Clients Testimonials - 2008
From: Peter Heath
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:46 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: To.. Lamees Rael Ahmad and all the other friends in Amman
Dear Lamees,
Just to let you know that Adrienne and I had an absolutely incredible time.
In fact of all our O/S trips-37!!- I can honestly say the way Jordan Direct Tours looked after us was probably the best we have ever experienced. The guides, drivers, meet & greet, food, hotels, and everything. Unforgettable. Please give my warmest regards to Ziad; in particular, he was amazing, so were Mohammad & others All the people in Jordan treated us with great warmth & friendship.
If there is anything I can do for you in Australia. Just let me know.
(I even have a photo of Adrienne in a Burka)!
My kindest regards
Peter Heath
From: Aurea
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:01 AM
To: 'Jordan Direct Tours'
Subject: Our trip to Jordan
Dear Jasmine,
Our trip to Jordan had been a success. Although it was a bit short since we did not have more time to spend, it was wonderful.
We really did enjoy it very much and everything went very well, only for the luggage that arrived two days later but this was not your fault, on the contrary, you tried your best to help us. I will indeed recommend your services to my friends here in Andorra and I will, as well, let it know to the travel agencies I work normally.
Once more thank you very much for all your assistance and to Mr. Ahmad to whom I will be sending a book on Andorra I have promised. It will be sent to your post address in Amman to his attention.
Best regards,
Carolina & family
From: Leanne Grothe
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:24 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Tour of Jordan
Dear Jasmine
I just wanted to send you a note of thanks. Our tour was extremely well run and well-organised, and we felt it was excellent value for money. Munir, our driver, was especially great. He was always very friendly, helpful and always made sure that we were happy. He made the tour very easy for us as he always communicated everything to us and ensured that things always ran smoothly.
We would like you to thank Munir, along with the others who assisted us along the way that made our journey in Jordan very special and also made us feel welcome.
We will be highly recommending Jordan Direct Tours to all my friends in Dubai. We wish you every success in the future.
Kind regards,
Leanne Grothe
Senior Consultant
Carmichael Fisher
From: shama bhuiyan
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:32 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Tour of Jordan
Dear Jasmine,
I hope you are well. I just wanted to send you an email thanking you all once again for a wonderful holiday we had in Jordan.
We havent stopped talking about it since we have got back.
Everyday was a diffirent experience and we were very much impressed with our driver Ibraheem who was very very good.
We have a couple of friends who are keen to visit jordan after we have been telling them about it and will pass on your contacts for when they decide to book.
Many thanks
Take care
Sharmeen
From: bettypouzoulet
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:03 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Tour of Jordan
thank you very much for a wonderful vacation; our guide hani helped to make our visit an exceptional one. thank hani for us please.
From: Carolyn Nivera
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:09 AM
To: JD Tours
Subject: Thank you, Lamees!
Dear Lamees -
It was a pleasure to finally meet you on April 2, when we were in your office briefly that morning. Thank you again for all you did to make all the arrangements which made our tour very memorable. We loved both the Crowne Plaza in Petra and the Movenpick Dead Sea Resort (we wish we had more time at the Dead Sea!).
While the sunset and drive through the desert was most memorable, personally, I would not recommend camping in Wadi Rum (maybe we are getting too old!) I should have listened to your first suggestion just to take the tour and see the sunset and then go to the hotel for the night.
Thank you too, for your thoughtful gift of the Dead Sea Bath Salts which I know I will enjoy.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Marschner
From: Kirstie Brown
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 10:19 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: Thank You
Good Morning Lamees,
I hope I find you well. I would just like to thank you for the tour you organised in Jordan for me.
It certainly was fantastic and Jordan's diverse landscapes were awe inspiring! Monsur was great and I'm sure he made our trip even more fantastic! Thanks again.
If you are ever in England, come over and I'll show you Cambridge.
Take Care
Best Wishes
K :-))
Kirstie Brown
From: Barrett, John L.
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:49 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Cc: Liz Livingstone
Subject: Trip Feedback
Hi Lamees
It has been very hard to settle back into normal life after our wonderful visit to Jordan but I am finally catching up with things again and now have time to write.
