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kevinyam
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 Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: any good travel agencies with english service? |
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| just wondering if HIS or JBA offer english service as well? Anyone know of some good travel agencies for gaijin?? |
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moot point
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johanne
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Almost any travel agency in Japan will be able to provide service in English, especially any one that advertises in one of the English daily newspapers. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| johanne wrote: |
| Almost any travel agency in Japan will be able to provide service in English, especially any one that advertises in one of the English daily newspapers. |
Make that: in large cities. There are no English speaking travel agents in my city, there was one but he moved to Australia. There are probably 30 travel agencies in my city too, so it is not exactly tiny. |
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parrothead
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| HIS offices generally have someone on hand who speaks English. If not, just say the city you want to travel to with a Katakana pronunciation, point to a day on a calendar and they'll understand. |
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jesszilla
Joined: 25 Jan 2005
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| I used HIT Travel to plan my trip to Thailand last summer...Moot Point posted their link above. They were very helpful. Just be aware that you will be required to confirm, re-confirm, and re-re-confirm your reservation via e-mail, fax, and telephone...I think they're a bit insecure about communication problems. |
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freddie's friend daniel
Joined: 17 Apr 2005
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Location: Osaka-fu
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| H.I.S is the same thing as No1 Travel. I booked my Christmas flights with them and, frankly, never again. PM me if you want the details 'cause I don't want to go through the whole thing here. Just make sure you get the final price of the tickets in black and white before you confirm the flights and do any visa legwork yourself. |
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freddie's friend daniel
Joined: 17 Apr 2005
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Location: Osaka-fu
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| Forgot to add...if you are in Kansai, check the back of Kansai Time Out magazine. There are a lot of English-capable travel agencies listed there. They tend not to have a great internet presence but you can book over the phone or in person. |
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mrjohndub
Joined: 19 Sep 2005
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Location: Saitama, Japan
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I'd like to plan a short ski excursion within a not-to-long train ride to Gunma, Niigata, Nagano...for one or two days of skiing and one night in a hotel. I live in Kanto.
Which is a good agency or service to use to arrange this? I've been told that you can get a good deal on a package with train, accomodation, lift tickets and perhaps gear altogether. My Japanese is pathetic, so I'd need English service. |
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