Travel Discounters / Platinum Holidays

Just finished a great tour of Egypt/Blue Sky Travel. Our guides Sahir in Cairo and Saber in Luxor were absolutely amazing. Knowledgeable and entertaining is an understatement. We always felt secure and respected.

Dear Travel Discounters, thank you for making our South African adventure a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To say it was a memorable trip is an understatement. We felt incredibly safe at all times, and definitely could not have managed planning such an intricate itinerary ourselves. From Capetown to Victoria Falls, We were impressed with the luxury, the people and the price! We've already recommended your services to friends and family - Looking forward to planning our next holiday together.

Our Tour of Egypt with a Nile Cruise was amazing. Every detail was thoughtfully arranged. The accommodations , food and guides were great. Thank you Travel Discounters and partners.

First of all, I want to say thanks for all your help. Everything went fairly smoothly and we were able to see everything I had ever dreamed of. It truly was the trip of a lifetime for me, since I had been dreaming of it since I was about 15!Our tour guide, Kareem Kordy in Egypt was wonderful. Our Egyptologist, Kareem ZohnyShemis was the best. I can say enough good things about both of them. Our private driver in Jordan, Kamel Odetallah was the nicest, most professional man. We were so pl,eased with him and all the extra benefits he provided for us.The Steigenberger Hotel in Cairo was awesome. Location was perfect. It truly is a 5 star resort.The Swiss Inn Pyramids is NOWHWERE near the pyramids. In fact, we were further away from the pyramids there than when we staying on downtown Cairo. The resort is very nice though, but WAY away from the airport and town.The Nile Cruise Ship was very nice, but I wouldn't give it more than 3 stars. We were on theMS Semiramis. Meals tended to not vary much from day to day.The problem was the hotel after the cruise back in Cairo. After arriving at the Swiss Inn Pyramids at 3:15am, got everything off the bus to check in (along with the other 30 people), Abdul (tour guide in Cairo only) told us we were the ONLY people, NOT staying there! We loaded our stuff back up on a different van which took us to a different Swiss Inn. While trying to check in after the van dropped us off, the hotel had no idea who we were or what we were doing there. Mind you, it is now 3:30 in the morning and we had to be back at the OTHER Swiss Inn by 8am for breakfast and our ride back to the airport for our flight to Aswan. Needless to say, less than 3 hours of sleep that night and 2 very unhappy travelers.All internal flights were fine. Would have preferred an earlier flight from Aswan back to Cairo as our 10pm flight was delayed until around Midnight.Jordan was amazing! The hotel in Aswan was great. Location was excellent.Can't remember our guide at Jerash, but he did a great job.The Rose Hotel in Petra was OK. But, they wanted $86 US to use the hot tub for 30 minutes! They must be crazy! Luckily, we were only there for 1 night. Petra itself was incredible! Our local tour guide was Asem Hasanat and he was really good. Provided lots of info and took us on some extra walks that weren't really included on his daily schedule. He really went above and beyond. The Masayen Luxury Camp in Wadi Rum was very cool. Probably our best dinner of the trip! The woman at the Lacosta Hotel in Aqaba was fantastic! She provided the best lunch ever when we arrived. Fresh local grilled fish, salad, veggies and cheesecake with strawberries for dessert. The Ramada Resort Dead Sea was nice. I did manage a swim and a mud bath there!Can't tell you how much we appreciated you guys providing the hotel for our last night at the Amman Airport Hotel. Kamal dropped us off there about 5pm. Since we didn't need to leave for the airport until 2am (for our 3:40am flight), we were able to get a shower and a few hours of sleep. It really was a lifesaver!All in all, I really would not have changed a thing about this trip (except maybe some of the flight times!). All hotels were a minimum of 3 stars and some higher.I would highly recommend Travel Discounters (and already have!) and to work directly with you in particular.

We travelled as a family of four! Two adults and two children. Everything ran smoothly as our adventure was well organized in our first trip to South Africa. They planned out wonderful hotels to accommodate us during our stay. I highly recommend this company to friends and family and those who are looking for a fun and safe trip. Overall, I definitely got the value for my money and will continue to use Travel Discounters in the future!

