When traveling to different cities and countries, many use the transfer service to get to a hotel, hotel or a designated meeting point. Since it is much cheaper than a taxi or a ride and saves a lot of time.
What is hotel transfer?
Transfer is a meeting of guests, tourists at the airport or railway stations, and their delivery to hotels and back. As a rule, this service is ordered several days before the start of the trip.
The transfer includes:
- Waiting for a guest if the flight is delayed... Before ordering a service, be sure to specify what time will be waiting for you.
- Meeting a visitor with a sign, which contains the first and last name and the name of the hotel.
- Help with luggage.
- Traveler delivery to the destination.
- Help if needed in placement.
The transfer can be carried out both by small cars, mini-veins, and by buses. Sometimes boats, boats, small planes and helicopters are used to get to a place, such as an island.
The cost of the transfer may depend on the distance to the hotel or hotel, and on the number of people who decide to use this service.
The transfer can be individual or group.
What is a private transfer?
This type of service is provided for those who quickly and comfortably want to get to the hotel after a tiring trip.
Benefits:
- You don't have to wait bus or look for some other transportation.
- You will be met and shown to the car you selected when placing your order.
- You will be delivered comfortably to the hotel or hotel.
- Private transfer is very convenientif you are traveling with a child.
It is important to know that when booking a service, the cost per child will be the same as for an adult.
This is due to the fact that the child takes a full place in the car.
Also, a car seat must be ordered for a small child.
What is a group transfer?
This service is provided for transporting a group of people in a mini-vane or bus to a hotel or hotel. If you purchase package tour to a particular country, a group transfer is usually already included in the price.
Advantage group transfer:
- its low cost;
- person (guide), who will accompany you on the transfer, can give a little information about the country and answer your questions.
Disadvantages:
- You will have to wait for everyone who used this service... This can take from 20 minutes to 1 hour or more.
- Travel time to destination may increase due to the fact that everyone who is on the bus with you will be transported to different hotels.
It is best to book a group transfer:
- For sightseeing.
- For large meetings and conferences.
- For meeting business partners.
- For celebrations (weddings or anniversaries).
Transfer to the hotel
Many hotels offer their guests a transfer service from the airport, railway station or river port... This is very convenient, because in an unfamiliar city you may not be able to find out exactly how to get to the hotel. There is also a risk that you may be deceived, for example, by inflating the cost of the trip.
To use the service, you must:
- Contact the hotel in advance.
- Discuss all the nuances:
- Whether you will be met by an individual escort or only a driver.
- Does the driver speak Russian or other languages \u200b\u200bthat you speak.
- Meeting point where you will be expected.
- Do you need a car seat for your child.
- Will your pet be with you.
- The amount of luggage, etc.
It is necessary to ask all your questions so that there is no misunderstanding: 
- Clarify the cost of the transfer.
- Choose a car.
- You can also choose the route you are interested in if you want to visit shops or any sights of the city on the way.
Upon arrival in the country or city, a car will wait for you and your family at the appointed time, which will take you to the booked hotel.
If your flight or train gets delayed, the driver has a waiting time. It can be either 30 minutes or unlimited. Be sure to check this information with the hotel.
Advice: take your hotel contacts, phone number, address with you, because if you are not provided with a transfer, you can find out the reason. Perhaps a car broke down on the way or the driver got stuck in a traffic jam and was already driving up to the meeting point.
Take out travel medical insurance
Transfer from the hotel
If you have not taken care of the return transfer in advance, then a few days before the end of your stay at the hotel, you can order it. To easily reach the airport, railway station or river port.
Be sure to inform the departure time of the train, ferry or plane when booking the service so that you will be delivered on time to your destination.
After you book a return transfer, you can calmly go about your business, since on the appointed day of departure:
- a car will be waiting for you;
- at the reception or by phone you will be reminded at what time the car will be delivered for you;
- help you load your luggage;
- if necessary, lead to the desired terminal.
Transfer order forms
You can order a transfer in the following ways:
- Via the Internet when booking a room in a hotel or hotel. To do this, on many hotel sites, when ordering a room, a transfer button appears, on which you must put a tick.
