco_Travel-Bargain_Travel.html
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23267 posts
Besides rental cars, trip to Disney via Costco we have only did one European trip via Viking cruise last summer. Very please with the service and the price - especially the cash rebate when we return. However, that is not offer on all tours.
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2527 posts
When comparing, make sure you do so apples to apples. When I search travel products, often taxes aren't included in the listed price so you must add to get a total cost. With COSTCO, there are no "gotchas" which I find very appealing.
Posted by
OP
Seattle
399 posts
Bruce has an excellent point. One thing I like about the RS tours is no extra costs for 'special' tour events, a local event tax or tipping all sorts of drivers and guides. Other lunch or dinner on our own, snacks and souvenirs for the family, I don't spend a lot of extra money. In fact, on the days that RS feeds us a lunch or dinner, I usually skip the other meal and just get a snack because I know RS is going to stuff me with good food. And despite what we may say we enjoy being stuffed with good food.