Ride The Wave Travel

Dave is the man! This was my first time to Asia, and first experience using a travel agent to book a trip; I was unsure how the process worked. My trip was very complex, it was a 5 week trip I began with my Dad to Japan, Singapore and Thailand. After I met several friends in Thailand for a couple weeks, then I finished traveling by myself through Vietnam and Cambodia. Dave was extremely helpful in developing a plan that would work with all of our timelines. My itinerary went through many iterations, and had different types of speeds/​activities throughout. I was able to discuss with Dave what I was looking for and the budget for the trip. He was able to use his depth of experience to come up with great ideas and locations to visit. We would discuss them, and come up with modifications if I wished. Dave made himself available morning to night for calls and returning email. He shared many other travel tips with me to help me prepare. He also checked in during my travels to see if there was anything he could do to improve or assist. He printed my full travel plan and mailed it to me so I had a hard copy, and emailed it so I had it electronically. He developed a timeline of events leading up to my trip to remind me of certain milestones (applying for visas, deposits, full payments, etc). He managed all my finances and split/​itemized amounts among my Dad and friends to ensure we had everything accounted for.
I would highly recommend Dave and Ride the Wave Travel for any type of travel, but especially for people traveling somewhere new and/​or with little time to research their adventure.

Dave of Ride the Wave Travel went way above and beyond to creat the ideal itinerary for my new bride and I to enjoy a dream honeymoon! No easy task as it was very last minute with a few twists along the way. He was able to secure two 7-​day cruises back to back, without leaving our cabin, and coordinated 14 days worth of free drinks saving us about $ 1,500. In addition to this our departure was delayed by a day, and Dave assisted in filing the claim to reimburse us through the travel insurance company (he strongly recommended the insurance which I usually decline!) THANKS DAVE!!!

My husband and I decided to go to Hawaii for our anniversary. The thought of lining up air, car, hotel and activities while working in the blind overwhelmed me.
As a former employee of American Express Travel and American Airlines I knew the ins and outs of getting there, air/​hotel/​car et al, but what about after we arrived? Consequently I decided to find a travel agent who might know about the islands.
Where else to turn but Unilocal?
Ride the Wave Travel sounded like it would fill the bill. I left a message and in a very short time Dave returned my call. He was very nice. He asked questions and unfortunately I could only give him generalities because I didn’t know enough about what was available to give him enough information. I really didn’t give him much to work with. So he researched and did his best to plan a fun experience for us.
He worked with me and put together a package that came in under our budget. He found a luau that was such fun! He lined up a helicopter tour that took us over lava fields and waterfalls. Then he suggested a night dive with manta rays. We never would have known about this had it not been for Dave’s experience and it was a spotlight experience of my 64years. It was AWESOME.
Dave sent me reminders before we left and made sure we had all the documentation. After we got to the hotel he called to check on us and assured if there were any problems with flights or accommodations he would advocate for us. He didn’t need to though because everything was perfect. Epic in fact.
If you want knowledge, caring service and a very nice person to plan your trip, choose Dave at Ride The Wave.

My husband and I usually limit our travel to the US so when we planned a trip to Italy and Norway we decided to go with a professional. I searched online and Dave popped up. The only recommendation I saw for Ride the Wave was the one posted before mine but it sounded great so I gave Dave a call.
From the moment I met him on the phone, I knew right away we were in good hands. Dave has an incredible attention to detail and I loved his great communication. He is available even after hours and responds quickly. There were a lot of details in coordinating rental car, several different hotel reservations, train tickets, and multiple flights but Dave did a great job. The hotels he chose were in perfect locations central to trains and also walking distance to the heart of the cities. When i was without printed rail passes, Dave contacted the hotel in Rome and send them over asap.
It was such a pleasure to know Dave had everything under control and the trip turned out to be the experience of a lifetime. The only thing Dave can’t take credit for is the beautiful weather we had in a country that is known for frequent rain! There was nothing that could have made our vacation better than it was and Dave had a lot to do with that. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to plan a trip. You won’t be disappointed!

Defiantly ride the wave with this guy!
David was so on top of every issue and point related to my trip to Scandinavia. Even though we changed and encountered some schedule conflicts, our agent was constantly on every detail. The attention to those little details is why you bring in someone like our agent. He was there at every moment and made sure we were well taken care of from airport to hotel and back. I would recommend Ride The Wave for all trips and cruises.

I recently went on my first trip outside of the US. I’d been planning on doing this for awhile, but suddenly had the travel bug bite hard and decided to make it happen. Only one small problem: my traveling buddy and I have extremely difficult schedules in our work live to coordinate a time to vacation together. We decided the only way this was going to work was for us to use a travel agency instead to coordinate all of the nitty gritty details.
Enter Ride the Wave Travel. David (our agent) was extremely useful in handling the search, booking and general preparation of the entire trip. He suffered through many conference calls where we threw various date changes and reschedules his way with the best of positive attitudes. He even had to change our hotel reservation at a somewhat last minute when one of the cities we were originally going to visit fell off the trip, forcing us to extend our stay in a different city. It was so delightful not having to worry when plans changed. If something needed to be adjusted, it was met, «all right, let’s call David and let him know».
The trip was a dream come true. The hotel, selected by David, was fabulous and it was wonderful not having to worry about any of the paperwork and just enjoy myself. I am a firm believer in properly detaching oneself during vacations, and I believe that step starts with the booking process. I would definitely recommend Ride the Wave travel to anyone looking for a good travel agency. I will be using them again this year for my next trip!