- Write to the hotel by e-mail, having discussed all the nuances. At the end of the negotiations, payment can be made by credit card.
- Call the hotel.
- If you have booked a package tour, you can choose which transfer you want to get to the hotel or hotel, group or individual. Please communicate your decision regarding the selected service to the agent from whom the travel package was ordered in order to make changes.
An important point, if you choose an individual transfer, you will need to pay extra for it, since this service is not included in the package tour.
- IN use the services of specialized agencies.
The first thing that worries a tourist before a long-awaited trip is safety and tranquility. Everyone who is going on a long trip counts on the travel agent to provide his client with a full range of services for moving or flying to the destination.
However, upon arrival, the traveler may face an unpleasant surprise - the lack of transport to the hotel or the next flight point. You can avoid this by mentioning the transfer service in the contract. What it is will be discussed further.
What is a transfer?
This terminology is borrowed from of English languagewhere literally means "moving". In fact, the answer to the question of what is a transfer in tourism is extremely simple - moving from point A to point B, subject to the safety of the tourist and at the expense of the agency... In practice, this means that the travel agency assumes responsibility for ensuring the safety of the tourist upon arrival and undertakes to deliver him to the destination mentioned in the contract, be it a hotel or another airport.
What kind of transfer is there in tourism?
Transfer, as a term, is used not only in tourism, but also in the economic and social spheres. Several types of this service are available for tourists, which differ in cost, volume of amenities and the degree of agency's obligations to the client. In general, all types of travel support can be grouped into three large blocks:
- private transferwhen the agency undertakes to accompany one tourist;
- group transfer, the object of the agreement is a group of people;
- VIP-transferp, which is distinguished by the greater completeness of the available services for the client.
The first two blocks are also divided into free support and paid. The first appears in most contracts on an ongoing basis, but does not contain a comprehensive range of services and is limited only to movement, for example, from the airport to the hotel.
Individual transfer: person with a sign
Before applying for a visa or a trip, the client is often offered additional services, after which the question naturally arises, what does transfer mean. So, the most common type of this service is just a “person with a sign”.
This involves escorting the client by the agent's car from the airport to the hotel itself, where a room is booked for the tourist.
The agent will find the client himself, meet him, help with the luggage and even bring him up to date on the peculiarities of the local mentality and the availability of attractions.
Group transfer: "policy" for several people
Shared transfer means that the travel agency takes responsibility for accompanying a group of people... For these purposes, a special bus is hired, the agent gathers the entire group, and each individual client has practically no chance of being lost. The key advantage of this option is the lower cost, since the escort price is, in fact, divided among all participants in the trip. However, this also gives rise to the main disadvantage of this option, namely, the loss of mobility, since you will have to “go by the handle” with a group of 10-15 people.
VIP transfer: personal limousine please
The most expensive and high-profile VIP transfer involves escorting a person "in style"bypassing the delays with waiting for the rest of the group, the inconvenience of a small or dirty car and suggesting refreshments during the trip. This option is also the safest, since often in the list of escort services the highest class also includes an insurance policy. The only drawback is the cost.
Return transfer
Backtracking is literally transferring the client from the hotel back to the airport and ensuring a reliable flightif you need to make several transfers. A return transfer is necessary if a person has absolutely no command of the language and, moreover, has limited funds. This service allows you to bypass the unpleasant moments of trying to communicate with taxi drivers and staff at the airport, which in itself is a significant advantage.
Free cheese: is it worth overpaying?
Some travel agencies offer tourists a choice of two types of escort - one that is available by default, that is, free, and an additional one. Choosing a free escort is a deliberate concession in its safety, since the agency will not be constrained by an additional agreement to ensure the safety of the client on the road. In turn, a paid transfer is characterized by the following advantages:
- lack of red tape at the airport;
- lack of a language barrier;
- availability of transport;
- complete safety;
- the organization assumes additional costs, if any.
This option more fully covers the agency's obligations to accompany a person and often provides for a return flight.
The key difference between any escort is convenience. The higher the degree of convenience, the correspondingly more solid the cost of the service, but sometimes this is a smaller blow to the wallet, in comparison with the price, for example, of a taxi from the airport to the hotel.
And this is provided that the tourist can explain to the driver exactly where he needs to.
