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RSD offer a mind boggling service
RSD offer a mind boggling service. Mine experience is based on the N Cyprus 8 day trip. A) The outbound journey left Birmingham Airport at 12.40. After stopping at Manchester, a location in Turkey and landing in N Cyprus our coach arrived at our hotel around 10 hours later. B) The two hotels were 'out of town' so choices of restaurants was limited to almost none other than by taxi. C) The 'dinner' package of £99 for seven evenings was more expensive than if we had paid the hotel direct. D) The tour schedule was compressed so that an extra day's trip could be enjoyed; at a further £58. It is my belief that a good profit was made on this and again the cost was well in excess of the 'retail' price of the excursion. E) The itinerary included a trip to a 'Free-zone' carpet store as well as a jewellery store and a leather sales outlet. I believe that each of these are rip off enterprises. (I am still trying to understand how I agreed to pay £6000 for a Turkish carpet that in the UK has been described as carpet made in Chine and valued at £600.) The carpet outlet has no website and the phone number given is an unanswered UK number. The address provided is a C/o address. Does this sound reputable to you? If not, why were we taken there? F) Our journey home meant rising at 2am and departing at 3am. After flying back to Turkey and going through customs we then flew on to Birmingham arriving around 11am. G) All of the fellow passengers to whom I spoke had been attracted to the package by way of a different magazine. The price we paid seem to vary. H) If an RSD trip is looked at and compared with similar trips from other travel agents then it can be good value if only the basic package is taken. Accept the 'extras' at your risk. Go shopping in the 'tour' outlets at your peril. I) If you are happy with a holiday where there is constant pressure to spend that little bit extra then this may be acceptable. Nick Aitch