Elite Travel DESTINATION WEDDING

Let me just tell you about my experience with Tammy and Elite Travel
I got engaged in March and immediately found where I wanted to get married in Jamaica. There was only one problem...the complete lack of response from the wedding department and the onsite wedding coordinator. I sent email after email and got NOTHING in return..this went on for WEEKS..Then I found this board and I found other brides just like me who had gotten no response or ridiculously slow responses from these people...I was ready to give up on my dream location because I was so frustrated..and Tammy told me she could get me all the info I wanted and needed and wouldn't charge me a thing...didn't even require I book a thing with her agency before she gave me EVERYTHING I needed to start the planning process..She answered all of my questions and the insane number of emails I sent her on a daily basis and she even confirmed details of my wedding with the hotel coordinator - ALL BEFORE I BOOKED A THING WITH HER!!!! (Why can't others do this????????????) This won me over and I knew she was the person I needed to help me with my wedding. We all know she gets a commission from the hotels - we are definitely not stupid enough to think she works for free - but she charges no fees and her prices cannot be beat!! She was available 24/7 - even on Christmas!! Every single guest that booked with her immediately loved her and her agency - they had nothing but fabulous things to say about her and the service they received. We were happy, our guests were happy, and our wedding went according to plan..
We had a couple of unfortunate incidents happen while we were in Jamaica and didn't know how to deal with them. Tammy immediately stepped in. She personally dealt with everything herself and kept in contact with us at the resort to make sure we enjoyed our honeymoon after she flew home after the wedding. She truly is amazing and without her I think our honeymoon wouldn't have been as wonderful as it was....we didn't worry about anything because we knew we were in good hands...she was taking care of everything for us so we could enjoy our time in Jamaica - I will FOREVER be grateful to her for that...she really managed to turn the situation around.
What she says is true - she is out to make sure we have the wedding of our dreams - she realllllllly does care about her brides and she will make sure you are taken care of. She LOVES what she does, it is obvious. Even though she has a large staff - she personally gets involved and makes herself available. She gets to know her brides and they become more than just clients - she immediately became part of our family :)
She really took care of us - which was the most important thing. I can't sing her praises enough - I can't even imagine what we would have done without her, from the planning process and dealing with the onsite planner to the actual wedding itself, and then she went above and beyond for us and dealt with the mess with the hotel to make sure we were able to enjoy our honeymoon.
Megan & Jonathan Pastore / 1/8/2008 / Miami Florida / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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TAMMY,

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT BREEZES RUNAWAY BAY. WE DID ALOT OF RELAXING. THE RESORT WAS NICE AND EVERYONE WAS SUPER FRIENDLY. MY ONLY COMPLAINTS THERE WERE THE FOLLOWING:
THE BATHROOM SMELLED OF MOLD, IT WAS FINE IN THE AM ONCE IT WAS FIRST CLEANED BUT BY THE EVENING AFTER A DAY OUT AT THE BEACH AND WE CAME INTO SHOWER, IT WAS SMELLY ALMOST UNBEARABLE. WE HAD TO KEEP BATHROOM DOOR SHUT!

THE BLANKETS ON THE BED WERE SCRATCHY.

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A RESERVATION TO ANY OF THE RESTRAUNTS AT THE HOTEL ON THE WEEKEND, I THOUGHT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE ACCOMIDATING WITH THAT.

AND FINALLY, I WISHED THEY WOULD HAVE HAD 24 HOUR ROOM SERVICE, OR EVEN ROOM SERVICE AT ALL. YOU COULDNT GET MEALS DELIVERED EXCEPT FOR OJ AND A MUFFIN IN THE AM, AND WHEN WE WERE HUNGRY AT 2:00 IN THE AM AND ALL THE FOOD FACILITIES WERE CLOSE WE HAD NOTHING TO EAT.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE RESORT WAS BEAUTIFUL, THEY HAD ALOT OF ACTIVITIES, THE FOOD WAS DECENT, GREAT, HELPFUL STAFF, BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AND THE SUPER ALL-INCLUSIVE PART WAS DEFINATELY THE BEST THING ABOUT IT. I WOULD RECCOMMEND IT TO A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER FOR SURE.

