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French Links Relationships with Travel Agents

Rachel Kaplan Since we started our business over ten years ago, we have enjoyed excellent relationships with travel agents not only in the United States and Canada, but as far away as South Africa and Australia.

Many of the agents we work with are from the Virtuoso Network, which is the most significant network of blue-chip travel agencies in the world.

Our Business Policy: To Reward our Agents

Our business policy with travel agents: we believe in rewarding all sales agents who work on behalf of French Links Tours, and it is our rule of thumb to provide a 10 percent commission on all tours. While we do arrange for cars and drivers, these are not commissionable because of the preferential rate we are able to obtain on behalf of your clients. We only work with the top limousine and minivan operators in Paris, both of whom provide us with custom-made vehicles.

Our Personalized Concierge Service

We know you are very busy and could use an extra pair of hands and a chance to save on your telephone bill. We have an in-house concierge service that can make restaurant bookings, museum passes and individual museum entrances (so your clients avoid waits on line), the purchase of train tickets, concert tickets, and more. We are the only agency to provide complimentary welcome kits with maps, coupons, booklets and shopping guides.

Guides That Meet Your Clients' Needs

We work with over 40 licensed guides in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany, and are constantly developing our network of specialists, many of whom speak more than one language, including English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Italian and German. We make certain that the guide and the tour is fully prepared in advance, and that the guides are ready to attend to any situation that might arise. If the weather turns from sun to rain, we always have an alternative plan to fall back on!

Tours That Are both Fun and Educational

Many of our guests are multigenerational families with different needs and interests. Our aim is to make your trip abroad both delightful and memorable, and we are constantly looking for ways to improve our range and style of tours. For instance, we offer "treasure hunts" for kids at the Louvre and at the Musée d'Orsay, we offer specialized shopping tours for guests with different body types and budgets, and we provide customized tours for the physically disabled. Our aim is to make your guests' trip to Paris as enjoyable and as unforgettable as possible.

Our Loyalty Policy towards Travel Agents

While we do a lot of business on a direct basis through our Website, we take special care with our travel agent clients. We have worked with certain agents for many years for this reason, including Protravel, Altour, Travel Dynamics and Strong Travel Services, to name a few. We always defer to our agents' requests and like to take our cues from them. In short, we represent your interests first, not our own.

We hope you look upon us as your partner in Paris, and welcome both your feedback and suggestions.

Please feel free to contact Rachel Kaplan to discuss any requests or ideas that you may have.

Bon voyage!

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Rachel Kaplan's Other Web Sites
British Links Tours – Your Cultural Connection to Britain
European Jewish Tours – Private Guided Tours of Jewish Sites and History
Best Buys to French Chic in Paris – Paris Shopping Guide
Events & Company – Special events, corporate incentives, customized team building, weddings, private tours for VIP guests

Contact details at our offices in Paris, France:

Phone/Fax: 01 45 77 01 63
Mobile Phone: 06 64 35 87 63
Email Addresses: kaplan@club-internet.fr or rachel.kaplan@orange.fr

For all queries when calling from outside of France contact:

Rachel Kaplan at: +331 45 77 01 63
Mobile phone at: +336 64 35 87 63

The best way to reach Rachel Kaplan outside office hours is by email:
kaplan@club-internet.fr or rachel.kaplan@orange.fr

We answer all queries in English and in French.

French Links Tours is run by EVENTS & COMPANY, SARL
38 rue de Bassano
75008 Paris France

French Links Tours: www.frenchlinks.com

We accept these credit cards: carte bleue   visa   mastercard   american express amex


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