1/5 Jordan Kevin M. 1 year ago on Google
In
my
personal
view,
the
“luxury”
Niagara
day
tour
from
Toronto
that
we
did
with
Airlink
was
truly
disappointing.
We
expected
better
given
the
high
reviews
this
company
has
on
both
TripAdvisor
and
Google
Reviews
but
perhaps
we
should
have
paid
closer
attention
to
those
who
also
gave
lower
ratings.
My
expectations
of
what
constitutes
a
“luxury
tour”
was
based
on
recent
experience
with
many
tour
companies
based
in
Vancouver,
Canada
and
Europe
(Reykjavík,
Iceland
in
particular)
who
charged
similarly.
During
these
tours
in
Vancouver
and
Reykjavík,
it’s
not
uncommon
for
our
tour
hosts
to
frequently
check
in
on
our
comfort
levels,
occasionally
stop
at
shops
for
refreshments,
(in
some
instances)
offer
complimentary
snacks
and/or
drinks,
provide
fast
WiFi
from
the
get-go
and
even
have
surprise
stops
at
points
of
interest
outside
of
the
itinerary.
AirLink
missed
the
mark
on
a
lot
of
the
above.
We
got
the
above
and
more
from
a
tour
company
in
an
expensive
city
on
a
similarly-priced
tour
that
wasn't
even
marketed
as
"luxury".
Airlink's
minibus
wasn’t
the
most
comfortable
either.
For
the
record,
pickup
was
just
as
arranged
(agreed
to
pick
up
at
10.30
but
driver
arrived
too
early).
I
tried
to
make
the
remarks
here
as
constructive
as
possible
but
in
future,
there
should
be
more
clarity
on
what's
in
the
"luxury
tour",
irrespective
of
the
price.
The
business
response
to
some
recent
negative
feedback
here
on
google
is
surprising.
Shouldn't
it
be
more
on
the
sympathetic
side
rather
than
the
defensive-confrontational
side?
-
makes
customer
service
look
better.
We
also
found
a
large
chunk
of
the
journey
to
be
lacking
in
terms
of
engagement
with
the
overall
tour
group.
We
were
expecting
a
more
immersive
storytelling
and
commentary
element
to
the
tour.
It
would
have
been
more
interesting
if
the
tour
had
more
history
(including
First
Nations
history)
other
than
the
very
brief
one
we
were
given,
more
information
on
the
geology
of
Niagara,
and
some
more
interesting
facts
about
Niagara
and
Toronto.
The
overall
poor
interaction
made
certain
parts
of
the
tour
truly
uninteresting.
I
think
it
would
benefit
the
company
to
send
some
of
their
people
over
to
somewhere
like
Iceland
(or
maybe
even
within
Canada
like
in
British
Columbia),
do
a
luxury
tour
with
a
top-rated
tour
company
there
that
charges
at
a
comparable
price
point,
take
some
notes
on
how
to
provide
a
more
memorable
experience
to
guests,
and
then
apply
anything
learned
over
to
how
Airlink
do
tours
in
Ontario.
Admittedly,
I
found
our
guide
during
the
day,
Haroon,
to
be
very
friendly
and
also
funny.
There’s
also
no
denying
that
the
Niagara
Falls
are
spectacular.
Having
said
that,
the
tour
we
were
provided
was
not
luxurious
at
all
and
there’s
definitely
a
lot
of
room
for
improvement
to
bring
it
up
to
something
more
luxurious
(at
a
bit
of
a
cost
but
worth
it
to
make
the
tour
more
"luxurious"
as
originally
marketed,
as
per
the
above
suggestions
in
paragraph
2
and
4).
Just
my
personal
view,
although
still
grateful
for
the
service
provided,
I
personally
wouldn’t
recommend
AirLink
as
a
tour
company
to
take
you
to
Niagara
(as
it
stands).
You
may
be
better
off
spending
your
money
on
another
company
or
arranging
transport
to
Niagara
yourself.
Also
disappointed
in
how
AirLink
responds
to
more
recent,
negative
customer
feedback.
I
expected
better
conduct
from
a
highly-rated
company.
Haroon
was
amazing.
It's
a
shame
the
tour
wasn't
as
luxurious
as
originally
marketed
and
reactions
to
negative
feedback
shouldn't
be
taken
personally.
Negative
feedback
can
be
frustrating
to
deal
with,
but
the
business
should
respond
to
feedback
in
a
more
friendly
manner,
even
really
negative
ones
-
amiability
is
at
the
heart
of
the
tourism
and
hospitality
industries
after
all.
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