YOUR TRAVEL AGENCY WAS GREAT, SUPER FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. HEATHER WAS AWESOME AND FIXED THE MIXUP WITH OUR TRAVEL DATES RIGHT AWAY. I HATED THE 5 HOUR LAYOVER THAT TRURNED INTO ALMSOT 6 1/2 AT MIAMI AIRPORT, DEFINATELY DONT EVER WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN, BUT OTHERWISE I WILL TELL ANYONE IN NEED OF A TRAVEL AGENT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING MY HONEYMOON DREAMS COME TRUE

Melissa & Shawn Brady / 11/19/07 / Palm Harbor, FL / Breezes Runaway Bay, Jamaica

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To Whom It May Concern:

This morning, I returned from a trip on the above ship that was to go to four ports; Key West, Belize City, Santo Tomas, and Cozemel (when booked on 3/4/2007 this trip was to go to Costa Maya which was replaced by Cozemel). It managed to go to TWO of them; Belize and Santo Thomas. M.S. Veendam could not go to KeyWest and Cozemel due to 'propeller problems' which would consequently detain them from getting into the other ports, Belize and Tampa, in time. Upon leaving the ship this moning I spoke with a couple who were on the ship the previous week (Nov 11 to 18) and THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM - due to propeller problems etc., two of THEIR ports were cancelled. I am sure that this week's trip, Nov 25 - Dec 2 will be the same story. This is totally unacceptable. Your motto is A Signature of Excellence. I did not see that in action on my first voyage on Holland America.

It is noted that your ship did 'graciously' reimburse each passenger a total of $150 for the two ports missed. I find this totally unacceptable. Our total charge for our daughter (in S.R. 770) and us (in S.R 766) was a total of $2964.18 and for two ports p.p. we were refunded the sum of $450?

My husband and I live in a golf community which books trips regularly on cruise lines such as yours. We would appreciate a response from you as to a more appropriate handling of this rediculous episode which to me, sounds like it is all too familiar.

Carol and Carl Hoffman / 11/18/2007 / Lakeland, FL / Holland America Cruise

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Hi Kay,

The wedding was beautiful everything turned out just how I wanted it.

Eldorado Royale was the most beautiful place I have ever been. Joe and I
wear thrilled with the entire honeymoon. When we arrived, I actually
cried because it was everything that I had hoped it would be. I also
cried on the last day because I didn't want to leave...I am kind of
emotional!

Our room faced the ocean and the view was amazing it was also in the
perfect spot next to the pool and beach. When we got there we had
champagne waiting for us in the room and flowers on the bed. The room
also had robes and slippers waiting for us. We loved the hammock on the
balcony and loved to watch the sunrise and set from our room.

We had such a great time, there where tons of activities to do like bike
riding, ceramic painting, and beach volley ball, etc. We really made the
most out of everything. At night we went dancing at one of the bars that
had a live band.

The service was exceptional, from the personal concierge to wait staff
to room service. The food was incredible, we really enjoyed eating
whatever, whenever and as much as we wanted. The selection of
restaurants was great, and we had a different meal for lunch and dinner
everyday. It was nice not having to worry about the cost of drinks and
food.

I think our favorite night was dinner under the stars, it was very
romantic and a good way to start our honeymoon. We ordered and bottle of
wine and had fondue on the beach. There was a saxophone player, which
really made the evening perfect.

Since we were there for 8 days we wanted to leave the resort and go on
two trips. We booked the tours through American Express. The
transportation was very organized and the tour guides were excellent.
One Wednesday we went to Chitzaneza (I didn't spell that right) the
Mayan Ruins. On Friday we went to Xcaret, we swam in under ground caves
and swam with Dolphins.

Joe and I had an incredible honeymoon and it was the best vacation we
both had ever had. We definitely will be only look for all inclusive,
since we thought it was such a great deal. Also, we look forward to
booking another vacation through Elite.

I don't have any pictures at work but I will email some to you soon.

