Spyns Trip Review: Interview with former TDF client Susan Head

Potential clients have often asked for reviews about Spyns and our tours. As a relatively young company, people considering our tours often as for references but would prefer to find information independently of our website. This interview is hopefully a way for clients to find out the thought process that went into a former client's decision to join Spyns' Tour de France trip.

Background: Susan and Ross Head are from Hamilton, Ontario. Both in their late 40s, they've traveled with Spyns twice and are planning another tour with us to Italy or France in 2010 (decisions...decisions). Here is a copy of our e-interview with Susan:

Spyns: How did you find out about Spyns?

Susan: Word of mouth. Two very good friends of ours (Lauren & John Cuddy) had traveled with Spyns on a Burgundy bike trip. We were thinking about a bike trip to Provence to see the Tour de France but didn't know where to start. I contacted Spyns and the rest is history.

Spyns: What did your friends say?

Susan: That Spyns was a Canadian company and that it was one of the best trips they'd ever taken. Lauren said their Burgundy trip ended with the entire group going to a nightclub to dance until dawn. She even had pictures. Clearly our kind of company!

Spyns: Did you have any reservations about traveling with Spyns?

Susan: Not really because of our friends' recommendation. We ended up traveling with a group of friends and some were a bit worried that Spyns wasn't a household name.

Spyns: Describe your tour.

Susan: I'm not really a tour person but it felt like anything but. The hotels were places we would have never found on our own and there were so many little things like wine tastings, fabulous rides, and over-the-top service. We saw lots of the tour and loved being in Paris to see the finish. Our friends all like to have fun and we can be a bit rowdy but the guides were great at keeping the tour on track without ever rushing us.

Spyns: What would you say to someone considering one of our tours?

Susan: It was incredible value for what we paid and we didn't even have to take out our cameras. At the end of the trip the guides put together a super slideshow and gave everyone CDs with 200+ photos.

For more information about Spyns Tour de France tours, or to request references from Spyns former Tour de France clients, please visit our website www.tdf-tours.com or call us toll-free at 1.888.825.4720.