Destination: EgyptJanuary 2023Just got back from our trip to Egypt. Want to thank all the Staffs for such an outstanding service and support given to us for the entire duration of our Tour. Kudos to our Tour guide- Kareem who is so knowledgeable and passionate to his work and very thankful to the supporting Staff - Abd El, and Mimi. They made us feel comfortable and confidently safe at all times. The Tour of Egypt was such an amazing experience. This tour with Travel discounters is highly recommendable.

Great experiences with the small group Africa tours. We did the South Africa and Victoria Falls tour in 2016 and had such a great experience with Jackson that we had him book our Kenya and Tanzania tour this past August 2022. Similar to our tour in 2016, the tour was handled by local operators and all logistics were superb. We ended up having a private tour for our group of 4 for the entire trip.

I was on your Oct. 7 to Oct. 23, 2022 Greece/Egypt tour. I just wanted to say how very pleased I was at the accommodations, the guides, the travel arrangements, and the professionalism of all the people involved in making the trip so enjoyable.Our Egyptian tour guide (Tut) was the best of any I have ever experienced. He was extremely knowledgeable about Egyptian history and a wonderful guide down the Nile and through all theTemples. He was very professional and helpful to all of us, as were his assistants, Kareem and Mimi. All three of them were available 24/7 and extremely helpful at all times. They made our trip so much more enjoyable and fun!!I certainly hope they continue to work for Travel Discounters because they are a tremendous asset!!My only complaint was our room accommodations on Santorini. The room was small and shower/bathroom inadequate. I would not recommend The Aegean Plaza!!The rest of the accommodations were outstanding and the trip was superb!!!!Thank you, and a special thanks to Tut, Kareem and Mimi.

I hope this review is helpful to those traveling abroad. We traveled in the Fall of 2022 and the Travel Discounters staff was 5 Star service. They contract with Blue Sky Travel tour guides and representatives in Europe who meet and greet you at all airports and transport you to hotels, tours, etc. The representatives handled passport and Visas for us and checked us into our hotels with ease. They always made sure we were never left stranded or abandoned. Our assigned guide, Ashraf, on the 3 night Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor in Egypt was superior in service. I cannot say enough about his kindness and expertise.At one hotel, in Barcelona, we needed to reach a representative in the middle of the night for a maintenance issue that was not properly handled by the hotel and we had no problem reaching the emergency contact number supplied by Travel Discounters in advance of our trip. They left no stone unturned for our itinerary. In addition, as senior citizens, we had many questions during the planning stage of our travels that were always answered immediately even in the middle of the night at all hours. We were assisted with step by step planning of our extensive trip through Spain, Italy, and Egypt.The only recommendation I would make is that travelers, especially seniors, be given information regarding the extensive amount of walking and hiking in extreme sun and heat that is required to visit all the famous historical sites. We had so many sites planned on our itinerary each day that we ended up canceling some tour days just to rest. In Egypt there were so many stops in each days’ tours that it was exhausting for older persons. Many tours included stops at artisan shops where you are expected to make purchases or have to forcefully decline buying goods. Travelers should be warned ahead of time to expect to be pushed to buy local goods on the contracted, planned tours.One note to mention, as they are located in Canada, check your credit card information and make sure you are not paying foreign transaction fees when making payments with your card if you are located outside of Canada.Lastly, the tipping guide for tour guides and drivers, baggage handlers, and representatives meeting you at each airport, etc. should be fully explained in detail as we were sometimes confused when and how much to tip every day on every tour, half days and full days. A printed tipping guide would have been most appreciated and helpful. All in all I highly recommend Travel Discounters for foreign travel and tour packages. Our trip was successful and memorable with the guidance from the agents at Travel Discounters.

My wife and I did the best of Egypt and Petra and Wadi Rum this past month and we couldn't have been happier with the entire trip. From start to finish there is always someone there to lead the way, always felt comfortable and appreciated by all the contacts we had. Our guides (Tut in Cairo, and Ashraf Roma on the Nile were fantastic. We highly recommend Travel Discounters for your trip to Egypt and Jordan.