Thanks,

Adrienne and Joe Vallejo / 11/05/2007 / Tampa, FL / Eldorado Royale, Mexico

Sorry it has taken so long to answer this email. It's been really busy since we got back.

The trip was great except for using American Airlines for the flight, and having to go thru Miami.

On the way out, there was a problem with the plane we were changing to in Miami, and this caused an additional hour layover. Then in Jamaica, they couldn't figure out which belt to put the luggage on so that took longer too.

Durring our layover in Miami comming back, we were told that the flight attendants had just gotten off a plane on the other side of the terminal and it would take another 20 minutes. This turned into well over an hour as each attendant had to stop a separate places to pick up food, while their coworkers waited. (We had taken a walk after finding out that we were going to have to wait awhile longer, and saw this first hand.)

In our opinion, American Airlines is not concerned with the service it gives their customers, and we have no intention of ever flying that airline again.

On the plus side, the travel to the resort was the only problem we had with the trip. It could have been a little sunnier, but the rain gave me a little time for a nap between partying with Pam and Ryan and... partying with Pam and Ryan! Ocho Rius was wonderful and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Thanks for getting everything arranged.

Deborah Hosford / 10/05/2007 / Casselberry, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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Katie, Tammy,

South Seas is a great location for outdoor activities on the water. Kayaking, Fishing, Tennis***, short course golf, biking. The North End of the Resort is where you would want to put guests up as the amenities are newer and closer to all the Hot Spots (Recreation & Dining). I would consider this a 4 star property, not 5. You do not feel fully "Pampered" but rather have lots of close activities that you can do on your own. The Spa is So So, 3*. Food Not Good. Food off site on Captiva is excellent but on-site food not good and poor service. 5+ days is to long at South Seas as you run out of things to do.

I would suggest sending the Active/Adventure Traveler looking for a affordable 3-4 day getaway. Put them up in the N. End "Hotel" Bayside rooms and tell them to eat most meals just off site.

Jim Rose / 10/2007 / Philadelphia, PA / South Seas Plantation, FL

Hi Kay!

We had such a wonderful time on the cruise. Thank you so much for
helping us coordinate it all. All of the islands were beautiful and the
ship was so nice. The food was outstanding! I would definitely travel
on the Valor again.

Yes, next time we make it up there we will be sure to give you a call
first!

Thanks again Kay!

Laura & Lee Thorpe / 09/2007 / Parish, FL / Easther Caribbean Cruise

Hello Tammy,

I had a wonderful time in Jamaica at Couples Swept Away Resort. I had never seen such a beautiful place and enjoyed it very much. I am very satisfied with the level of service that I received from Elite Travel and would recommend you to my friends in the future. I hope one day to return to Jamaica because one week there just isnt enough!!

Thanks again for the excellent service and accommodations,

Judith Bentley /12/13/2007 / Richmond, VA / Couples Swept Away, Jamaica

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Heather, It was the best vacation we've taken! Your arrangements were perfect, and everything went without a glitch. Even though we went to Couples Swept Away to attend my nieces wedding, it was impressively relaxing and accommodating trip for us. We Plan to go again. Do you also arange cruises and International Travel? Thanks

James & Kathyrne Hengstengerg / 12/13/07 / Roswell, NM / Couples Swept Away, Jamaica

DESTINATION WEDDING

Heather,

Hi,Sorry, that I have not gotten back with you sooner, but, I have been super super busy!!! First of all thank you for the beautiful flowers, they were so "Mexico" I loved them!!! The wedding was AMAZING ....................and the honeymoon was perfect!! I promise as soon as I can to send you guys some photos... also if any of your clients need advise or input for their upcoming Dreams Cancun wedding, just have them email me, I will be totally honest with them.

Elite Travel / Dreams Cancun and Claudia are the Best of the Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for all your help!

Julie & Robert Barnhart / 1/6/2008/ Baltimore, MD / Dreams Cancun, Mexico

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Working with Tammy and her team at Elite was a breeze! There were a ton of details involved in planning our sales trip for 50+ people, but every “i” was dotted and “t” crossed. They were always there with answers – from answering the phone to answering our many, many questions. Tammy’s contacts in the industry are impressive and we’re convinced she and her team can pull off any type of event and any request!

