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From: Jack Campin - bogus address on 10 Jul 2010 16:31 :: We tend to avoid Tourist Offices as they will send you to their :: out of the way favourites. : No. In Europe they tend to be quite helpful. I have had enough experience with corrupt arseholes who only recommend people who've bribed them (York and Sarajevo being the worst) that I would never, ever consider using a tourist information service as an accommodation agency. Is it even possible to use a tourist information office for accommodation in London? I've never heard of anybody doing it. > Call me old-fashioned, but I can't imagine ever, ever going anywhere > without having a reservation at somewhere to stay. In Turkey I've never bothered outside of Istanbul in high season and never had a problem. Usually, wherever we're going, we'll only book a night or two at the start (and maybe finish) of our holiday and wing it in between. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile: 07800 739 557 <http://www.campin.me.uk> Twitter: JackCampin
From: Jack Campin - bogus address on 10 Jul 2010 16:33 >> We tend to avoid Tourist Offices as they will send you to their >> out of the way favourites. > In the UK they are not allowed to have favourites or "non favourites" > so they will drop subtle little hints about the rubbish places. They are *required* to have favourites. They simply won't provide any information about hotels and B&Bs that haven't paid up for a listing with them. That's how their business model works. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile: 07800 739 557 <http://www.campin.me.uk> Twitter: JackCampin
From: Derek F on 10 Jul 2010 19:34 On 10/07/2010 20:00, Ian F. wrote: > "Derek F" <lordpilrig(a)NOXo2.co.uk> wrote in message > news:qz2_n.6804$OU6.1323(a)newsfe20.iad... > >> One of our near sleep in the street nights was when we unknowingly >> arrived in Nice late in the evening before the Monaco Grand Prix. > > Call me old-fashioned, but I can't imagine ever, ever going anywhere > without having a reservation at somewhere to stay. > > Is it just me? > > Ian We went to Eastern Sicily one February and traveled around for three weeks by bus and train finding accommodation as we went. When we headed for the Aeolian Islands of Vulcano and Stromboli everything was closed for the winter. On Vulcano we mimed sleeping to a woman in the street and she took us to her friend who had a bungalow to rent. On the Hydrofoil to Stromboli we fortunately met an architect who had a beach house that he rented to us. New York is probably the worst place to arrive in unbooked.One time it took sixteen phone calls to find a place. We once booked in advance in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras. The Holiday Inn booking office assured me that their hotel on South Bank Express Way was just over the river from Downtown by Ferry. They did not say that it also entailed a bus journey. The Ferry was intermittent at night and the bus stopped running in the evening so it was around $40 to get back by taxi. When the Mardi Gras was over we moved to the LaSalle on Canal Street. Derek
From: Bob Henson on 11 Jul 2010 03:29 "Ian F." <wowfabgroovy(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:89ru9nFikdU1(a)mid.individual.net: > "Derek F" <lordpilrig(a)NOXo2.co.uk> wrote in message > news:qz2_n.6804$OU6.1323(a)newsfe20.iad... > > > One of our near sleep in the street nights was when we unknowingly > > arrived in Nice late in the evening before the Monaco Grand Prix. > > Call me old-fashioned, but I can't imagine ever, ever going anywhere without > having a reservation at somewhere to stay. No, you are not alone. I have everything planned in detail before I go, then I have more time to spend on enjoying where I am and what I am doing - instead of wasting that time looking for accommodation and worrying. Until a couple of years ago, I had never had more than one week off at a time (try getting pharmacy locums!) so time has always been precious to me. So has comfort and relaxation - hence scheduled airlines and well known hotels wherever possible. Regards, Bob
From: d4g4h4 on 11 Jul 2010 04:41
Jack Campin - bogus address <bogus(a)purr.demon.co.uk> wrote: > :: We tend to avoid Tourist Offices as they will send you to their > :: out of the way favourites. > : No. In Europe they tend to be quite helpful. > > I have had enough experience with corrupt arseholes who only recommend > people who've bribed them (York and Sarajevo being the worst) that I > would never, ever consider using a tourist information service as an > accommodation agency. I generally use the internet now, but even just a few years ago we got the bulk of our accomodation just by turning up and going to tourist information. We never had a problem. > Is it even possible to use a tourist information office for accommodation > in London? I've never heard of anybody doing it. I used to do it in the 90s when I was visiting from the US- got some very good deals, but now would use the internet. -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate www.davidhorne.net (email address on website) "[Do you think the world learned anything from the first world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009) |