SarahS
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I have just  received my travel documents. The information regarding meeting the tour manager is the most confusing yet. Please could you clarify whether they will be travelling with the main group  from Gatwick, or meeting  travellers  at Tolouse airport. If the meeting is in Tolouse, please confirm where this will be. The information states either at immigration or in the arrivals hall. Having been given the wrong information last year by a JY airport rep, I'd like to be in the  right place this time.
Moderator2
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Good Afternoon SarahS,

I can confirm that the tour manager will be travelling with the main group from London Heathrow airport.

Kind Regards,

Mildred.

SarahS
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Thank you. It would be very useful if that information and the  name  of the tour manager were included with the final information as is done by other tour operators.
sjm533
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'SarahS' wrote:

Thank you. It would be very useful if that information and the  name  of the tour manager were included with the final information as is done by other tour operators.

Hi Sarah,

This is an old bone of contention, and something that appears to be JY policy that I do not like.  One company I travel with not only gives the name of the TM but also a telephone number for them in case of emergency, very useful if things go wrong before you even join the group.  JY say they can't do it.  More like won't do it.  They only have to get the TM's permission.

What with booking on line - paying on line - getting documents by email - JY's customer service is on the way down.

Sylvia

Julia
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Hi Sarah/Sylvia

Putting the name of the Tour Manager on the final documentation has been discussed in the past and will undoubtedly be discussed again in the future. There are a few issues that we need to be able to overcome; one is that we occasionally have to replace a tour manager (perhaps due to illness) at the last minute, another, is that some of our tour managers would prefer that this is not shared in the documentation.

In terms of contact information, every Just You customer is given the phone number for our emergency helpline which is available 24/7, 365 days a year, as part of their final documentation and this is always handy to keep on you in case of an emergency whether you are held up in traffic on the way to the airport or should something happen whilst overseas.

It is a case of never say never, just because we don't do it now, doesn't mean that we won't do it further down the line.

Kindest regards,

Julia

SarahS
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I fail to understand why some tour managers refuse to allow their names and a contact number to be included in the final documentation.  Don't they understand that customers pay their wages?  JY customers are grown up enough to accept that last minute changes are sometime necessary. It's fine having a  24/7 emergency number, but if a client becomes  separated from a group, or worse still has an emergency,  it's  convoluted way of putting them in  touch  with their tour manager