For customized tours than run smooth as silk...you're looking at the right company. I've used five…read moreother tour companies over the past 30 years (yes, I'm old), and none have compared to the excellence in customer service, the selection of hotels and travel modes, and the trust placed in the consumer when making decisions. This is a small company. If you need something, you call the employees at TSA and you will not get a voicemail. You will actually TALK to the person you wish to talk to, when you want to talk to him/her. On the last trip, we had a participant leave a wallet on the airplane. The person had two insurance policies that were not of assistance when he called them. TSA sent an employee in the middle of the night to the office in Tempe; this employee proceeded to contact the airlines and arrange for the wallet to be held until our group came back through the country. When we landed in Iceland, there was an airline agent at our gate, with wallet in hand! This is just one example..want more? Okay...one year (we go frequently) we were in Venice and were to have vaporeto passes provided. We couldn't find out where to pick them up; I called TSA and found out there was a mistake (this is highly, highly unusual). So, to compensate my group, TSA pre-arranged a traditional dinner in Salzburg for the entire group, at a much great expense. My husband and I design our tours and we request minute details to our program and TSA employees always include each detail. I can't say enough; we only worked with one other company that treated our groups with such expert guidance and product, but they are not operating any longer. The owners of TSA are 100% honest, reliable, and willing to make your group travel worry free.
I would like to refute the negative rating the Elizabeth P. left on this site. While I'm sorry you were not able to get your $400.00 deposit returned because that's a lot of money for sure, the literature (fine print) clearly states that the deposit is non-refundable. I take large groups; the last had 45 people, and there is a professional way to protect yourself. I collect the deposits from my travelers and hold it until a date when I'm sure of the minimum travelers still planning on participating. Then, I make it crystal clear that on a specific date, I will mail in their deposit. At this time, they know that the $400.00 is out of my hands and will not be returned under any circumstances, and to be honest, rightly so. Even if they had not made reservations yet for you, their office staff and the brick and mortar is costing money. They created the plan, the organization, the brochures, and the employee HOURS were used as they communicated with you. The computer systems, the registration, etc., etc., etc. of small businesses are so expensive. If we lose money because we back out, the deposit barely covers the cost to TSA. I suggest in the future, if you're taking groups, you explain to your participants that they can purchase a "cancel for any reason" policy on Squaremouth.com. These are affordable policies that pay 75% of your funds back to you if you decide to not participate. We have had to file a claim in the past and the participant received a refund within two weeks. Again, I feel for anyone who loses money and doesn't get a trip they had planned, but TSA has very little fine print and they are extremely flexible in all arenas, except the deposit that is cut and dry. For solvency, they have to draw a tight line on the deposit.
Anyway, if you are looking for very customized, right down to the time you want your flight to leave and which airline you desire, and if you want what I consider perfect customer service, choose TSA Tours.