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I was in Barcelona last year and felt completely safe. We stayed close to Pl. Catalunya, just across Hotel Lleo. It's a very nice place, close to La Rambla

On 11/25/2019 at 7:03 PM, Tom O. said:

Thanks Dogs. I will go ahead and book with them.

I just noticed that the word Alla was deleted from the title of my post. I guess listing a well known tour company's name in the title of a post is not allowed on this forum.

I can't believe it! Was the company's name really deleted?

I agree, Visa and Mastercard are more popular in Europe than Amex.

OK! Summary:
- TJ, Alla, Best Guides (I've asked them), Red Sun don't ask for any prepayment.
- Denrus and Anastasia request a prepayment

On 11/15/2019 at 11:19 PM, dogs4fun said:

FYI - many of the companies frequently mentioned on these boards have already raised their prices for the 2020 season. I just checked the 2020 prices for 3 top tour operators (both on their websites and on Viator/TripAdvisor) and the prices are already higher than they were for 2019. Glad that we booked when we did as we locked in the lower 2019 prices. 

That's the  reason why I suppose to book with Best Guides - they state they haven't changed the price of group tours.

I asked Best Guides about the menu, regarding food restrictions and they wrote me it's not a problem for them. Thanks everybody!

We are going to book St. Petersburg with a local company. We are still choosing in between a few companies. It's the first time we are booking with a local operator, not with a ship. My question is: what will happen if the ship doesn't dock in the port? Does anybody know what is  common practice in this case?

We're thinking about booking Best of the Best tour with Best Guides. We still haven't decided. Does anybody know what kind of lunches are included? My DW has very serious food restrictions and I'm not sure she will be able to eat anything at all.

Thanks for your advice. I found "Best Guides" and asked them about Elena.

Does anybody know this company from St. Petersburg? My friends who recently visited St. Petersburg haf an excellent guide Elena Gumenaya, who works for Best tours. I tried to google. I couldn't find her or even that company.

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