Price increase
Hi everyone, this review is not for our trip experience but the price gouging I have incurred now after booking their Provence June 2020 trip. I booked that trip well in advance, sometime in Nov 2019 to travel in June 2020 to take advantage of their Early Booking Discount. The rate was $ 4,098.00 (per person) minus early booking discount of $1,100 (per person), total for $5996 for 2 people. I paid it in full in March 2020. When covid was widespread, of course we could not to France in June 2020, Christy did not reimburse us, Instead we go a credit towards a future trip. Summer 2021 did not happen either since France was closed to Americans till Fall and my mom and I wanted to visit Provence during Lavender season. We moved our reservation to July 2022. I understand inflation and price increase but this morning I got an invoice for another $4264.00 for 2 people! That is in addition to $5996.00 I already paid in March 2020! They had that amount from us for over 2 years, an now we get no discount for this trip in July 2022. I would never pick a trip that would cost me $1000 per person per night – this tour is only 5 nights, and not all meals are included. But I am stuck and don’t know what to do – I will never get my $5996.00 back but to go on this tour I have to come up with another $4264.00, which I did not expect. Just a warning to others – these prepaid small company tours can be tricky with price, if anything happens… We all went thru challenges because of Covid, loss of business, etc. but I can’t believe Off the Beaten Path would hike our price this much, after we had our tour fully paid and you kept our money for over 2yrs.