It wasn't a place Osman would have thought to visit on her own, and she's glad she was able to see it, she says. The tour guide in China also took the travelers to the city of Suzhou, where he was from. (Disclosure: Osman's blog contains affiliate links to Groupon Getaways.) She wrote about the trips she's taken with Groupon Getaways on her online clothing website, Tanks That Get Around.
Given the language barrier, "having a guide … was almost necessary just to get around," Osman says. For Maddy Osman, a travel blogger based in Denver, these guided tours were a huge plus - especially when she visited China.
Some of the travel packages sold on Groupon come with guided tours or excursions (sometimes for an extra fee). » MORE: How to choose a travel credit card The hotel they stayed at was luxurious, with a swim-up bar, hot springs and beautiful landscapes.Īlthough she and her mom had to pay additional fees for activities - including zip lining and rappelling down a waterfall - she found the overall experience to be a good value. It cost about $1,200 per person, including airfare, a car rental and a hotel.
Williams, who has now been on three Groupon Getaways, says her favorite trip was to Costa Rica with her mom. Many of the packages on Groupon Getaways include airfare and top-notch accommodations for a relatively low price. "It's a great way to travel abroad, if you're scared and don't know where to start," says Williams, who wrote about her experience on her travel blog, Lost Comfort Zone. At $899 per person, the trip was also relatively affordable for Williams, her mom and her sister. Having the whole trip planned out made it a less stressful introduction to international travel, says Williams, a college student in Freeland, Michigan. Before Shelby Williams traveled to Mexico on an all-inclusive Groupon Getaways tour, she had never flown on a plane or left the country. The planned-out trips are helpful for first-time travelers. The travel packages offered by Groupon Getaways are typically run by third-party travel agencies and tour operators. The takeaway: Groupon Getaways are generally worth the cost - but the trips come with some caveats. To find out, NerdWallet talked to three travel bloggers who used Groupon Getaways travel packages to see the world. But they also raise the question: Is there a catch? The prices alone might make you want to start packing your bags.
0 kommentar(er)
