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- Express Reviews
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Sep 19, 2009
Pros: Cost
Ease of reservations
Many options available
Cons: None
Summary: I contacted Gate 1 Travel for my 6 day trip to London in September and was extremely happy with the ease of reservations, cost, and the fact that I could do everything online. Gate 1 Travel exceeded all my expectations. The London hotel
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Sep 14, 2009
Pros: Well organized, on time, professional staff. Very knowledgable and accomodating. Great trip!
Cons: The schedule was a little tight, so there wasn't much time to rest.
Summary: We just arrived back from our first trip with Gate 1 Travel. We spent 8 days in Egypt (the 8 day affordable Egypt with 3 day Nile cruise), and it was first class, all the way! I was so impressed with the knowledge and patience of our tour guide. I really
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Sep 14, 2009
Pros: Everything!
Cons: Nothing!
Summary: My wife and I have booked several vacations through Gate 1 Travel and they all have been wonderful. The staff, accommodations and transportations have all been excellent. I would highly recommend Gate 1 to anyone seeking to take a guided tour
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Sep 14, 2009
Pros: everything was wonderful! top notch!
Cons: Highly recommend a GPS!
Summary: Awesome flight connections from Boston to Pisa. Car was very good. Itinerary suggested for each day was wonderful. Tuscany Inn very clean and friendly. Breakfast was adequate. Town of Montecatini was beautiful to stay in.
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 31, 2009
Pros: Price, balance of culture and nature, beautiful country side.
Cons: Not enough time in Quito and Guayaquil - could have used another day
Summary: Trip to Ecuador was wonderful. It was an unexpected discovery. Beautiful colonial cities, fantastic scenery along the "avenue of volcanoes", great food, colorful villages spread throughout the mountains, and comfortable weather - just perfect! Our
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 31, 2009
Pros: Tour guide Jose Manuel was amazing
Cons: Not too many people in the group
Madrid hotel was not that great
Summary: It was a great trip. We went for my mom's 50th birthday. It was an awesome package in general and our tour guide Jose Manuel was amazing! The only thing I would suggest to be done otherwise is to have more people in the group. By the end of the tour we
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 19, 2009
Pros: The tour was well organized, the guide was outstanding, going beyond explaining the basics.
Cons: Some of the tour options should be standard.
Summary: We visited Turkey by bus for 12 days. This country is definitely worth visiting. We felt very secure and the people were very warm to
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 13, 2009
Pros: The trip as it was advertised sounded perfect had it not been changed.
Cons: The trip was cancelled. I lost money and gate 1 hard to deal with.
Summary: I signed up to go on a cruise with Gate 1 Travel. The boat company cancelled so the trip was radically changed. I was eventually refunded what I paid Gate 1 after much trouble and time (they originally withheld a deposit,etc.) but I was never refunded
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 6, 2009
Pros: Tour guide, Lufthansa Airlines
Cons: There was alot of walking!
Summary: Gate 1 was absolutely wonderful for our 12 day trip to Italy. All the planning was up to par. Our tour guide Vannie was terrific. He spoke wonderful English and was quite knowledgeable about all our sites and was very
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jul 25, 2009
Pros: Very appealing (thus misleading ads), vey eager and quick to get your credit card info
Cons: No service after you paid, plus their rates are not competitive at all
Summary: More interested in sales than service. Once you paid, do not bother to call or email them for any changes b/c they will ignore, stonewall or charge you very un-reasonable
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jul 11, 2009
Pros: Excellent value. Every event was on time and presented as described in the information.
Cons: None. My trip could not have been better.
Summary: This was an outstanding tour and a very good value for the cost. Lot's of quality every step of the way. Everything was on time and as described. No hidden agendas. The hotels were very nice by European standards. I am planning to use Gate 1 Travel
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Apr 5, 2009
Pros: Inexpensive, informative guides, saw allthe major sights, they handled tickets, fees, allthe bothersome stuff!
Cons: Trip wore me out, Gate1 provided plenty freetime, but Ikept going instead of resting.
Summary: This was my first trip on a tour and I definitely booked with some reservations, especially because of the great (meaning low) price of the GATE 1 tour. But my trip was first rate. The guides were knowledgeable and personable professionals,
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 30, 2009
Pros: great communication
very well put together vacation packages
Cons: none i could find
Summary: gate1travel aranged an amazing trip for us - amazing Hotel - perfectly put together package never would have had such a great time for a fraction of the price without
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 24, 2009
Pros: Organization, river cruise, Red Sea resort
Cons: None
Summary: Just returned from a 15 day tour of Egypt with Gate 1 and it was wonderful. The accommodations were very comfortable and in good locations. Our trip also included a 3 night stay at a resort on the Red Sea which was a relaxing way to wind down after many
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 7, 2009
Pros: -accomodations
-planning/excursions
-tour guide
-organization
Cons: -none
Summary: Gate 1 did a fantastic job making sure everything was taken care of. There was someone there with us to make sure we were escorted properly the entire trip - even at 1:30 in the morning when we had to depart to the airport. All of the tours were
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 3, 2009
Pros: The negative takes over the positive - I can not write down a positive line
Cons: No rules, no law in Egypt- they made us fly with fake boarding passes?
Summary: I will never ever do any tour with Gate 1, again. Their Cairo office is just terrible! They caused us a lot of grief, we almost missed our flight back home. The trip of a life time just didn't turn out to be one, thank to them.
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 25, 2009
Pros: Great price! Knowledgeable tour guide. Able to see so much in a short time.
Cons: Staying only one or two nights in a city did make us tired.
Summary: We recently got back from our trip to Turkey. We did the 13 day affordable Turkey from Gate 1 Travel. It was amazing! Gate 1 made the trip seamless. We did not have to worry about anything. Each optional tour was well worth
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 8, 2009
Pros: Great trip - inludes all of the important sights. The hotels are modern and nice.
Cons: The included dinners are not great.
Summary: My husband and 2 sons (ages 16 and 12) recently took the Gate 1 travel 11 Day Israel trip. The more we think about the trip, the more we realize how amazing it was. The tour guide, Rachel, was wonderful. Every detail was taken care
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 6, 2009
Pros: Good trip for the money
Cons: Horrible post trip customer service
Summary: Last year booked travel to Venice and Rome. Train tickets from Venice to Rome were in Italian and not until we were trying to board the train did we find out the tickets were for dates a month before. Since the travel company did not provide
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Nov 25, 2008
Pros: Best value for price paid.
Cons: Can't think of any.
Summary: On behalf of my husband and myself we would like to convey to you some of the highlights of our trip to Costa Rica (CR). Gate 1 Travel (Gate 1) has provided a trip that we will cherish for years to come. The tour guide, OSCAR, is a prize that
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