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mmacias10 Mar 27th, 2011 11:15 AM

Authenticating Web Site Travel Agencies
 
I'm planning a trip to Peru. How do I find out if a travel agency on the Internet is legitimate? "Lima Tours" has referred me to "Spiced Destinations". Is anyone familiar with these two businesses?
Thank you!

Huentetu Mar 27th, 2011 05:01 PM

Lima Tours has been run by the same family for decades and is one of the best.
One tip is to look at the "Who we are" page. The more they tell you the better. Look for the IATA symbol on the website or other official organisations. Look for a physical address. Look at this page on the LT website:
http://www.limatours.com.pe/english/nosotros/qsomos.asp

qwovadis Mar 28th, 2011 05:58 AM

Lima tours is ok do not know about your other but

kuodatours.com peruforless.com perbesttours.com best reviews.

limamentor.com for tours around lima

always pay with CC never wire money insuremytrip.com

always wise for theft weather strikes etc.

Have fun,

qwovadis Mar 28th, 2011 06:03 AM

and you are right

many scammers on line and there posting here recently

with fake OPs etc. you can check with the tourist

board and visitperu.com saexplorers.org

but it is quite difficult to tell at times.

So caveat emptor!

qwovadis Mar 28th, 2011 06:04 AM

ancientsummit.com Nina truly cares for Peru

great reviews also for me...

mmacias10 Mar 28th, 2011 11:42 AM

Thank you all for your comments. What a great site!


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