Thank you very much for organising such a great trip – we enjoyed every minute of it and everything went so smoothly. Mansour was an excellent driver and we really enjoyed his company for the trip. He was very friendly, helpful and made us feel like VIP’s! We particularly loved the two visits to his favourite sweet shop in downtown Amman! I had high expectations of the places we would visit but was surprised to find that they were even better than I expected! In particular the Dead Sea, Wadi Rum and the town of Aqaba were much more enjoyable than I had anticipated.
Of the many highlights, these stand out:
• The Roman columns and Jordanian soldiers playing the bagpipes in Jerash
• The light and views whilst floating in the Dead Sea (the swimming pools at the Kempenski were pretty amazing too)
• An early morning walk up to the high places of sacrifice in Petra with 40 minutes on top before anyone else arrived (we paid an extra 10 JD for a two day pass – you may want to suggest this idea to future guests as there is still a lot to do without a guide)
• The moonlit star filled night in Wadi Rum (the champagne worked out very well too thanks!)
• Walking around Aqaba in the evening amongst the Jordanian families out enjoying their holiday
• The general friendliness of almost everyone we encountered. Staying in 5 star hotels obviously helped, but it did feel very genuine.
This barely scratches the surface, many more examples are popping into my head but I would be here all day if I wrote them all down.
In fact, we enjoyed it so much; we want to go back to the Middle East next Easter. Thanks again for organising such a great trip and please say hello to Mansour from us.
Regards
John & Liz
John L. Barrett
Chief Compliance Officer
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
From: Odvjetnicko drustvo Gjankovic i partneri
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:31 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Tour of Jordan
Dear Jasmine,
thank you once again on the wonderfull tour you organized for us. We enjoyed every moment of the tour, and we had a wonderfull driver Mr. Awni. Without him we couldn't manage a lot of things. I hope, we'll come to Jordan again, and we'll do it through your agency.
Best regards,
Ingrid Gjankovic
From: Holger Rothenbusch
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:39 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Cc: Karolin Nakonz
Subject: Re: Tour of Jordan
Dear Jasmine,
We are now back in Germany, safe and sound. We wanted to thank you again for organising a wonderful trip to your country. We had a very good time and very much enjoyed the different stages of our trip and meeting some very good people. In particular, we wanted to again thank Bassam for his excellent support. We can only congratulate you for working with him. Please extend our best regards to him.
Best Regards
Holger & Karolin Nakonz
From: Michael Kelly
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:47 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Petra visit
THIS NOTE IS TO TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I WAS WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS YOU MADE FOR ME FOR MY TRIP TO PETRA IN SPITE OF THE SHIP BEING ONE AND A HALF HOURS LATE. I WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO MENTION MR. FERAS KHLEIFAT THE DRIVER WHO DID A SUPERB JOB.
THANK YOU,
MICHAEL KELLY MD FRCS
From: Nadco
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:02 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: Re: Tour of Jordan
Goodmorning Jasmine.
I was very busy after returning home form my trip to Jordan, but I just wanted to tell you that I was very pleased with the flexibility you showed during our trip. Everything from your side was made easy from the moment we arrived to the moment we left.
Our Driver Hussein was excellent and we enjoyed the trip very much. Hotels recommended were very good, the only thing that we did not realize that the camp in Wadi Rum was a little cold! Next time we will take the hotel in Aqaba! Anyhow, we thank you for a very well organized trip and I will definitely recommend you in the future.
Thank you and best regards,
Ineke Braamhaar
The Netherlands
From: John Sandford
Sent: 09 March 2008 15:52
To: 'Jordan Direct Tours'
Subject: RE: Attention: Jasmine
Dear Jasmine,
We had a GREAT time on our trip. I had travelled in Jordan 20 years ago and saw Petra then, but it is still an amazing sight. I would highly recommend others to travel there and to book through you. (The 1st time I was back packing and the 2nd time I travel in comfort!)
