Fantasy Travel in Greece: Reviews by Clients who have booked with the Agency

It was late Spring and my website was going crazy. We had no idea it would become so popular and because some of the travel agents on my site were small companies they were being overwhelmed by the e-mail, phone calls and faxes. I needed one more agency to relieve the stress. I had received a phone call in the USA from George Gerasimides of Fantasy Travel, telling me he liked my site and was interested in being on it, but I get calls and e-mail every day from people who want to be on my websites. So I went to Tom Mazarakis, who is my personal guru when it comes to matters in Greece I don't understand, and asked him what he knew about Fantasy Travel. He said they were very respected and well organized. At the same moment a man walked in and asked Tom what he knew about Matt Barrett. Tom said this is Matt Barrett and the man introduced himself. He was George Gerassimidis of Fantasy Travel. I don't know if I believe in fate, but this seemed like a good moment to start. Then I discovered that he had learned the travel business by working with Dolphin Hellas for five years. Another twist of fate. I began by sending him the last minute clients...you know...the people who found my website the day before they were leaving for Greece and were desperate because all they had were their airline tickets. But when I realized how well organized and how professional his company was, I began recommending them to everyone.
From the amount of positive feedback I have gotten from people who have used them I have to say they are the best agency on my website.
Matt Barrett

Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:49 PM
Subject: Thank You!

Thank you just does not seem to be enough to express how thankful I am to you for making our trip to Greece so magnificent. We loved the beauty of your country and the hospitality of your people. We cannot thank you enough for such a fabulous trip. If you need any references for people traveling from the US, please feel free to use me as a reference. I will remember my 50th birthday forever with many fond memories.

Kristen S. Speer
Human Resources Director
Big Canyon Country Club

Hi Matt

My wife, 20 month old son and myself just returned about a week ago from our first trip to Greece. I wanted to thank you not only for your fantastic website but also the time you take to respond to individual emails. Your recommendation of Fantasy Travel is much appreciated. I would strongly encourage anyone traveling to Greece to contact them, especially if you are traveling with a small child. From the time our plane touched down in Athens they were available for all of our needs. The fact I did not have to worry about any transportation really eliminated some stress. In addition your hotel and restaurant recommendations were also excellent. I should also add that Sifnos, as you suggested it would be, was perfect for a family. The beach at Kamares was as you described and perfect for a 20 month old to run wild. The weather was perfect the week we were there this past October and we basically had the beach to ourselves. The Greek people could not have been nicer. It seemed that from the Plaka to Apollonia the folks went out of their way to put a smile on our son's face. If he wasn't getting free bakery or fries, it was a toy at the pharmacy. I planned this trip for a long time but it was worth the wait. I can certainly say, my family would love to go again. Thank you again for all of your time and effort.

Warm regards............................ Casey, Julie & Caleb Palbicki

Oh, I'm sure you get plenty of better written testimonials but please feel free to include this email if you'd like.

To: Litsa CHRISTOU

Everything you had arranged for us happened exactly the way you had planned it and this amazed us because such perfection is rare in today's world. We were particularly impressed with the way things went so smoothly in Santorini, which was one of the most complicated parts of our trip. The taxi was there at Thira airport to take us as close as possible to our hotel; the young man was waiting at the top of the steps to carry our bags down; and the location of the hotel itself was ideal. Two days later, at 3:30 a.m., the young man showed up ahead of time to carry our bags up to where the taxi was due to pick us up; the taxi arrived ten minutes early and transported us to the ferry for Crete; and at Crete another taxi was waiting to take us to our hotel in Iraklion (which had the best view in town).

Matt,

I wanted to take a quick minute to thank you for your awesome web site! My
sister and I went to Greece last July and had a great time. Your advice was
invaluable and we had a much richer experience than if I had never come
across your site. Based on your recommendation, we decided to use a travel
agent. We worked with Nadia at Fantasy Travel in Athens and she was so
amazing. She was upfront, honest and kind- she worked hard to meet our
needs and we got just what we wanted out of our trip. Fantasy Travel really
helped us out- we arrived in Athens the day of the big blackout last July
and they were so nice. They let us keep luggage there for a few hours
(despite their cramped quarters!) while we walked around the city before
leaving for Pireaus.

Our parents are going back to Greece this September for a few weeks and I
recommended Fantasy Travel and your web site!

Thanks again for all your hard work on the web site, we really appreciated
it!

