"Graham R." <grahamusa.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Forgive the preamble, but without some explanation of the circumstances,
> my request would appear very strange.
> For the past three weeks we have been trying to find out which hotel in
> Istanbul, Insight uses on their “Wonders of Turkey” tour. We need the
> address of that hotel to have some tickets (which will be purchased on our
> behalf after we commence our world trip) delivered to that hotel to await
> our arrival there.
>
> Insight's brochure says it is the Crowne Plaza Old City. There would seem
> to be no hotel with that name.
> Our Travel Agent then requested the address from Insight's Australian
> representatives and was given an address that was not even the address of
> any hotel, let alone the one Insight uses.
> After I established this fact, an embarrassed Travel Agent referred the
> inquiry to Insight's London Office. After being pressed on several
> occasions for an answer they finally admitted that they did not know and
> said they were waiting for a response from their Istanbul office.
>
> Three weeks after making the original request and with our Australian
> departure date fast approaching, we still have no answer.
>
> Is there anyone who has recently done this tour who would tell us what
> hotel they used in Istanbul?
> Or is there anyone with connections to Insight who could get the
> information from Insight's records?
The Crowne Plaza in Istanbul seems to have a change of name / owner.
See
http://english.istanbul.com/Guide/GuideDetails.aspx?Id=1079
It is no longer owned by InterContinental hotels.
Whether Insight will actually accommodate you there is another matter. As
other posters have mentioned, tour operators frequently change hotels at the
last minute, depending on rates. Why not have your tickets sent to a "de
facto" address in Istanbul. I would suggest Poste Restante. See
http://www.fuarx.com/ist1.html
Regards
Gerry
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