Sun Bank Corporate Incentive / 1/2008 / Philadelphia, PA / Breezes Runaway Bay Jamaica

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Hello Judy,
We had an absolute blast on our trip. Here are just a few of my favorite pictures of the trip. The resort was spectacular with a beautiful peaceful beach, 3 swimming pools, tons of activities and the staff would literally bend over backwards to please you no matter what your request was. Our room had a wonderful view of the beach and ocean. We went horseback riding,
fishing (I caught a 150 lb striped Marlin), shopping and spent a lot of our time just chilling out at the resort. We saw whales, sea lions, manta rays and met some really great people. The food was fantastic and we learned all of the most important words for our trip: Ola,Gracias,Cervasa,Tequila and Banyo! That was about all of the spanish we needed. We had a great time- thank you for all of your help. If we get the opportunity to go in the future- I would try to make other arrangements for our flight schedule. I would also warn anyone who is going that when they arrive at the airport there are several people trying to get you to sign up
for tours, etc. and that you should go straight thru the airport to your transportation and not stop at those booths. It is a little confusing when you step off the plane and they ask you to come with them for this presentation- you feel like they are there with your particular transportation group and in fact- they are just there to try to sell you some tours. Other than that- I wouldn't change a thing! Thanks,
Amy & Larry Dean / 1/21/08 / Jacksonville, FL / Presidente Intercontinental, Los Cabos, Mexico

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Our Trip to Breezes Runaway bay was fantastic! Everything was better than we had hoped for. The staff were fantastic and always making sure that we were as comfortable as possible. And the grounds were so beautiful, lush greens and a great beach. The SCUBA diving was great, we saw a lot more sea life than we thought we would, and even the reef right off the beach was perfect for snorkeling. Being that it was February the water in both the pools and the ocean was a little chilly, but we can't even complain about that.We had a fantastic trip. Thank you!

Stephen & Jessica Gregorczyk / 2/16/08 / Worcester, MA / Breezes Runaway Bay, Jamaica

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Hi There Tammy,

We were very impressed with all the travel arrangements, the only thing that was disturbing was that two of Jonathan's rooms were broken into. We enjoyed the rest of the trip very much. We will definately refer you to our friends when they are looking into making travel arrangements. Thanks again for making Jonathans and Megan's wedding a memorable occassion for all of us!

Hank & Lourdes Madsen / 1/11/08 / Tallahassee, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Kay,

Thank you so much. I hope I didn't sound difficult. You have done an AMAZING job assisting us. I just wanted to itemize costs for our final looming budget total . Thanks again. I cannot say anough wonderful things about you!

Michelle Mullins in Planning her honeymoon

It was great, I would highly recommend the resort! 5 Star in my book. The service was great and everyone always had a smile on their face. Everything was clean, the food was great.

Karen Gross / 1/9/2008 / Coral Springs, FL / Dreams Cancun, Mexico

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Hello Tammy, DESTINATION WEDDING GUEST

Thank you for the follow up. We enjoyed our trip immensely, everything was perfect. The resort was beautiful and everything was exactly the way it was advertised. I have attached some of the photographs we took of the resort and surrounding area. On another note we are interested in planning another trip for January of ;09, and would like some information regarding pricing and such. There will be a max of 6 adults on the trip and we want to go for 7 days/ 6 nights at RIU of course. Any Information you could supply would be great. Thanks

Donald Hartnett & Bryan Dempsey / 1/25/08 / Landsdale, PA / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Tammy,

Well, Brian did not go, however, I enjoyed the resort, I would have upgraded had I known there were rooms upgrades available ( location, television, in room bar etc,) otherwise, You guys are awsome and when you say you take care of everything you mean it!

Angela Madison / 12/13/2007 / Fort Worth, TX / Couples Swept Away, Jamaica

Hi Tammy

The only way I can describe your travel service is "Five Stars". Your services made everything so easy and convenient. The hotel Riu Ocho Rios was the next thing to paradise. All the events were super. And for the wedding - it was something very special. It was well organized. The trip will definitely be a lasting memory.