With Thanks from Maine,
Laura K

Mike and Sue Wade

Matt, I just wanted to thank you for your excellent site and for your recommendation of Fantasy Travel. Below is an email I recently sent them. I believe they (and the information on your site) were instrumental in ensuring my family and I had a successful vacation in Greece. We used your recommendations for restaurants in Athens and were not disappointed. In addition, your web site provided a wealth of data on Greek foods and customs which we found very useful. Thanks again for the service you provide.

Anna,
I just wanted to take a few moments to thank you for our GREAT vacation in Greece. I believe that Fantasy Travel did an excellent job to ensure that my family and I had a great vacation and I really do appreciate it. Fantasy Travel went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure our time in Greece was the best they could make it. When US Air cancelled our flight, I was fearful that we would loose a substantial portion of our time in Athens. Fantasy Travel went out of their way to schedule a private tour which helped to make up for the lost time and this was very much appreciated. I would like to acknowledge that this support to our changing requirements was exceptional. Throughout our entire vacation, Fantasy Travel made sure that all of the arrangements were followed thorough. As you know our arrangements included several hotels at Athens, Crete, and Santorini as well as several connections via air, hydrofoil, and ferry. Fantasy Travel supported us throughout the entire journey. Transportation to and from the various hotels and terminals was always available on time and was always provided when it was promised. Your taxi drivers always provided their service with a smile and with tips for the areas we were visiting. It was very comforting to always find your representatives waiting for us at the terminals and ports. The hotel accommodations were as advertised and your attention to details was evident. The hotel staff was also very pleasant and willing to accommodate our requests. In short, Fantasy Travel was instrumental in ensuring this family vacation was a memorable event and I can�t thank you enough. Thank you!

Richard Stutler

To: Dina Kastrinaki

Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:03 AM

Subject: RE: fantasy travel

my dear Dina,
\i have tried tocall you but i am sure it is my telephone. i will try when we arrive back in Athens. We have had a WONDERFUL time!!!! Thank you, thank you. |I am so sorry i didn't have the chance to meet you. i love nellee! She is a sweetheart. ihope the time comes and you ever decide to come to lake Tahoe, please know you have friends and we would love to meet you and show you the area. We are thrilled with Volcano View Villas' here. it is a vacation in a vacation. you are right. i am sorry we are leaving to go to italy. i would have rather spent all my time here in Greece. i want to come back. So many wonderful people and adventures here. What a lovely place to live. yassas Dina!!!!

Dear Dina,

We're back from our wonderful vacation in Greece. What a trip!! I cannot thank you enough for all you did. Everything was perfect( except you Europeans like or tolerate hard beds--Ha). Every detail was taken care of and all we had to do was enjoy. That part was priceless. The hotels were wonderful. Athens and our hotel there were great. I am supprised how much we liked Athens, everyone said it would be terrible. The hotel was very conviently located and was very nice. In Mykonos, the hotel was again very nice and well located. I am glad it was not in the laybrynth if the shopping area. The hotel manager was incredibly nice and helpful. In Naxos, everything was great. Our favorite was Santorini. I could have stayed there forever. The esparasa hotel was incredible. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. We didn't want to leave the hotel to even shop. We had such a great time and I thank you for all you did, it would have been chaotic if not impossible without your help.Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Rob

Hi Dina,
I have meant to write and thank you for such a good job planning our trip - rarely has a trip been planned for me where everything was so well orchestrated. I have recommended your services to all my friends who might want to visit Greece - and when I am ready to come back I will be sure to contact you.
Happy New Year!
Colleen

I know this comes a bit late, but I just wanted to say how absolutely wonderful our trip to Greece was! Every detail of our itenerary went exactly as planned and we are just thrilled with the excellent job you and Fantasy Travel did helping us plan and book our trip.

As soon as we have the money in our budget, we are coming back to Greece (this time to Santorini, I think) and we look forward to using Fantasy Travel again.

Dear Matt,

I wanted to let you and your readers know how thankful I am for your site and leading me to Litsa and Fantasy Travel. I needed a very customized trip and had tried to plan it myself for months using the Internet and local travel agencies. I was so crazed. No one could answer my questions; like is there a good view from that hotel,how many steps, would my daughter like a specific island, does time allow me to do this and go there? Litsa at Fantasy Travel in Athens was prompt and dependable. In the morning I would go to my email and find very complete answers to all my questions submitted the night before. In the end she planned my entire trip using hotels,tours etc in great locations with good prices. Once I was in Greece, Fantasy Travel was only a phone call away 24 hours a day. They arranged for people to meet and transport us at every point which made the trip much easier. They really made a huge difference in our trip, especially for first time travelers to Greece.

