Norma P.
I went to Turkey with Billy this year…
I went to Turkey with Billy this year in Sept. 2024 He advertised for a trip with the best of the best hotels, and private entrances to all destinations. It wasn't anything like that. I paid extra for single occupancy so the whole thing cost me around $13,000 . I didn't have a problem with that since he advertised for the best hotels, private entrances to all historic sites and even security protection for us, so it made sense. turns out the whole trip was guided by a third party , he never addressed us on a meeting or conferences or educational talks on the bus or anything at all. The hotel in Istanbul was simply horrible, The Legacy Ottoman, their rates are as low as $55 a night. The rooms were old and smelly, the rooms we were given were all the cheapest the hotel had, even tho the hotel also have better rooms for higher rates, of course those weren't offered to us. The breakfast was buffet style served in a large salon that looked like an old cafeteria and the food just okay , terrible presentation , more like a cheap buffet. Turns out Billy Carson and his wife didn't even stay here with us at our hotel , they went and stayed at the Hilton. Unbelievable.! He also advertised private entrances to the historic sites we were going to visit . that was also a sham, we went to the caves in Capadoccia with thousands of other tourist down there and it was almost impossible to walk, same with every other place we went. To top it all off, we didn't have any conferences with Billy , or talks or any educational meetings at all. Basically , he just sat in from of the bus the entire trip and had other tour guides to the whole presentation. Overall the experience I had with him was really bad, so, I will never do any other trips with him, and I hope people read this before signing up to go with him anywhere else. Eventually I am seeking professional advise to try and have my money refunded.

