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You've heard about a certain
Turkish travel agency, or you've seen
an offer for their services, or one
of their tours, on the Internet.
How do you know if they're any good
or not, or whether you're going to
be cheated?
Turkey has nearly 4500 travel
agencies and tour operators. Most do their best
to provide good service and value to
foreign visitors. They know that good
service and fair prices are the
foundations on which to build a good
business.
But every country has crooks and cheats,
of course.The first thing to do is determine
if the travel agency is in fact a legitimate,
registered travel agency or tour operator with
the proper legal standing and consumer
protections.
By law, every Turkish travel agency
and tour operator must be a member
of TÜRSAB (Türkiye
Seyahat Agentalari Birligi, Association
of Turkish Travel Agencies).
Every TÜRSAB member
has a distinct TÜRSAB registration
number. Most travel agencies and
tour operators
publicize their number on their publicity,
marketing and advertising materials.
If you don't see it, ask
the company for their TÜRSAB number.
The TURSAB
website has a search
feature for member
agencies. Fill in the name of the agency
(or part of the name), click on
"Ara" (Search), and you should
get a list of the member agencies
with that name, their offices addresses
and other contact information,
the Group they are in ("A," "B,"
etc.) and their TÜRSAB registration
number (Belge No.)
Also, the official Turkish
Ministry of Tourism website has
listings of foreign tour operators
who send tours
to Turkey.
Here's my short
list of travel agencies and tour
companies that I know personally
and can recommend.
If the agecy or tour operator you
plan to use is on either of these lists,
you'll have a better chance of a good
trip to Turkey.
What do you do if something goes wrong?
Here's how to file a complaint.
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