Sincerely,

Sharon

I wanted to let you know that we had a fantastic time in Greece!! I spent 7 years as a travel agency manager in the states and only hoped to achieve the level of service and professionalism that your agency provided me not knowing me and being thousands of miles away.

I have to say that I was somewhat concerned booking travel arrangements and paying thousands of dollars to someone I never met. My only confidence was in reading about your site on Matt Barrett's Travel Guide to Greece and the many testimonial letters you have on your web page. I want you to add my letter to those and let people know if they have any questions or concerns they could email me at dimi907@optonline.net.

We truly felt like VIP's travelling with the services of your agency. Nellie is a delightful person whose smile and personality is a natural in the travel industry. Meeting her in Athens at midnight was a big relief (not having any of our vouchers or inter-island air tickets before our trip) and a wonderful beginning to a trip that will give me and my family a lifetime of memories.

All the services of the agencies and hotels we used on the islands were just as professional and satisfying.

I will strongly urge my friends to use your services when they travel to Greece.

I apologize for the long delay in writing to express our great thanks to you and Fantasy Travel for helping arrange our trip to Greece in June of this year. The trip was great and very enjoyable. Fantasy Travel was very professional and we were impressed with how smoothly everything went during our stay. We were very pleased with our accommodations and it was great having the transfers and ferries arranged in advance.

I especially thank Mrs. Dulce for her help with locating our lost baggage from Air France. It was very reassuring to know that Fantasy was doing everything they could to help return the missing baggage to us as soon as possible.

Once again, I apologize it has taken so long for us to express our thanks. I will definitely recommend Fantasy Travel to friends and family in the future and we look forward to travelling with you again. I have attached a picture from our trip for you to see.

We got back from Greece Monday evening, and I just wanted to tell you what a perfectly wonderful trip you planned for us! Greece was more spectacular than I even imagined and all your hard work was certainly appreciated by my entire group.

We thoroughly enjoyed Maria and George on our driving tour. They were so kind and easy to be with. We felt like we were leaving friends at the end of the journey.

The hotels were all great, of course the Grand Bretagne was beautiful and very comfortable after the long flight. We loved the Amalias also, especially the great dinners they planned for us in the evening. Also the Dana Villas were so fun with an incredible view and my son loved counting how many stairs we would climb every day. We are certainly in better shape than when we arrived!

We will be writing a newspaper story about how wonderful the experience was for us, and I wanted you to know that all the details worked perfectly.

Dear Nadia

My wife and I wanted to express our thanks to you and the staff at Fantasy Travel for a wonderful travel experience. My wife and I had a perfect vacation in Greece, with a great itinerary and unexpected personal attention from your staff, making sure that we made all of our connections. Great service! We would not hesitate to recommend Fantasy Travel to our friends, and we hope to have an opportunity to arrange another vacation with your company in the future.

Please express our warmest regards and thanks to "Mama" Dulce -- she was considerate, professional, and perfectly organized, and we appreciated her 24/7 efforts and her pleasant personality. And of course, Nadia, I'd like to express my personal thanks for your kind and professional efforts in the making of our arrangements.

We had a brief opportunity to meet George, as we were wandering around in Athens on our last evening and happened upon the Fantasy Travel office -- we were impressed that he was working hard so late into the evening. Thanks for running such a fine travel agency, George.

Your may, of course, use our recommendation and this letter in the promotion of your fine travel agency!

Our Warmest Regards,

Kevin and Pat
Seattle, WA USA

Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 6:38 PM
Subject: Spring Break Adventure

Hi
Litsa, George

Just a brief note to thank you for all your effort in making our Greek
experience such a meaningful trip. The planning went off like clock
work! The grandchildren gained a valuable insight into modern and
ancient Greece.

I know that there were many others involved (both seen and unseen) in
assisting with the arrangements - GEO, (Roula - our guide), the staff at
Hotel Central, drivers, the management and staff at Aegean Thesaurus,The
management and staff at Petali Village ... please express our
appreciation to all ...especially Madame Dulce...

Sifnos was a good choice for us. The children loved the island ... lots
of hiking, sightseeing, relaxing ... soaking up the sunshine and island
culture. I will attach a photo or two. Sorry we did not meet in person
this trip. But there will be others!