The only negative thing was the bus trip to the hotel. After a long day of traveling, we ended up with a three hour trip from the airport because of a group who started partying right from the airport and got somewhat out of control with drinking and at least three pits stops. But we made it.

Again everthing was great Thank You

YEAH MON - NO PROBLEM!!
Everette & Linda Sims / 1/25/2008 / Concord, NH / Riu Ocho Rios

Hi Tammy,

Our trip to El Dorado Royale was wonderful. The only unfortunate thing is that we did have to move our flight earlier to avoid bad weather leaving Atlanta, and we called an Elite Travel Rep Friday 1/18 to let them know so our airport transfer would be adjusted, and the American Express reps at the Cancun airport were not aware of the switch. It really didn't cause any trouble at all... Thanks for everything..it was great!

Sue Stempek / 1/18/2008 / El Dorado Royale, Mexico

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Tammy,

Thanks for your follow up email.

Our trip was fantastic! In fact, both Susan and I agree that this was better than a cruise and actually the best vacation we’d been on. We enjoyed all aspects of this vacation and would recommend Dreams and Elite to any of our friends contemplating a Caribbean trip of any kind.

The place was so great that we never really went off the site. Everything we wanted was right there. The food was so good that we can say that we didn’t have a single bad meal. The fact that it was all inclusive made it even more enjoyable. The facilities were all that we could ask for and the wedding went off well.

All in all, I would give this vacation a 10 out of 10.

Don & Susan Naslanic / 1/23/2008 / Landisville, PA / Dreams Cancun, Mexico

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The hotel was great, Jamaica was beautiful and the people were really nice. Only problem was that my sister, brother-in-law and me were robbed while we were there. The security think that it was an employee that stole $600.00 cash from my sister and brother-in-law, and an Ipod Nano, jewelry from my sister's wedding, and a portable DVD player from me. Other than that the trip was great!

Tara Yannitty / 1/9/2008 / Coconut Creek, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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Hi Heather,

We had a wonderful time in Jamaica. The tours suggested were amazing. We went on the Canopy tour, Dunn's River falls, Green Grotto Caves, Fern Gully. So much fun and everyone involved with these tours were great. Green Grotto was my favorite. Totally unexpected fun, the tour guide was so knowledgeable and funny. The Canopy tour was great, and at 53 I was worried if I would be able to make it. I can tell all I survived and never laughed and screammed so much in my entire life. Dunn's River Falls was beautiful, such a natural wonder. We had a great time, however there were so many people the guides were rushing us a bit too much. Next time I will try to find a time when it isn't so crowded.

RIU was a great resort. The service staff was attentive, food was so varied in St. Ann's you could always find something to your tastes. Mammy Bay was wonderful for my daughter's rehearshal dinner. However I thought they need to have more servers. Our server "Newton" worked so hard to accommodate our party of 25. He was so fantastic we requested he serve at the wedding dinner.

The Spa personnel were great also. We spent the whole day with hair and make-up. All the time laughing and enjoying what could have been a very tedious time. Hats off to Audrey especially for making my daughter feel so special. Especially when we had encountered a problem the night before.

My daughter and son-in-law's room was robbed. Their safe was broken into and cash was missing.

This would have been devastating especially in a foreign country. All I can say is THANK YOU Tammy Levent and Elite Travel. Your handling of the situation was greatly appreciated. You wouldn't want this to happen to anyone, but we actually had it happen again after the wedding. The last night we had a special dinner at Sir Richard's (must do!). While at dinner my other daughter's room was broken into and her safe
robbed. As we were leaving the next morning we left this to the hotel security guards and notified Elite Travel. I am positive the out come will be okay. RIU Ocho Rios is a beautiful resort and I certainly would not judge them by this incident. Remember as a traveler you much expect things to go wrong sometime. I am just glad I have Elite Travel to help me. Won't book anything out of the country without them!

Thank you for everything,

Audrey Yannitty / 1/9/2008 / Coconut Creek, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

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My trip was fantastic. Flights were on time, and everything was where it was supposed to be.

