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Call 1-800-942-3301 for Availability, Pricing & Reservations This Is Your Guide to the Perfect Vacation WHAT TO EXPECT ON YOUR VACATION INSIGHT HOTELS All Insight hotels are exclusively First Class and Superior First Class. It's important to know that European hotels are not the same as hotels at home. Keep in mind that single rooms are often smaller than in the USA, and that a third bed in a room may be a "rollaway" bed. TIRED & TRAVEL WEARY: YOUR HOTEL CHECK-IN Hotels are aware that their guests traveling from the USA are tired and travel weary. That is why they make every effort to have you settled in your room as soon as possible. However, in London and other major cities where occupancy rates are high, checkout time is at 1:00 p.m. Therefore, your room may not be ready when you arrive. Rest assured that the hotel will do everything it can to get you in as soon as possible. HOTEL MEALS Breakfast is included in your tour to start each day, and a three course dinner most nights with a choice of menu. Tea or coffee is also featured. Additionally, a local specialty dish is featured in each country visited. To see what is offered on a particular vacation, check your itinerary under meals. LUGGAGE Handling is included for one suitcase and one carry-on piece per person. GRATUITIES On an Insight Vacation, some gratuities are included in the price of your trip: baggage handling, meal service for all meals listed in the tour itinerary, and hotel service charge. Room service, however, is not included in the tour price. TIPPING Tipping is a customary way of acknowledging service. Here are some guidelines: . Taxi fare, on meter 10-15% . Restaurant, total bill 10-15% . Tour Director US$4.00 per person per day . Motorcoach Driver US$2.50 per person per day . Local Sightseeing Guide US$1.00 When Service Charge is included, for service above average, a small extra tip is suggested. MOTORCOACH MAGIC Our colorful motorcoaches offer comfortable, reclining seats and panoramic windows. To give each passenger an equal opportunity, we rotate seats daily. For the comfort and health of all our passengers, we enforce a non-smoking policy. We do, however, provide regular rest stops so that you can stretch your legs, and allow passengers a smoke. PRACTICAL POINTERS CURRENCY We recommend that while in Europe you have an adequate supply of convertible traveler's checks. ATM's are widely available. Traveler's checks and currency can be changed at airports, your hotel, a local bank, and at "Bureau de Change" locations throughout Europe. For added convenience, starter "Currency Paks," with appropriate foreign denominations are available through your Insight tour manager. CREDIT CARDS The majority of better restaurants, shops, hotels, theaters, etc., in Western Europe, and in many Eastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean countries accept most major credit cards. The bill you sign will be in local currency. This will be converted into US Dollars and invoiced in the usual way. You can also use American Express, Diner's Club, Visa, and MasterCard to obtain cash abroad. PASSPORTS Carry your passport with you AT ALL TIMES to ensure against loss or theft in hotels. For added protection, keep a photocopy of your passport in your suitcase. Hotels are sometimes required to hold your passport in order to comply with local regulations. PHONE CARDS Almost all hotels will add a service charge to the cost of any phone calls you make from your room. This charge can be high, especially for international calls. It is always cheaper to use public telephones (pay phones) or an international calling service such as AT&TDirect®. Your tour director will advise you how to use the telephone if you are unsure. To save money, try to phone late Europe time, when rates are less expensive. In many countries, such as France and Britain, you can use prepaid phone cards instead of coins for a set amount of phone time. Cards can usually be purchased at newspaper kiosks, "tabacs," and grocery stores. HOTEL HINTS VOLTAGE Electrical currents vary in Britain and on the European continent. We suggest you carry a converter for your electric shaver, traveling iron, hair dryer, and other small appliances. Best bet is to buy a universal electrical travel adapter before you go, to help prevent accidents and damage to your appliances. SINGLE TRAVELERS If you are a single traveler and are willing to share in order to avoid paying a single supplement, Insight Vacations will try to find someone of the same sex to share your room. In the event this is not possible, you will have a room to yourself without having to pay the single room supplement. For your well-being we operate a strict "No Smoking" policy on room shares FOR YOUR TRAVEL COMFORT SHARING & CARING Travel with your own folding umbrella, and you will never be half wet! When you share an umbrella with a spouse or traveling companion, it means that you keep only half dry. DIVIDE & CONQUER Instead of packing one suitcase for one person, couples should split their belongings between the two cases. That way, if one bag goes astray, neither person is left without a change of clothes and necessities. CLOTHING Wear clothes that you feel comfortable in and you will not only be more comfortable, you'll be more relaxed. FAUX BAUBLES Junk jewelry or fabulous fakes travel beautifully. Leave items of great monetary or sentimental value at home where you know they are safe. It means you will be a little more carefree. BLOW IT UP Plastic hangers that inflate are a great boon to travelers. They keep the back separate from the front of your shirt or blouse and it will drip and dry faster than a conventional wooden/wire coat hanger. The blow-up hanger leaves the item wrinkle and snag-free. THE BUZZ WORD Wake-up calls are always given to passengers when on tour. Should the call not go through, or heavy sleepers not hear it, your own backup alarm clock provides good insurance. Choose one that is lightweight and simple to operate. Tour Directors adore passengers who are on time! FOOTWEAR When your shoes look lovely but your feet are killing you, you've made a big mistake. Make sure you have on a pair of 'broken-in' shoes for daytime walking. THE INSIGHT DIFFERENCE Congratulations! You have chosen to travel with one of Europe's finest companies. When you travel with Insight Vacations, you will enjoy these differences: . Never having to worry about how to get there or getting lost. . No high gasoline prices, local road tolls, parking, or worries about a rental car breaking down. . You won't have to be concerned about handling your own bags when you check into a hotel, or finding a hotel each night. . Your porterage and hotel service charges are taken care of. . Many local sightseeing tours are included in the price of your tour. . Your tour director can give you expert guidance on where to dine on those nights when you're on your own. . No train delays or worries about finding the right station or platform. . No waiting in long lines for entry to museums and other attractions. . Best of all, you'll enjoy the camaraderie of other like-minded travelers from various parts of the English-speaking world, as well as the insight of a well-trained tour director and local guides when you visit cities and historic monuments. OUR VALUE AND PEACE OF MIND PROMISE . At Insight Vacations, we offer top value for your dollar, and a savings of 30% over traveling on your own. . As Europe's most dependable and reliable tour operator, we enjoy the highest customer satisfaction rate in the travel industry. We offer excellent savings on airfare, and free transfers to and from your hotel in London, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. . Our selection of itineraries is among the finest in the travel industry.
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