As a parent, Educational Travel Services provided a really nice experience for my student. We found…read morethe information to be helpful to prepare my daughter for her trip. She communicated that the tour guide was exceptional and hit all the best spots! One of the things my daughter appreciated was the convenience of the allotted food money. She also loved the prepaid nice restaurant dinner. This brought her some incredible memories and an opportunity to travel with school friends.

I made a separate post as a teacher and tour director, and this post is as a parent, because all…read morethree of my daughters have traveled with Educational Travel Services. As a parent, it's a little scary to send your child off on a trip across the country. Even though I was actually present on these trips, it's still a strain because you're so far away from everything that's familiar, and the uncertainties of travel can bring their own level of stress. ETS makes all of this a non-issue. First of all, their attention to detail and concern for making sure that what our kids are going to be doing are fulfilling and engaging means that the trip is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience of growth and learning. Also, the concern for student safety that is expressed through their policies and practices goes a long ways towards calming any parental fears. As I've often told parents of student travelers, we have good kids, but we all were also fourteen once, and the idea of getting into shenanigans while 3,000 miles away from parental supervision can overcome even the best kid. So, to that end, ETS has policies like having on-site security at every hotel to make sure students cannot leave their rooms after bed checks. I've heard numerous nightmare stories about what happens on some student travel trips after lights out, but that has never been a concern on an ETS trip. Also, we stay in quality accommodations - Courtyard by Marriot is a typical hotel, and care is taken to make sure that rooms do not connect and that there is no balcony access, again for student safety. But probably the most important aspect of working with ETS is the personal touch. When I call the office, I know the names of everyone there, and they know who I am, and the details of my school and my students. I'm treated like a member of the family at ETS, because when you become a client of theirs that's what the experience is like. I plan to teach at least eight more years, and an ETS trip is the cornerstone of every one of those years, as it has been for the past twenty.

My husband and I planned to go on an Alaskan cruise. After talking with Merilyn at Dateline we…read morechose Norwegian on her recommendation. She booked our cruise, suggested the travel insurance, found us a place to park the car in Seattle for the week since we were just traveling up from Oregon. Knowing that we were first-timers for cruising she said that the laid back cruising would fit us better on Norwegian. She was so right. I appreciate all of the communication with her and highly recommend Dateline International Travel and Merilyn.

Terrible customer service! Left three messages and stopped in personally when did not get a…read morecall back. Visited with the owners adult son, took my name and said I would hear back for an appt time to meet with his father. Never heard another word from this agency. Went Ahead and booked a wonderful European cruise with another local travel agency. Would NOT recommend this place!!!!!

If you find yourself in the business of looking for a bike, Colton Danton is the guy to see…read more He's a great guy that's been riding Harley's his whole life, and it shows in his knowledge of the bikes. He helped my wife and I purchase our last 3 Harley's, and we wouldn't buy from anyone else. Colton takes a no- pressure approach to helping you find the right bike for you. In buying my last bike, he listened to what I was looking for and suggested test rides on a couple of bikes to see which one was a better fit. He was an advocate for us with Harley management to help get the price within our budget, and we bought the nicest bike I've ever owned. It's no overstatement to say that Colton single handedly made me a loyal Harley customer. Thanks, brother, for all your help.

I went with my cousin to look at bikes. And Nate did really well entertaining us through the…read moreprocess. Tarryn also did what he can with the papers too I was told. Ended up trading up to a street glide and man that thing is awesome. Good store to work with can't wait for bike nights.

Jo-Ann Moss has been instrumental in organizing incredible cruises for our family over the years…read more From Caribbean getaways to Mediterranean adventures in the Greek Isles and beyond, her expertise has consistently delivered unforgettable experiences. Last year, Jo-Ann helped us fulfill my bucket list dream of an Alaskan cruise -- the breathtaking scenery and cherished memories made it a trip of a lifetime. We continue to rely on Jo-Ann because of her exceptional organizational skills, deep knowledge of the cruise industry and unmatched attention to detail. Her efforts have consistently resulted in the most memorable vacations for our family. We've also recommended Jo-Ann to friends who have raved about their luxury cruises, river cruises and more. If you're looking for someone to plan your dream cruise, I wholeheartedly recommend Jo-Ann Moss!

Jo-Ann Moss is THE best travel agent I've ever worked with! I used to plan my own trips but turned…read moreout I didn't know anything about best time to travel, cruise ships and where a stateroom is located and why that matters and lots of other important facts about my travel plans. I turned to travel agents for help- luckily I found Jo-Ann 6 years ago for a river cruise on the Rhine River and she was incredible! She has a vast knowledge base and excellent communication values- writes me back immediately or in some cases where I've been in a jam, she'll call me late at night no matter where I am! She's a gem! I will not go on any cruise again without her guidance. My two daughters now have her as their travel agent as well.

