Oriental Travel Company

I have used Oriental Travel a few times for my business trips to China and can highly recommend this company. Very efficient services and professional staff. Their office is a few minutes to mine so I normally drop off the application in person than using a courier. Have also used them to sort out the domestic flight & train tickets, car hire, hotel bookings and appoint a translator all went flawless. Took my family for a 12 day holiday to Beijing, Yangshuo and the Yangtze cruise earlier this year. They tailor-​made an excellent itinerary in a very short notice. Ground arrangements were all first class. Wonderful guides and drivers, good selection of accommodation and meals. Great job!

I used the Oriental Travel Company, (Visa section) for the first time this year to arrange a visa to travel to China for a holiday with my partner.
The company is located in a good location for my work and is near both Charing Cross and Leicester Square for transport. The office is on the 3^rd floor of a modern apartment building and feels reputable.
The company offers different speeds of service and price, (see the website). In addition they can also arrange travel in China, internal flights and so forth, although I didn’t use part of this service.
The visa arrived on the day I wanted it. I picked it up from their office, (a service that is free), or included in the price they will courier your passport back to you. You can courier documents to them or drop them at the office.
Staff were friendly and helpful and advised me on my first application what needed to be changed so that the application wasn’t rejected.
The main reason to use an agent is that the queue for the Chinese VISA section starts at 7.15am in the morning and at 8.30am will be a 2−3hr queue that stretches around the block. Therefore by paying a small premium you save lots of time and hassle.