Regards,
Lynn Sandford
From: Harriet Gillman
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:09 PM
To: info@jdtours.com
Subject: feedback on our trip to Jordan
Dear Lammees,
some feedback on our recent trip:
Mansur was a friendly and efficient driver - with some terrible jokes! Please thank him again and let him know the olive oil arrived safely. We were lucky to be upgraded in three hotels; at the Dead Sea we got the Royal suite! This features 10 rooms including your own sauna, whirlpool bath and steam room.
We would like to let you know how much we, and the other guests enjoyed the simple hospitality and very good food at the Dana guesthouse. Our walk with the guide there was a real high spot of the trip; time to relax and examine the trees, birds and flowers.
The internal air transfer worked smoothly and Royal Jordanian is to be recommended.
We will certainly recommend your company and Jordan to our friends, you have so much to see, impressive scenery, good food and friendly people.
Thanks for a most enjoyable holiday,
Regards,
Jon & Harriet
From: Montfort, Guy
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:17 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Trip to Jordan
Good afternoon – I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed my trip to Jordan and that the service your agency provided was excellent. Please thank Mr. Raed Zghoul and Mansur Mansur for their help and hospitality. And thank you for all of your assistance.
I thoroughly enjoyed my day traveling with Mr. Mansur from Amman to Petra. He is an excellent driver and guide, and a very nice person as well. I hope to return to Jordan some time in the future with my daughters – it is a beautiful country and I feel it would be a great experience for them. Thank you again – If I find that friends and coworkers are traveling to Jordan I will highly recommend your agency to them.
Shukran
Guy Montfort
From: Rachel Bullard
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 8:51 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: thank you
Dear Jasmine,
Just to say thank you to your company for organising our recent trip to Jordan. We had a wonderful 4 days in Jordan.
Your staff that met us at the airport and our driver were all very helpful and courteous. As was the driver at Wadi Rum (he was hilarious), Petra tour guide a wealth of information and the hotel staff very polite. We hope to return again one day to Jordan. It is a beautiful country with amazing history.
Regards
Rachel Bullard
From: Peter Deegan
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:09 PM
To: info@jdtours.com
Subject: Media mention of JDtours
I thought you'd be interested in this mention of your company in International Travel News http://www.intltravelnews.com/ which I wrote after a short trip with your company last year. (Download pdf article)
Regards,
Peter Deegan
From: Gebhard Selz
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:56 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: Thanks
Dear Jasmine,
After return to Vienna, I would like to give you the following feed-back.
Having travelled in the Near East rather extensively I may point out that the tour booked belongs to best experiences I ever had. The organization was very smooth and unproblematic; we had a reliabe (AND COMPETENT) driver (Muhammad) who was always willing to adjust to our schedule. He always arrived on time. So I may say that I can wholeheartedly recommend your service, and, indeed, we are looking to return ourselves in the not to distant future.
Thank you and kindest regard.
Gebhard
From: Diana Howard
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:45 AM
To: info@jdtours.com
Subject: You're invited to view my photos!
Diana says...
Hope you like the photos of the tour we did with you in December. Khaled was an excellent tour guide and the trip was so well organised. We would thoroughly recommend your company to anyone wanting to go to Jordan on holiday. Please pass on our best wishes to Khaled and show him the photos too.
Regards Diana, Joe, Christopher and Catherine Howard
Bahrain.
From: Moon Kim
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:10 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: Thanks
Dear Lamees:
I just want to thank you for excellent tour arrangement that afforded us a truly unforgettable experience in Jordan. Despite the airline mishap of our baggage handling I must say we enjoyed every minute in Jordan. Although it was only a short stay there we had better understanding of your country. Our driver, Mansour, was excellent not only in safe driving but also in taking care of our need and providing information. Accommodations were very good throughout our trip. Our journey continues in India. So far, so good.
Thanks again.
Moon H. Kim, M.D.
From: Louise Desjardins
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:03 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: Fw: Invitation to view Norm's Picasa Web Album - Israel-Jordan Norm's photos
Lamees, thank you for taking care of us during this wonderful trip...may i share pictures of Normand s camera? hope you will enjoy..please show picture to Mohammad with him on the picture...he will be happy..
Take care
Louise
From: Christopher Jon Tomseth
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:16 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Thanks and Feedback
Please pass to a manager if you can.