Therefore, when signing an agreement with an agency, a tourist should take a closer look at his safety and push stinginess into the background, because he pays first of all for his own convenience and peace of mind on the road.
It turns out that going on vacation on our own, we can also order a tourist transfer for ourselves without any problems. The key word is yourself! Well, that is, now it is absolutely not necessary to buy a ticket at a travel agency for this. And I am glad that in this way we can book a transfer, in Russia, and in Italy, and in Thailand, and in France, and in Turkey, and in Spain, and in Bali, and many other places!
Navigating the article:
What is a tourism transfer?
In short, a tourist transfer is organized trip, for example, from the airport to the hotel, or back. One of the word translations Transfer from English is the word "Moving". A simple example, having independently arrived at the airport in Bangkok or Phuket, we still have to somehow get to the hotel. Here, in fact, the transfer will come to the rescue!
Why is this necessary at all?
Well, at least, going on vacation to an unfamiliar country, not knowing the local language, you don't always want to figure out what public transport we could get to the hotel, where to look for it on the spot, at which stop to get off, etc. The option to get from the airport to the hotel by taxi can cost you a pretty penny, or what will be there in the local money of the country we are going to. Not everyone and not always are ready to rent a car in the first days of the trip. As a result, it turns out that booking a transfer from the airport to the hotel is easier, more convenient and often the cheapest. Moreover, this can already be done in advance, via the Internet, without leaving your home at all, and, without exaggeration, in just a few minutes.
How to book a transfer yourself?
Previously, we bought an organized tour (a ticket from a tour operator), where the package of services already included a transfer from the airport to the hotel and a return transfer at the end of the holiday. But over time, we realized that we like traveling on our own much more. At the same time, of course, I had to ask myself a question, how can we organize our transfer now? It turned out that everything is simple. More precisely, on our other website (Site about Crete) one of the readers said that there has long been a convenient service for self-searching and online booking transfers in more than 140 countries of the world, of course, and in: Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Turkey, Thailand and many, many others:
How it works? We just need to enter the basic search parameters: from which airport we need a transfer, to which hotel, date and time of travel, the number of people. And the system will automatically find the transfer options available at that time, offered by the carrier companies, displaying the search results on one page. As a rule, if you look for a transfer in advance, and not in last days, then in the search results you can find both options for a trip on a simple bus with a group of other tourists, as well as an individual transfer by car (with the possibility of choosing a class of car, up to luxury). We just have to choose the option we like and book a transfer. By the way, on some destinations we even met such options as, which is very important while relaxing on ski resort, and even or combined transfers, for example, by sea + by car.
Note 1. If we understood correctly, it searches for current transfer options, and the booking is made already with the carrier company. Therefore, we receive a voucher with all the necessary information from the carrier company. By the way, this explains the wider choice of different transfer options in one direction or another.
Some types of transfer
Let's not take into account public transport, taxi or car rental, for the reasons that we have given in, or rather, let's talk about the pros and cons of those organized types of transfers that we ourselves have already used many times:
- Group transfer
What is it? We are taken from the airport to the hotel in a large or medium-sized bus in the company of other tourists who are gradually transported to their hotels. Well, or vice versa, during the transfer from the hotel on the way to the airport, the bus travels to the hotels and picks up tourists.
Pros and cons of a group transfer:
+ Low cost. For us, this type of transfer is still the most affordable.
- Longer travel time. Delivering to hotels or picking up other tourists, much more time is spent.
- Dependence on other tourists. The more fellow passengers travel on one bus, the more stops and the higher the likelihood of some overlap. - Private transfer
Here, the trip takes place not on a big bus and not in the company of other tourists, as in the case of a group transfer, but, as a rule, in a car or minibus and in the company of only us and the driver. Therefore, there is no longer any need to visit other hotels!
Pros and cons of a private transfer:
+ Saving time, since we are the only passengers and there is no need to visit other hotels on the way.
+ Increased comfort. There is probably nothing to explain here.
+ On the day of departure from the hotel, it is easier to agree on the exact time of boarding the car, since an individual transfer does not depend on the punctuality of other passengers.
