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Commitment to Excellence |
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ver
the last five years, an average of 97.5%
of our clients have rated our performing
tours from Good to Excellent. Through more
than 25 years of operations, our growth
has been driven primarily by our reputation
for providing quality performing programs
and musical experiences.
Today,
countless music directors throughout North
America can testify that the name Casterbridge
is synonymous with the highest levels of
musical touring experiences. Please call
us for references
throughout North America who will testify
to the quality and personal service that
we can offer for all of our performing tours.
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SOUND
LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS BEGINNING WITH THE
FLIGHT PORTION |
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We believe the success
of our performing tours is built on sound
logistical arrangements. The flight component
plays a critical role in the success of
your travel experience. So often though,
the concrete details of your flight dates,
routing and airline remain a veiled and
understated tour element. The final details
may be revealed only at a late stage when
travel is imminent and there is no longer
the possibility for the group leader to
express their preference or possible dissatisfaction
with circuitous routings or date changes.
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AVOID
HIDDEN CONTINGENCIES - HAVE YOUR TOUR DATES
BEEN GUARANTEED? |
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Casterbridge, many tour operators reserve
the right to change your tour dates up until
2 and 7 days before travel and, worse than
that, will only give you the definitive
tour dates around 3 weeks prior to departure!
It is not difficult to imagine how disconcerting
this can be for tour participants, students,
parents, principals and school boards alike.
There are even instances when the whole
tour might be cancelled prior to departure
because not enough other groups have signed
up on your itinerary around your preferred
dates!
With
Casterbridge Tours, your dates will be unequivocally
guaranteed at the time of
booking, and you will not be subject to
the worry or inconvenience of late surprises
or inexplicable date changes and cancellations.
With our emphasis on the best routings,
your tour dates and flight details confirmed
at the time of booking, our flights service
is quite simply unique and unequalled in
the Concert performing tour travel industry. |
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ACCOMMODATIONS
- EMPHASIS ON CHARACTER, COMFORT AND QUALITY |
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We
always seek to combine convenient location
and local character with safety and security.
Our range of 3 Star and Superior 2 Star
Tourist Class hotels always have private
baths and offer comfort, peace of mind,
and excellent value. Alternatively, you
can opt for 4 Star and above accommodations.
Simply ask your Tour Coordinator to cost
your program accordingly. |
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ESTABLISHED
CONTACTS OFFER THE FLEXIBILITY TO SUIT YOUR
BUDGET |
| Casterbridge
Tours has excellent contacts and buying
power with hotels throughout Britain, Italy,
Germany and Austria, Czech Republic, France,
Greece, Spain, Europe, Asia and Latin America.
We can provide any standard of accommodation
required by individual groups at a competitive
rate. Therefore, if your performing tour's
budget is restricted, we can provide accommodation
in University Halls of Residence, Bed and
Breakfasts, superior Youth Hostels and one
star hotels without sacrificing cleanliness,
safety or comfort for cost saving. Alternatively,
we can upgrade our Standard Tourist Class
hotels to guarantee Superior Tourist or
First Class hotels. |
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CONSTANT
RE-EVALUATION MEANS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS
ARE MAINTAINED |
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"The
concert venues
were terrific, the tour guides knowledgeable,
the food outstanding, the hotels perfrect...
I could go on for awhile!"
J.P., Music Director,
MI
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Our
groups evaluate each hotel after every stay
and consistently award our choices with
the highest ratings. With this in mind,
we also evaluate and inspect new properties
throughout the world with your complete
comfort and satisfaction as our benchmark.
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