All,
My family and I had a wonderful time in Jordan. The services that you provided were extremely good and I can definitely recommend your firm. Every member of your staff, as well as your contracted partners, was professional, courteous, and knowledgeable. The car provided for the duration of the stay (a new Hyundai van) was excellent. Mr. Walid, the driver, was excellent as well. We did manage to see Amman highlights, Jerash, a brief visit to the Dead Sea, and Petra. Petra was absolutely stunning! It was so much more than I expected and I would like to come back.
Until next time, Inshallah.
Best regards,
Chris Tomseth
Head of Strategy & Business Development
Dnata Travel Services
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
From: edwin hantman
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 4:04 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: Re: Tour of Jordan
Dear Miss Jasmeen,
Rachel Hecht, Mel and Joyce Rabinowitz and I thank you for your wonderful tour of Jordan. The itinerary was excellent, efficient and well executed. The hotel selection and vehicle were of the highest standard. Jordan is a modern country that has not forgotten it's magnificent past. The people were warm and friendly. The sights were outstanding. We wish Jordan and it's people the blessings of peace and prosperity.
Ed Hantman
From: Stephen Corry
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 4:16 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE: Trip to Jordan in Feb 2008
Hi Rana, how are you ?
We had a great time in Jordan and thanks for all your efforts.
Our driver, Okba (apologies if I have spelt this incorrectly), was great and we enjoyed really his company.
If we had to do it again would love to spend another day in Feynan, one more in Wadi Rum (climb the Burdah Rock Bridge) and then another day of relaxation at the Dead Sea to finish eveything off. I am not sure what the mud there does for you but have been totally relaxed for over a week now when usually work does its best to ruin everything a couple of days post arrival back in HK.
Thought the Movenpick in Petra was a great hotel.
I hope this helps, Rana for future trips - there may be a few more from HK coming your way.
V best now,
Stephen
From: Siegenthaler Thomas
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:16 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: AW: Tour of Jordan
Dear Jasmine
I just wanted to say thank you for the organisation of this trip. I travelled with small groups in several countries in Asia and Africa but this tour in Jordan was just perfect! Achmed was a great guide and we were also very content with the driver (and the bus). I already recommended your agency to friends and family.
Best regards,
Thomas
From: Braun Industrial
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:23 PM
To: info@jdtours.com
Subject: a good tour
Dear Lamees Shakhshir
We would like to thank you for a lovely time in Jordan. Our accommodations were very good in every hotel. The daily excursions were interesting. We might have wanted a little longer time at a few sites, but for a first time visit it was satisfactory. We managed to see quite a bit in one week. Our driver, Muhammed, was excellent. We especially enjoyed Petra (evening candlelight walk and daytime tour), cooking at the Petra Kitchen, and also the Crusader castles and Roman ruins. The Dead Sea was another highlight.
Thank you for arranging an excellent tour.
Charles and Heather Braun and family
From: bernadette bowe
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:02 AM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: RE:Feedback from Bernadette Bowe (Australia) about recent Jordan tour
Dear Lamees,
You may recall that I booked a tour with Jordan Direct December 22 - 30 December 2007. I just wanted to pass on my thanks to all at Jordan Direct for a great holiday. In particular to Okba my driver and to Raed for his help along the way.
I would be happy to recommend Jordan Direct to other people. Once again many thanks and my best wishes to all at Jordan Direct for a happy and peaceful 2008.
Bernadette Bowe
Sydney, Australia
From: Phillipa Anderson
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:43 PM
To: info@jdtours.com
Subject: hello from Phillipa Anderson
Hello there
In late November our family had a most enjoyable tour of Jordan with Mohammed. He mentioned that your company has links with Egypt and that you can refer us so we can do a tour there. Can you help us with that please?
With thanks
Phillipa Anderson
Kuwait
From: Toon Overstijns
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 3:36 PM
To: Jordan Direct Tours
Subject: AW: Tour of Jordan
Dear Rana,
Thanks for the great trip and all your arrangements.
You did give us extraordinary trip with an excellent driver, good guide and top accommodation.
Your service is impeccable and we are looking forward to book again soon to sea the red sea!
Kindest regards from Vienna.
Toon