Unfortunately the only issue is that my 2 friends safes were broken into at the hotel, and I will think twice about staying at that specific location, however Elite Travels services were amazing. I was able to meet Tammy as well and she was a lot of fun to be around. I will use your services in the future. Thanks again

Jorden Deisch / 1/10/2008 /Cape Coral, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Tammy,

To tell the truth, I was a little disappointed. As I'm sure you know, this trip was part of the Pastore wedding. As I'm sure you'll hear from others, 2 people in our party had there rooms broken into and property stolen. So what should have been a relaxing vacation, turned stressful wondering each time I left my room, if my property would be there when I returned.

In addition to that, the elevator broke in my building. My room was said to have an ocean view... It didn't. The food was OK, but not exactly great. There drinks were average. The staff was great, except those involved with breaking and entering the rooms of course. The property was beautiful and kept very clean.

As far as Elite Travel's part...I was was very satisfied. My tickets arrived on time. The packet, luggage tags, and travel case was very nice.
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Best Regards,

Matthew Tiger / 1/11/2008 / Orlando, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

dear heather and tammy,
thank you for a wonderful vacation! we had an amazing time and we appreciate your arranging it for us. we were wondering whether cap jaluca might be available for the same dates this year for dec vacation (ie dec 25-jan 1st). let us know what you think. thanks again!
Debbie & Ajay Nagpal / 12/25/07 / Short Hills, NJ / Tortuga Bay, Punta Cana DR

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Thank you very much for your email. Overall, we had a fabulous vacation. The weather was perfect, the temperature of the water was perfect, and the activities for kids and adults were wonderful!

However, we had slight problems with check-out and transportation. I believe there was miscommunication on someone's end regarding the late check-out policy. Our papers, provided by you, requested two beds and late check-out. They honored the two beds but failed to mention that they were not honoring the late check-out. Perhaps, you should advise your clients of this as it was not clear to us. My husband mentioned that they honored the bed request without any restrictions but then placed restrictions on the other. They had no answer for him as it was written that way on our travel documents. Additionally, we were under the assumption that the request had been made, by you guys, so ultimately Dreams needed to communicate that they would not honor our request which they failed to do.

The entire American Express transportation/solicitation of tours was obnoxious. First and foremost, the guy was never there. He would request you sit down with him to get your vouchers so he could sell you a tour. Granted it is his job it was utterly annoying. Also, they wrote down the incorrect flight information which caused more of a fiasco. They had our flight time two hours earlier and when we tried to call to resolve the situation but no one was available to help us, SURPRISE. Ultimately, we got a call at 2:15 PM telling us to get on the van. I reasoned with the guy, as I speak fluent Spanish and he basically told me if we didn't go then they would not have a van for us. Finally, somehow we get through to American Express and they look into it. Great you realize you made a mistake and you will rectify it by sending a van at the scheduled time. After an hour of rushing to get out of our hotel room there is no van at the scheduled time. You might think we were surprised but we knew there would be no van at the scheduled time. The moment the guy told me there would be no van for us at that time, we believed him. Finally, a cab gets called and we are raced to the airport. I guess my question is, how much did we pay for the transportation service?

We had a lovely vacation minus these glitches. They did not take away from our overall enjoyment but boy it is really not a nice way to end the vacation.

Thank you,

The Venzs / 1/6/2008 / Breckenridge, CO / Dreams Cancun, Mexico

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Tammy:

I thoroughly enjoyed my trip. Of course, I was busy helping with preparations most of the time I was there and participating in the great event. It was the first time I had stayed in an all-inclusive place and that was amazing. It took some getting use to for me to be able to go in sit, down, order and eat a meal or drink and just get up and leave. I will certainly look into that again. The resort, itself, was beautiful, the rooms were very generous with balconies and the weather was superb.

I have no complaints about the trip except for the travel to and from. My trip back was the worse. The bus picked us up from the hotel at 9:00 on Sunday morning and with the check in and the changing connections in Charlotte, NC, I did not walk into my home until 11:21 Sunday night. That is a trip. Next time, I will get a straight through flight.

