Flight Centre Travel Expo: Review
You can’t go to one of these expos and expect to be wowed, really most everyone the just wants you to book a flight then and there, a few though offer some other useful information and inspiration for your own independent travels. Mostly I went there to get some brochures most of what are on display are nothing more than hotel catalogues. So after weeding them out I managed to leave with quite a few that actually had some pretty decent looking trip plans and some great photography. These expos cater very much to tourists, I think had I been in Melbourne and went to the Backpacker Expo there instead I would have spent a lot more time there and left with a lot more info and better ideas. Although many of us bag the tourists the truth is they still travel and they travel in a way that suits them, I thank goodness for them, imagine if those Hotel Catalogues had the Philippines or the Andamans?
Unfortunately the one most useful stall that was there last year wasn’t there this time, if I remember correctly it was Tourism Australia or one of the government departments like that. Last year these guys had heaps of advice and stuff for Visas, Passports, etc.
So the place to find useful information for travel remains the internet and probably best of all people with similar travel desires as you who can share personal experiences and recommend sightseeing, hotels\hostels, etc.
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Thanks for visiting! I’m a sort of travel buff myself, though I’ve never back-packed…:-) But I’m always open to suggestions to see and do as much as i can, for my next travel. We are planning to visit Finalnd this summer for two weeks…
Good luck, I think almost any travel is good, most important is travelling with an open mind.
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There are loads of travel forums on the net where you can get good advice from fellow travellers, without the sales pressures of an Expo.
I think that despite the openess of the web it is still very hard to get good reviews of hotels and tours. One of the key items I look for when assessing suitable reviews is how many times they have posted and also by checking out what they have said against something I already know about. I agree with you though that going to expos is probably not the best way to find suitable travel for yourself and the internet is probably the best resource.
I find it funny how many travel exhibitions there are about that you actually have to pay to get into. I have been to one just because I got a free pass but they are all just about selling you stuff. You might as well just request brochures from the internet etc.