Regards,

Mary Jean and Dale

I wanted to thank you once again for arranging such a wonderful trip to Greece. I have travelled extensively for years, and made all my own arrangements, but will never do so again, if I can find a great travel agency like Fantasy. As I mentioned before, it was great to be able to design exactly the itinerary I wanted, from the specific hotels to the specific methods of travel between locations, while relying on Fantasy to arrange all the connections & make the bookings. What I didn't realize until during my trip is that I may have actually gotten better prices than I would have if I had made my own arrangements (I say this after checking the rack rates that hotels were offering, comparing the price I paid for an independently-arranged rental car on Crete to the one Fantasy arranged, etc). I was also amazed that Fantasy would actually have a representative meet me at each location, and escort me right to the airport gate, taxi, ferry boat, etc -- and, that your representatives took the time to fax me the night before each transfer to confirm, e.g., the time that the taxi would arrive! Your services truely could not have been better. I discovered Fantasy Travel through Matt Barrett's web site (greecetravel.com), and figured that this was a guy who wasn't looking to earn a buck, but rather, simply had a passion for Greece and wanted to share it with others, so I felt confident that his recommendation of Fantasy Travel must be well-founded. Your agency obviously shares this same passion. Thanks again, and feel free to use my testimony (but please, not my e-mail address!) in any of your ads!

p.s. -- I found that travelling with my six year old was a real pleasure in Greece -- he loved seeing many historical sites and sites of Greek legends and myths, and I've never been to a country where children are so cherished. He was lavished with so much attention that he actually had to say "okay, don't get too mushy-gushy on me" to his new friends when departing each location! My only regret is not having spent more time on Crete, to travel into some of the smaller villages and remote areas and get away from the more tourist-oriented areas -- oh well, there's always the next time!

Hello Efi,

How are you? We just got back from out trip on Saturday past and I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you again for putting together everything for us. We had a great time and I can't wait to go back again, lol. Everything was perfect and went so smoothly, we didn't have to worry about a thing. Even the weather agreed with us. The hotels that you booked for us were excellent, especially the Hotel Leto on Hydra....I think that was our favourite of them all. Fantasy Travel is very fortunate to have you as part of their team! We have friends going to Greece in June, and I'll be sure to recommend you to them. I also want to say thank you to the escort who met us at the airport, although I'm embarassed to admit that her name escapes me.

Greece is a magical country, and you're very lucky to be able to call it home. I'm already looking forward to planning another trip, but to the islands next time, and I'll be in touch when we're ready to come back. Again, thank you for a fantastic job!

Andrea Earle

Hi there Efi

I just want to thank you so much for making possible the really great holiday in Greece and Turkey. Your country is just so beautiful and your people so welcoming - we really have had just the best time there with memories to last a lifetime. Now that we are home again and people ask us which part we liked best it is very difficult to say because everywhere was so beautiful in different ways. And the experience that we had in Greece was made possible by you with your experience and knowledge, and we know that it would not have been so great if not for your advice and help. We cannot express our appreciation too greatly for what you did for us before and during our holiday there, and truly hope that one day we may return.

Thank you once again. We wish you all the best and may the sun always shine upon you

Monica

Martina Kilgannon

Hi Matt,
Just wanted to let you know that we used Fantasy Travel for hotel and other arrangements based on your recommendation on your web site. They were great - all of our hotels were very nice and the taxi drivers they arranged were all very punctual and helpful. They even sent someone to the airport to say goodbye to us when we departed.
Just thought I'd let you know.
Nancy

Hello Vicky,
Just wanted to let you know that Joe and I had a wonderful trip. We
were very impressed by all the arrangements you made for us. Everyone
was on-time, pleasant and helpful. All of the hotels were very nice
and the staff were helpful. Many went out of their way to provide
extra help (like Maria at Attalos who called Fantasy to double check
our taxi ride to the airport and Sunshine Hotel who offered to let us
keep our room until 5 pm on check-out day so we could shower after
taking a boat trip. Fedriades Hotel and Orfeas Hotels both gave us very
good advice on driving directions and other travel tips.) We thought
it was very sweet that Nellie met us at the airport yesterday as we
departed. All of the drivers arranged by you were pleasant and on-time.
We especially enjoyed talking with Tinos about life in Athens.
Many thanks for helping us have a wonderful, memorable trip.
Nancy and Joe

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