Many people have the idea of traveling to New York, USA, but put their plans on hold due to language and regional differences. In fact, there are various Chinese travel agencies in the US, but people in China know very little about them. Below, we’ll explain how to choose a Chinese travel agency in New York, USA, by introducing the Lulutrip travel booking website (http://www.lulutrip.com/).
Ⅰ. Chinese travel agencies in New York, USA generally have their own websites, which list various tour packages. You can check whether these tours mostly depart from Chinese cities or US cities. If most depart from US cities, then you can be sure that this is indeed a US-based travel agency.
Ⅱ. Look at the website. Larger travel agencies have more resources to build their own websites. Many websites look very similar because they imitate each other. When choosing a website, you can judge based on its aesthetics, ease of use, and user-friendliness. For example, some websites immediately pop up a dialogue box as soon as you enter, which is not user-friendly—like going to buy clothes and the salesperson bombards you with questions before you’ve even looked around.
Ⅲ. Look at the service. How can you know about the service before joining a tour? In fact, when you order a tour package, the travel agency is already providing you with a service—it’s pre-sales service. You can evaluate based on professionalism, user-friendliness, or patience. For example, if you want to travel for three or four days, but they insist on recommending a five-day or longer tour, that’s unprofessional. Or if you’ve already mentioned that it’s an elderly group, yet they arrange a very tight schedule, that’s not user-friendly. During a phone consultation, you can more directly feel the attitude of their service.
Ⅳ. Compare prices. It’s not always true that the cheaper, the better, because many tours may seem to cover the same destinations but have vastly different prices. There are reasons for this—the lower-priced tours usually offer slightly poorer accommodation. So when comparing prices, don’t just look at the cost; also consider services such as lodging, guides, and meals.
Ⅴ. Look at the scale. Generally, larger travel agencies will have offices in China. Of course, offices in China and the US may have different roles, such as customer service, operations, sales, accounting, etc. Check whether their website clearly states the specific addresses of their US and Chinese offices.
Tips: When choosing a tour, first select a trustworthy travel agency. Chinese travel agencies in New York, USA are generally established by Chinese people in the US, hence also called US Chinese travel agencies. However, many domestic travel agencies in China also pretend to be Chinese travel agencies, so you need to be particularly careful when choosing. You can ask to see their business license, check whether their company address is in the US, or verify whether their website phone number is a US number.
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Lulutrip (http://www.lulutrip.com/) was founded in 2007, headquartered in California’s Silicon Valley, the tech hub of the US. Lulutrip holds travel qualifications (California Seller of Travel), international air agency credentials (IATAN), and international cruise agency credentials (CLIA). Through its “global travel, local service” business model, it brings the best local travel resources and prices from the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia to Chinese-speaking travelers worldwide via 24/7 online booking, delivering them with zero time difference. It currently holds the largest share of the overseas Chinese-speaking travel market and has become a widely recognized and trusted overseas travel booking platform.