I would recommend your organization for travel. I thought everyone was professional and very helpful. Thank you again, for your help and the packet you sent me was invaluable.

Sincerely,

David Hanley / 12/13/2007 / Hackensack, NJ / Couples Swept Away, Jamaica

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This was our 1st of I hope MANY trips to Couples and we absolutely LOVED CSA!
We had a BFV suite on the 3rd floor and fell asleep and woke up listening to the ocean....it was like heaven.

We arrived on 12/1 and stayed til 12/8....the worst part of the whole trip was having to leave! We loved everything about CSA, and our wedding was more than we could have ever dreamed of!

We had a private dinner on the beach and to our special surprise....Big D was our waiter! We had so much fun the entire time.

Here's a link to our wedding photos for viewing
http://picasaweb.google.com/MelyndaAndBruce/WeddingPictures?authkey=mFSLVvhy_9I
and feel free to email any questions to me at melyndaandbruce@gmail.com

Here are a few of our wedding pics....they all turned out great as did our DVD.

Melynda & Bruce Helton . 12/1/2007 / Clinton, TN / Couples Swept Away, Jamaica

Frank... First of all, I apologize for not sending this sooner... With the Holidays upon us when we got back from the honeymoon, things were just crazy...
ANYway... I wanted you to know that El Dorado Royale was AMAZING!!! Absolutely wonderful. We would recommend to ANYone and have already.. The accommodations were to die for and we REALLY enjoyed having the swim up casita........ the only way to go in my opinion... Brian got sick the night we were going to do our candelight dinner but they rescheduled with no problem and that night was truly amazing.... it was such a romantic setting and we had such a great time just hanging out and doing much of nothing... We highly recommend skipping the buses to go shopping... We took a cab and it was much easier and not that much money at all... I was so surprised with the food... Usually in an "all-inclusive", the food is average at best but this place had AMAZING food at every meal... Thanks so much for all of your help in 2007..

Ok... on for 2008... We were thinking of planning a famiy trip to Colorado (preferably) for the week after Christmas... When I say family, we were thinking probably 8 adults and 5 children.... So, we were wondering if you might have some suggestions for us... Obviously, cost is a factor with that many people and we were hoping to stay in a house or a cabin or two?? See what you can dig up and let me know.... I know we have a lot of time to do it but I wanted to get a jump on the planning piece...

Thanks Frank!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Brian & Mary Seymour / 10/29/2007 / Valrico, FL / El Dorado Royale, Mexico

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Hi Carol,

Our trip was incredible. The kids loved the Club Med. We played tennis, swam, sang karaoke, watched a movie under the stars ("Elf") and took a little boat out on the river. I would say the food was great and the service was wonderful, but the accommodations are a bit tired. One of the employees told me that they are planning a face lift this next year, so I'm sure it is going to be even better. It was quiet, just before Christmas. But things were picking up and expected to be fairly full for Christmas week. All in all, a wonderful time for a get-away with the kids. They did not participate too much in the kids club because they wanted to spend time with me, but they did try out the circus trapeze and great fun!! Thank you so much for you help and encouragement on checking out a Florida escape. It was perfect!

Heidi Kempf & Family / 12/21/07 / Tampa, FL / Club Med Sandpiper, Florida

Hi Pauline,

We had a great time in Jamaica. Christy & Kamaal's Wedding was beautiful. Jerry still wants to talk to you about becoming a travel agent part time. Jerry and I really suprised them. Thank you for keeping us a secret!!!!!

The resort was beautiful. The only thing we were disappointed in was the food. We ate one night at Sir Richards and it was good. The other times the food was not.

We saw alot of topless women and speedos. It was something I was not use to seeing.

Jerry will be calling you soon. Thanks for everything. attached are a couple of pictures.

Cathy & Jerry Mask / 12/1/2007 / Gainsville, FL / Riu Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Tammy, DESTINATION WEDDING

Yes we did! They were beautiful! You guys did a an overall wonderful job for our wedding! Thanks again!

