Gransnet forums

Sponsored discussions

   Please note: This topic is for discussions paid for by Gransnet clients. If you'd like to have your own paid for discussion thread, please feel free to mail us at [email protected]. If you are a journalist, start-up or student and you want to request feedback from gransnetters, please post in Media Requests.

Do you have any questions around guided travel tours? Ask the experts at Collette - £150 voucher to be won - NOW CLOSED

(136 Posts)
EllieGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 03-Jun-19 09:55:36

This activity is now closed for questions

If you’ve travelled across the globe, just starting to see the world, or even if you’re just starting to plan your first ever travel experience, Collette wants to help educate you on the ins and outs of escorted touring (travelling in a group to various destinations via a guided tour). Tour designer and travel expert Diana Ditto will be here to answer all your travel related questions.

Here’s some information about Diana: “Diana, the Director of Product Design for Collette, often spends more than 100 days a year travelling. Her job is to seek new and incredible travel experiences to build into Collette’s escorted tours, offering unique travel moments you can’t find on your own. To do this, Diana speaks with industry experts, local travel guides, and tour guests, researching and handcrafting bespoke travel experiences for Collette guided tours with her team.”

Perhaps you have a Collette trip coming up and would like a bit more information on how it will all work? Maybe you’ve been thinking about going on an escorted tour for a while and want to know where to start? Or maybe you’d like to know where the best destinations are for touring?

Ask Diana your questions about touring on the thread below and we’ll select 10-15 questions for her to answer and post her responses as soon as possible. All who leave a question below (regardless of whether it’s chosen or not) will be entered into a prize draw where one Gransnetter will win a £150 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw
GNHQ

Standard Insight T&Cs Apply

AbbiCGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 18-Jun-19 15:50:40

Thanks for all your questions and congratulations to @Dee1012 for winning the £150 voucher!

mrsjohnson Mon 17-Jun-19 21:45:29

What are the best places for doing guided tours with children? Is it something that is suitable for young ones to come along to? If so, where are the best places to go?

becky004 Mon 17-Jun-19 16:26:17

Are there guided tours around Sicily?

eve394 Mon 17-Jun-19 14:16:32

I would love to take my family on a tour to get to see more of the real country. My boys are 4 and 7. Are there many companies which offer tours for families?

grannybiker Mon 17-Jun-19 13:44:21

What sort of accommodation is available on these tours?
Also Are there single supplements?

SwiftShark Mon 17-Jun-19 12:43:59

Is there normally time within the typical itinerary for people to go off and explore/shop/relax on their own?

Jess9887 Mon 17-Jun-19 12:17:08

I've always fancied a guided tour but I have a nervous system disorder and although I mostly manage I sometimes have to suddenly rest or get out of the sun. I can't always walk as fast as most people. Would there be any way around this?

cathryn1 Mon 17-Jun-19 07:10:48

Is it something for the whole family

kayade1 Mon 17-Jun-19 06:11:31

Where and how is it best to book a guided tour,One that is real or even the best for your money.

JayJay1874 Sun 16-Jun-19 23:28:18

I'd worry about the pace of the tours and how intense they are. How flexible can tours be and are they fit for all abilities?

baconbap Sun 16-Jun-19 22:01:30

do you have any advice if you end on an escorted tour stuck with an exceptionally annoying participant?

suewilly Sun 16-Jun-19 21:49:57

my big concern when I go on holiday is finding somewhere that can cope with our dietary needs. Both my husband and I are vegetarian, I'm also coeliac and he is lactose in tolerant. We are nervous of taking on an escorted tour because we assume we would be visiting a restaurant that the guide uses on a regular basis. Would this be true? If so, if we booked a guided tour, how would we make sure that the guide took our dietary needs into account?

angela121262 Sun 16-Jun-19 20:34:57

How flexible is the guided tour schedule

ItsGreatBeingAGran Sun 16-Jun-19 19:37:11

Is it possible to opt in to some of the excursions on a guided tour and opt out of others and can this be reflected in the overall cost of the trip?

Winpeaks Sun 16-Jun-19 19:08:57

What are your tips for single travellers on group tours?

JulieAAA Sun 16-Jun-19 17:29:26

Do you offer discounts for people who book several tours?

Purplecatlover1 Sun 16-Jun-19 15:02:38

Over what age range do people who do these tours tend to be? Do you try and put similar aged groups together?

WombleLancs Sun 16-Jun-19 13:35:36

I'd love to go away on my own, but have always been put off because I'm nervous about personal safety in other countries. Do you have any tips for single people joining the tours?

lillyofthevalley Sun 16-Jun-19 11:57:02

Do you get handouts on the coach for each destination so you can learn about the facts your tourguide might not tell you (or if you are at the back you cannot hear). Do you have an app for each tour for videos etc ?

Iggy131313 Sun 16-Jun-19 10:11:08

I love the tudors I wonder if there is a Tudor themed guided tour in London? I’d love that!

Seakay Sat 15-Jun-19 14:47:19

I find it very difficult to go on holiday because everything is more expensive for one. Although prices given are usually for shared accommodation etc, companies don't put people together, you either get a reduction because you are a couple or you don't. Do you have suggestions for holidays where single people aren't penalised for a status often not of their choosing?

bobble5366 Sat 15-Jun-19 13:26:15

Do you offer headphones for guests with poor hearing so they do not miss out on the talks and important information on the tour, my husband is very hard of hearing and this would be very beneficial to him.

janeholroyd89 Sat 15-Jun-19 13:04:39

I'd love a guided tour but I was wondering if there was the option of leaving and doing your own thing or how easy it would be to go on a different tour to your friend

HHBBNN54 Fri 14-Jun-19 13:34:47

Does anyone do guided tours for people who do not walk so well/less bodied that cannot do things like big steps and do not want to be left somewhere for hours and expected to find something to do regardless of the weather.

Dillyduck Fri 14-Jun-19 10:33:36

I stay in the Mistral Hotel, Maleme, Crete, just for single travellers. It's the best of both worlds, beautifully clean, 2 pools, lovely Cretan food, 2 swimming pools, overlooking the Med. If you want, you can laze by the pool all week. If you want to be adventurous, there are lots of buses to explore, but the hotel do their own trips to places some tourists never get to see, because it's run by a local family.