- The cost of an individual transfer is often higher than that of a group transfer. - Transfer from the hotel
Some hotels can arrange transfers for their guests. In fact, this is the same individual transfer, which was mentioned above, but with possible differences:
- The cost of such a transfer can be set by each hotel individually. By the way, some hotels can provide transfers for free. Therefore, if such a service is offered by a hotel, then we always specify the price issue in advance.
- You should be prepared for the fact that if other guests of the same hotel arrive or leave at the same time with us, then, if there are seats in the car, most likely we will all go together.
How much does a tourist transfer cost?
The exact figure, of course, is almost impossible to give, because the price depends very much:
- From the country in which the transfer is to be ordered, and even from the cost of fuel in one country or another.
- Naturally, from the distance of the trip.
- From the type of transport and its class. It is clear that it will cost less than, for example, and even more so.
Therefore, in the beginning, we usually decide where and when we will go, what kind of transport we will get, we drive these data into the form that is presented below (it is active) and find out the exact price of a transfer that meets our requirements:
We ordered a transfer, but what next?
And then a lot depends on the carrier company, the rules of which are best studied in advance. Most often, at the airport we were met by a company representative with a sign on which our name and surname were indicated, and once we had to independently look for the company's counter according to the description sent in the letter in advance. Before the return transfer, we also received instructions on what time and where to wait, a description of the bus or car, its number, carrier contacts and other information to help us find our bearings.
Hello reader! Today I wanted to talk about what a transfer in tourism is, how a transfer differs from a taxi, why sometimes it is worth giving up, which companies offer a high-quality and safe transfer and reveal this topic a little for blog readers.
Nowadays, quite a few taxi companies offer services for the transportation of passengers, but for some reason, along with ordinary taxis, there are organizations dealing with transfer issues, and this activity is singled out in a separate direction. Let's figure out what the difference is.
Transfer - what is it
an English word that means "move", "transfer". Most often it is used in the tourism theme, implying the delivery of a passenger from one pre-agreed place to another.
Probably, you are familiar with the situation when you arrive by plane, walk towards the exit from the airport, and there are such people holding signs in their hands with names, names of hotels or train stations, and waiting for someone. These are the transfer drivers who are waiting for their passengers.
What is a transfer in tourism
A transfer in tourism is a pre-agreed route (for example, a transfer from the airport to a hotel), when you know the place of pick-up and drop-off, you as a passenger. The transfer is ordered in advance, and excludes situations when you would like to go to the hotel, but not on anything or expensive. As a rule, different types of cars are used in the transfer, suitable for your requirements (luggage, number of passengers). The price is known in advance and you don't have to bargain with the driver to get the right price.
In contact with
Private transfer or taxi? For the traveler, this question arises when planning a trip. Now we will sort out this topic by cogs and put it on the shelves!
So what do we know about taxis and taxi drivers?
The methods of ordering a taxi today are very diverse:
- Call by phone
- Call via app
- Take a taxi from the parking
- Stop "from the curb"
- Take an official taxi at the counter at the airport, train station, hotel
- Use the services of a private owner
The first way
convenient in your city, because you know which taxi to call. Plus, phone calls on the home network are quite budgetary. The rate matters.
Cons: if you don't know the address, the explanations can be delayed.
Second way
- call a taxi through one of the applications on your smartphone. The method is very good, since in most cases it is immediately clear how many pieces of silver your voyage will cost.
Pros: no need to call and try to explain through which arch you can enter your yard.
Cons: Internet roaming may not be available.
Taxi ranks,
specialized and not very, you can take a taxi on them, and, having indicated the direction to the driver, hit the road.
Pros: there is no waiting, there is no payment for car delivery, you can immediately evaluate the cab driver and his carriage. That's probably all.
Cons: Dynamic pricing, which depends on the taxi driver's greed rate and the overall assessment of your appearance.
Are you packing for a gift?
- it is with this magic phrase that you will start communicating with the majority of "bombers", stopping the car "from the curb" ( for Petersburgers: a curb is a curb).
Pros: You are more likely to leave. You can voice your own price, but if it is significantly lower than the average rate, you will have to stand there for a long time.
Cons: if you cannot explain on your fingers where you need to, then the trip can be delayed.