My family booked a custom tour of Greece in April 2022 and it was one of the most amazing family…read morevacation we've ever experienced. No trip is perfect, but this one comes as close to perfection as you can get. We did 10 days across Greece which included Athens, Corinth, Mycenae, Epiduras, Delphi, Meteora, Mykonos, Delos, and Santorini. As you can see from the packed itinerary, there was a lot of logistics to be figured out. Our driver Kostas was amazing. We were driven to each site we were visiting and a private tour guide was there to meet us at every step of the way. We have all been completely spoiled by this trip Encounter tours took care of everything except our flights to and from Athens. I will say it again "our driver Kostas was amazing!" We felt like family. In fact, when (not if) we come back to Greece, we will be requesting him again. The one singular problem we had during the trip (which was hotel internal miscommunication) was handled by Chevy at Encounter Tours in real time despite being the middle of the night back in the USA. If you are thinking about booking a trip to Greece then using Encounter Tours is a no-brainer. If you're thinking about booking a trip to one of the other areas they serve I would seriously consider it as well. We will be taking another trip with them in the future!

We just got back from the most magical trip in Turkey, thanks to Chevy Noralti of Encounter Tours!…read more I was initially hesitant to travel to Turkey and to trust a smaller tour agency (I was scammed by an agency last year). I'm so happy that we took a chance and went with Chevy. We had pretty lofty goals for our itinerary as we wanted jammed packed days of seeing all the major sights and the coast; Chevy's itinerary blew it out of the water. Before the trip, he was very patient with us as we finalized the itinerary. During the trip, we felt like VIPs with our drivers/tour guides - they were all very professional, timely, and friendly. All the accommodations were beautiful and were in the perfect location. The communication was stellar, even after the trip as he checked in to make sure we had a great trip. I HIGHLY recommend Encounter Tours.. thank you, Chevy & team, for making our trip to memorable!

The workers are good people and usually helpful. The old man who owns the place is condescending…read moreand arrogant when I asked him for a few small items that WTO recommended that I buy for a guided trip. He pointed to the general direction and walked off. I asked him a question but he pretended not to hear me. On another day he told a group of us attending a class to move our parked cars for a group of his showing up later. I think he just likes selling the large warm water packages. There are too many other FF shops in the area to have this kind of attitude. No thanks....I'll shop elsewhere.

Had not been to the shop for a while, mostly due to their dislike of dogs in the shop. Went in…read moretoday and had to scrub with with hand sanitizer due to their internal rules. I wear a mask anyway but they had a false sign stating the state required a mask. The first person I spoke with was very definitely lacking in knowledge. I explained a couple of times what I wanted and needed but had a question he could not answer. He finally gave up and went to ask person number 2 but number 1 could not explain. Number 2 tried to wing an answer but was not correct so then he asked me again what I was trying to do. At this point I gave up and put my merchandise I had to far back on the counter and left. This used to be a pretty good shop. Not sure if the good people left, or maybe they had been sniffing too much hand sanitizer. (joke about sniffing.) I called another shop and they had met so to go in under a minute.

I was looking to find a special place that my wife and I could do for our 25th wedding anniversary…read moreand found Lisa and she put together a fabulous vacation together at Sandals Regency La Toc in St Lucia. We had a butler suite overlooking the sea and the sunset views were amazing! She did everything and we just sat back and let her do her thing and we were thrilled of the outcome! If you need a perfect travel agent then contact Lisa at Bliss and she will do wonders!!!

everytime i book through bliss travel i never have an issue. my reservations are always well put…read moretogether, very informative and specific. i love it here

Such a fun experience working with Ben & crew! They were very hands on the entire time, excited to…read moresee you get fish on and overall super professional. I will definitely be back on the water with them!

Ben Parker is an excellent fishing guide. He is especially good with all levels of experience. I…read morehave taken first time fishermen and they not only enjoy his coaching but also catch fish! Ben knows what to do and where to go. I highly recommend his guide service.

I contacted an agent to help with my families three week trip to Europe. The agent was kind,…read morefriendly and knowledgeable so I was really excited to have her plan our trip. I followed up 1 week after the call and she let me know she would have something to me in a week. This was February 10th and the last I have heard since. Since February 10th, I have been unable to get a response from her or the company about the travel plan. I sent multiple kind emails asking for a timeline, left voicemails and spoke to the person who answered the main phone pleading for someone to call me back. Against my better judgement, I still stuck with it thinking they were helping me. A full month later, I have still not received an ounce of communication and we are having to move onto a different company. It is putting our family in a bad situation and now is a month of time wasted. I have no idea why this agent "ghosted me" and is refusing the event reply to an email or call me back. A simple, "I am still working on it" or "it turns out I don't have the bandwidth to handle your request" email would have sufficed, however I can't event get that from her or the company. It is really disappointing and very unprofessional. This is my first experience with a travel agent in over 20 years and it was disappointing to say the least. I'd caution you on using Willamette International Travel if this is the way they feel the need to treat their customers. I can't imagine this happening if a problem with a flight or hotel reservation would come up, you would be on your own to figure it out.

I rarely use travel agents, but decided to when planning a multi-stop trip to Central and South…read moreAmerica. Jenne at Willamette Int'l Travel helped me research an array of options and was able to use some creativity to save me money. She was very helpful and responsive. I would certainly consider using them again if I am traveling internationally, or if you are looking at a flight/hotel combo.