Trafalgar Travel USA

European Traveler with Tour Director Gigi Bromage.

I just returned from the Christmas Markets trip through Germany, Austria and Switzerland and it was divine! It was chilly with a bit of snow and the markets were so festive. Our travel director explained all about the different Gluhwines and paunsch, so we could enjoy it all week long. It was absolutely perfect from the length of the trip to amount of time we had to explore all the stalls. We had so much free time and set up our own unofficial gingerbread taste test at each market, in each town. A highlight was our time in Lucerne with a trip up the mountain and a cruise on the lake- just spectacular!

Our trip to Spain was a fantastic experience for all 3 Generation. All the hotels and bus were very nice and comfortable to travel in. It was a pleasure to have Brett and Galvin Tollman joining our tour.

Traveled with Trafalgar and sister companies for many years. Only experienced good service and great travels with good people. Love them

Best traveling company, planning my next European trip. Italy was amazing because of how organized and detailed Trafalgar is.

Very professional

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Easy to book a trip. Great destinations and even better services.

Excellent booking service.

Best travel company. I cant wait to travel again.

Great people, great service, they care about customers

UPDATE to this review I posted earlier
RE: TTUSAS B917829 VIP Transfer
Buyer BEWARE!

I am editing this review and today is January 24, 2024. After several emails, this has been corrected, Trafalgar and Costco have reached out via email and phone. I appreciate the time everyone took to make this right. We are once again looking forward to our trip of a lifetime!!! I have also upgraded this review to 4 stars and hoping to update it again after our travels to a 5!

First and previous review I posted earlier:
Please note - I posted 3 stars because we have not yet taken the trip and this has been the only unpleasant experience we have had to date planning this trip.

RE: TTUSAS B917829 VIP Transfer
Buyer BEWARE!
First time booking a Trafalgar trip and we booked through Costco Travel, advertised as a ‘trip of a lifetime’. We booked in October, 2023, in good faith and that trip included what Trafalgar called ‘VIP Transfer, Door-to-Door service’, listed on the ‘final invoice’. We were impressed that this company would get us to and from our home to the airport and back again, only requirement was we live within 50 miles of our departure airport, we met that criterion.
Evidently Trafalgar has discontinued it’s ‘VIP Transfer’ program for 2024, we received an email January 5, 2024. We understand that this program has changed. What is disappointing is Trafalgar not honoring bookings already made in 2023 for 2024. Trafalgar touts their top rating on their website for taking care of its customers, yet this company doesn’t honor plans made in advance or makes changes without offering alternatives.
We are disappointed and haven’t boarded the plane yet or started our trip. Makes us wonder what else will change.
Be careful what happened to us doesn’t happen to you as you trust Trafalgar with your trip of a lifetime.

Went on Autumn Colors tour

Positive: nice tour: knowledgeable tour director: nice hotels: good driver

Negative: got covid after returning..talked to Trafalgar cs to see if there are any covid protocols in place. There aren't. Individuals are supposed to wear Mask and use hand sanitizers if concerned.

We just booked travel with Trafalgar. My wife has been on hold for 2 hours and 45 minutes. This is the longest customer service wait for us with any company ever. This company needs to review your system and provide a call back to customers if call waits are longer than 15 minutes or if you are not available,  say that. This is a horrible reflection for a new customer. We have had better service with every other travel company we have used. We are considering canceling due to your lack of responsiveness.
Update: We held fast, and the trip went well. The 3 stars were purely for the bad start stress. The rest of the trip was more in the 4-5 range. The guides were good overall. Breakfasts were great. Tight sometimes with the drinks at included dinners. Our trip had way too much coach time.

trip cancelled august 19 2021 still waiting on my refund nov.30 2021.
trying to get hold of anyone at this company is a nightmare! on hold 2 + hours every day, i have a job! i cant just be on hold all day! so frustrated with the run around i am getting!!

Trafalgar this Michele Leahy my lawyer has contacted you.
DO NOT USE THIS TRAVEL COMPANY! TRAFALGAR WILL NOT EVEN TRY TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY. WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR HOTEL THE DRIVER NEVER GOT OFF HIS SEAT TO ENSURE EVERYONE GETTING ON WAS SUPPOSED TO. INSTEAD HE STAYED SEATED & MAN GOT ONTO THE BUS AND ROBBED ME. HE NEVER ONCE GOT UP EVEN WHEN I SCREAMED! THE RESPONSE FROM TRAFALGAR CORP WAS STERN & COLD THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY PROPERTY...OR SAFETY?! I LOST AN ENTIRE DAY OF MY TRIP BECAUSE I HAD TO GO TO THE US EMBASSY TO GET AN EMERGENCY PASSPORT AND THEN THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AT THE POLICE STATION. TRAFALGAR DIDN'T LIFT A FINGER NOR EVEN OFFER ME A FREE BOTTLE OF WATER. I GOT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! NO REIMBURSEMENT NO COMPASSION.
DO NOT BOOK YOUR TRIP HERE!!!!
*****The trip was very rushed! You have no control over your trip. They spring locations on you that aren’t relevant to the booking.
It’s a low brow company use the better tour companies such as Tauk , Rick Steves or Gate1