Thread: ALLA Tours warning

Originally Posted by tommy2

This must be old information. We just returned from St Petersburg in May 2011. Not only did we have an amazing time with Alla Tours, we were able to see so much more than the "Cruise Package". Repeatedly talked of certain sites when back on board, and heard from fellow travelers..."we didn't get to see that!". have no idea about the "Camera Pass" issue. Everyone in our group had a camera, and received a little sticker that we placed on the camera itself. Never had an issue with pictures, except for certain Galleries that were off limits to photography. As a small group, Alla got us in first, and we were able to view the sites before they filled up, so we had amazing photo opportunities. We have traveled all over Europe and the Med, and this organization gets our highest marks!! T2

Yes -- it is old -- posted back in 2008.

Alla's response is a little misleading.
The policy when the written about was as the poster warned. She changed her policy only recently when people complained. At the time she was trying to compete with the popular DenRus Complete St Petersburg program but cut corners in a number of ways to get the price down a little to seem more attractive. Maybe she will upgrade other aspects to compete because this year she she actually changed the name, she had until this season copied even the trademarked name "Complete St Petersburg".