Generous, rich, newcomer, late
- these are the epithets that characterize the person who takes a taxi at the counter at the airport, train station or at the hotel reception.
Pros: quick landing, the price of the trip is immediately known.
Cons: Usually the price is very high. But it all depends on the country / city where this stand is actually located.
Bombs, rooks, private traders.
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Pros: you can get from point A to point B very inexpensively. good car, because the driver of a wealthy car owner decided to earn extra money. www.site
Cons: it is very expensive to get from point A to point B. You can get there on an ancient rydvan, looking at the asphalt through a hole in the floor under your feet.
What is a transfer and what is it like
The transfer can be group or individual. In turn, an individual transfer is divided into categories:
- Minivan / minibus
- Minivan / minibus VIP class
- A car
- Passenger car of VIP class
- Luxury car
- Other modes of transport: boats, boats, helicopters, airplanes
The cost of the transfer depends on the distance and the type / class of vehicle. The most budgetary type of transfer - group.
Group transfer
Group transfer
is carried out in which guests of different hotels travel. The transfer route is compiled upon request and includes all hotels of passengers. If time is not critical for you, you can save a lot by choosing this type of transfer.
Cons: If your hotel is not among the first, the trip will not be quick. Waiting for passengers from multiple flights at the airport is a common practice. The second disadvantage is that the price is always for one passenger, and it will be cheaper for a company of three or four people to order private transfer.
Pros: of course the price! It can be ten times lower than in a taxi or private transfer. The second plus is that you will arrive directly at the doorstep of your hotel.
Private transfer
Private transfer implies that the transfer will only take you / your company and immediately to the destination. For example, a driver with a sign will meet you at the airport, help with your luggage and take you to your hotel.
Transfer minibus
may have from 6 to 18 seats... Therefore, it is selected in each specific case based on the requests of passengers.
Cons: in general, they are not. There may be nagging, but this is a special case.
Pros: you can accommodate almost any group in size in one minibus. The price will be more than sparing in terms of one passenger.
VIP transfer a minibus is most often carried out on a Mercedes Vito / Viano or similar. Designed to carry 6 passengers with luggage. In most cases, 1 passenger + 1 suitcase. When ordering a transfer, you must take into account the amount of baggage, and if there is non-standard baggage, notify in advance.
Cons: price. It is higher than that of a transfer on a similar minibus, but without the VIP prefix.
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Private transfer in a car, it is designed to carry 3 - 4 people. In terms of its characteristics, it is similar to private transfer by minibusexcept that it is a sedan and not a minibus.
Passenger car VIP
class is a car of a representative class. The number of passengers is 3 people. With chic, blackjack and whores, glitter and comfort will take its passengers to their destination.
Cons: price. But this is not a minus, it is rather the order of prices, which not everyone can afford.
Pros: comfort, prestige, status. If a passenger is accustomed to driving a business class car, then it will be very uncomfortable for him to move in a lower class car.
LUX car
- this is for gourmets and luxury lovers. Luxurious cars are created for the elite class, stars and stars of show business, eminent athletes and other celebrities.
Cons: none. But price is a filter that clearly distinguishes people who can afford it.
Pros: the highest level of service, great cars that will emphasize the status of the guest.
Helicopters, boats and yachts
- it is not always for the sake of status or is a luxury. In some countries, this is the only option to take guests to the airport or hotel.
I will not highlight the pros and cons here, since in each case there will be its own motives for choosing this type of transfer.
Which is more profitable: transfer or taxi?
Private transfer
will be is always more profitable if you are traveling with more than 4 people. If you are alone or a company of up to 4 people, you need to compare the cost of a taxi and the price for. Don't forget about group transfer, also called Shared. Please note that in the case of a group transfer, the fare is set for one passenger.
It is beneficial to use a taxi for short trips around the city; over long distances, the price will not be the most pleasant. Taxi drivers often include their return journey in the price.
findings
Now you know almost everything about taxis and transfers, but you don't have to keep it in your head, you can bookmark the address of our website and, if necessary, contact our specialists at. We will select the best price option for you, and we will take into account all your wishes. Transfer number 1 - on guard of your comfort!
We wish you pleasant travel journeys!
