{"id":4662,"date":"2013-01-10T20:26:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T12:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2013-01-31T21:46:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T13:46:20","slug":"travel-complaints-among-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=4662","title":{"rendered":"Travel complaints among members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the activities which seniors love to engage in is to see the world while their legs are still strong.  Many of us plan to go on trips which travel agents do not normally bring travellers to.  Sometimes,  we do not have kakis to travel with.<\/p>\n

Quite often, some members do ask if there are like-minded SHCians who would like to travel together.  At the same time, some members, because of their knowledge of some places, invite fellow members to join them to travel to selected cities or remote parts of the world.<\/p>\n

From what we read in the forum, most self group travel among members turn out well; and members enjoyed the friendship and the trip proper.  Members also tend to trust and accept travel arrangements organised by fellow members.<\/p>\n

But some trips can turn into disaster trips; and the consequences can be unhappy. Expectations can be totally mismatched.  Our expectations of costs can vary eg what is the perceived cost of hotel or guesthouses.  Food can be another area where value and price mismatch.  Service is another area.  Sometimes, we may feel it is better to take an organised tour vs a self-planned tour.  Gosh, things can go wrong.<\/p>\n

Some trips among members do turn out into disaster trips.  Friendship goes down the drain.  Many travellers keep quiet, rather than speak out on what they see as bad organisation or they just stress themselves quietly among themselves.  Some feel strongly other members should be informed.<\/p>\n

Some feel I should highlight these members or even ban such members from the club.  Should we discuss this openly on this forum?  Should the organiser who led the trips be given a chance to speak out?  Very often, when things go wrong, there is a feeling the organiser made some money. <\/p>\n

Yes, we all know things do and can go wrong.  When a service is offered, the follow-up communication is usually between seller and buyer, organiser and fellow travellers.  The unhappiness lives on.<\/p>\n

As a club, we do not have the resources to track all travel arrangements.  We do not track any sale of products and services between or among fellow members.  Who would put up travel guidelines? Who would check and enforce these guidelines? Would there be club volunteers to track any complaints?<\/p>\n

I am writing this email because there are such complaints.<\/p>\n

I like to hear your views.  Stay objective please.<\/p>\n

Terence Seah <\/p>\n

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