I have just returned from a holiday in Croatia. I am a first time traveller since my husband died. In the JY brochure it said I could book with a local travel agent, which I did as I needed the face to face bit for advice etc.
I would not recommend using this route as I did not get the change of hotel venue until the last minute as I had to travel to Gatwick on the Saturday evening and stay over to get the early flight on the Sunday. The letter went to my travel agent who opened it and then posted it on to me !
I was not met at Gatwick as Julia assured me I would be and only met up with my party and guide at Dubrovnik
airport-all a bit scary for a first timer. If you have checked your luggage in how are you supposed to look for JY labels ?
On arriving home, one of the people I had exchanged phone numbers with rang to say that she had a welcome home pack and a cheque because of the change of hotel, I did not receive these. when I phoned my travel agent she first said she would look into it and then rang back to say that the letter with cheque was in my folder and they had not received a welcome letter for me. When I asked why JY was not communicating with me direct she said "they did not give my address to JY for security reasons". What would have happened if
there had been an emergency abroad ?
The holiday itself was excellent value and I was NOT one of the people who complained about the change of hotel, after all JY upgraded us to 5 star.
I would advise prospective travellers to book with JY direct, I will next time.