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Firm's price index score |
What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" |
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Alpine Travel of Saratoga
18798 Cox Ave Saratoga, CA
408-379-3853
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12 ratings |
How does "Alpine Travel of Saratoga" rate compared to other travel agencies in Saratoga , CA?
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Cruise Vacations
21580 Stevens Creek Blvd #105 Cupertino, CA
408-255-3232
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23 ratings |
How does "Cruise Vacations" rate compared to other travel agencies in Saratoga , CA?
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Travelsmiths
10680 S De Anza Blvd #D Cupertino, CA
408-255-1100
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26 ratings |
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AAA
5291 Prospect Rd San Jose, CA
408-996-3553
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57 ratings |
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California Traveler
1476 Camden Ave Campbell, CA
408-377-9830
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21 ratings |
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AAA
101 Blossom Hill Rd Los Gatos, CA
408-395-6411
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26 ratings |
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Talbot Tours
1952 Camden Ave San Jose, CA
408-879-0101
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18 ratings |
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Travel Agencies Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Travel Agencies.
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Spent time off hours fixing a problem caused by the airline, so that our group..........
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Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Always top-notch and friendly service........
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Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Our agent, Nancy Hayes, did an excellent job booking our trip to Hawaii. She was..........
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Subscriber from CAMPBELL, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
A very nice small shop. Knowledgeable personal service. Highly recommended........
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Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
The travel professionals have been right on!.......
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Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Sometimes have to prod my agent when arrangements are made over a long period of..........
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Subscriber from BELMONT, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
We have used BJ Travel for years. The service is comploete and caring. Always gets..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
We have used Kittina to arrange several different trips. She has given excellent advice and..........
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Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
380 W. Broadway office is outstanding. I have used Diane and Reggie in Travel with..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
An excellent family owned and operated agency. They always do whatever it takes to make..........
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Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Terri Pena is great. The best travel agent I have ever dealt with!.......
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Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Been our travel agent for a long time. Has planned some excellent trips for us,..........
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Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
Weve used AHT several times, always satisfied. Theyre not the cheapest, but reliable. At one..........
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Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
The agent I used has since retired :(.......
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Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
I specifically recommend Tom Baker, one of the top travel specialists in the business and..........
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Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote about a local travel agent:
ASK FOR LAUREL.......
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