Thank you,

John & Lynn Brennan / 11-08 / Philadelphia, PA / Dreams Tulum

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oh my lord---Katie---El Dorado Royale was the best!!! I love how secluded it was and simply gorgeous. The staff was fantastic and the food phenomenal. We visited Tulum, Xel Ha and Playa De Carmen. If we go back to that area we want to stay in Playa Del Carmen. It was more upscale and you can just walk to the beach without being a guest in a hotel.

Cancun was okay---i don't think I will be going back. It was like Vegas meets Miami. The hotel was nice and the beach was great. We went to Congo Bongo and boy was that something out of this world. I think if we had visited 10 years ago as far as the party scene it would have been much more enjoyable. i think i'm getting too old for the clubs. our guests enjoyed the hotel and i was told that they had the best spa. the food on the other hand was dissapointing. the world cafe where we had breakfast was probably the best food i ate there. the other places, oceana, seaside grill and the japanese place himitsu was not anything to write home about. daniella was great and gave me a bouquet and flowers for my hair for no additional charge. she was really busy and didnt' stick to her appointments with me so i guess that's why she threw in the flowers and gave me like 200 dollars off of my total. I was happy about that so all in all she was accomodating.

a few of my guests mentioned how helpful you were so i wanted to let you know. we ended up having a total of 18 guests because a few people made their own travel arrangements and colin's best friend surprised us because he said he couldn't make it and all of a sudden appeared. it was great. we have wonderful photos from the ceremony which was the best. the food at the reception was the best dinner we had as well. the staff was very pleasant so overall the stay was great---the food was the only thing people didn't like and believe me they voiced their opinion :-)

i will send photos once colin uploads them to the computer. oh and the bars close at 11pm at dreams so some people didn't like that--especially those from ny.

Jessica & Colin Johnson / 11/30/2007 / Rockville, MD / Dreams Cancun & El Dorado Royale

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Thanks for all of your help. Colin and I truly enjoyed ourselves and this trip did a great deal for our relationship. We will be using you for future travel and we need to talk to you about a trip for this time next year. We are thinking of doing this annually with the kids so if you can think of other tropical places that have all inclusive family friendly resorts that would be great.

Also Colin said he wouldn't mind receiving emails about last minute great deals for the two of us like a weekend trip or something. So basically if you ever run across something amazingly priced--let us know. We might just be able to do it.

Oh the other thing I forgot to mention was the Explorer's club for kids at Dream. The kids loved it. The staff was really nice and they had activities from 930 to 930. We didn't let Caylin and Brandon stay all day, but they enjoyed activities between 930am and around 12noon. For someone 10 and up they might not like it, but caylin is 9 and brandon is 6. He enjoyed it much more, but like i said the activities were great.

Jessica & Colin Johnson / 11/30/2007 / Rockville, MD / Dreams Cancun & El Dorado Royale

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Hi Katie, Everything was beautiful and I really enjoyed mexico.

Thanks for everything,

Yolanda Ross / 12/6/2007 / Atlanta, GA / Dreams Cancun

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Frank once again we have returned from a heaven sent vacation.We had the best time and wanna say thanks for everything you do for us and our friends. We have and will continue to use your for all our travel needs. You go above and beyond the call of duty and you kindness and knowledge and professionalism is without a doubt the best. Using you and elite travel for our traveling needs takes a huge burden off traveling and makes our trips hassel free and stress free. Thanks again for all you and elite travel do for us and our friends. We look forward to booking more trips with you. God bless and happy holidays

Jason and Dena Stroup / 12/13/2007 / Cedartown, GA / Couples Negril, Jamaica

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Hi Frank, Just a quick note to let you know that we had a wonderful time on our vacation. The resort was absolutely beautiful, the people were very friendly and the food was fabulous. We are thinking about going back in Sept or early October of 08 for about the same amount of time if not a day or two longer...it takes a few days to get wound down to the island way...if you can keep me posted on any specials coming up???Well, again thank you for your help with arranging our trip, we look forward to booking with you in the future.

Kim & Joseph Wilson / 12/13/07 / Cedartown, GA / Couples Negril, Jamaica