Yes you can. BCT can book an extra night hotel before or after any of our tours at the BCT provided hotel for you. You can request BCT’s assistance for an extra night hotel (either before or after your tour) when you make your reservation online by writing your request to arrive early or stay […]
Yes you can. BCT can book an extra night hotel before or after any of our tours at the BCT provided hotel for you. You can request BCT’s assistance for an extra night hotel (either before or after your tour) when you make your reservation online by writing your request to arrive early or stay […]
The first day of BCT trips is usually the arrival date. On almost all our trips there will be a meet and greet team, sometimes at the airport but most usually at the hotel where the group will be staying their first night. At the meet and greet welcome meeting you will be assisted with […]
As soon as you make your reservation and pay your minimum deposit of $250 you will have access to several default trip documents. Approximately one (1) month from departure you should be able to view All your Travel Documents as follows: Land Package – Hotel arrival and Departure Documents Full Package – Hotel arrival and Departure Documents […]
No! Unless you signed up for BCT to help you find a roommate or you checked that you would like to share your room with others you would never be required to share room. If you noted during the reservation process you would be okay with sharing a room with others and how many you […]
Yes if you would like to arrive before your trip or stay longer after your trip and you would like to stay in Manhattan no problem. The rooming arrangements can be made two ways: 1) BCT would prefer that you make the Hotel reservations in Manhattan yourself but 2) if you would like our assistance […]
Currently BCT offers two (2) Bethel premium trips. NY Canada Bethel Premium with DC Smithsonian (11 Day Tour) This trip starts in New York and ends in DC. The hotel for the New York portion of the trip we’ll be near the Newark international Airport. For the Canada portion of the trip the hotel is […]
Changes made under 90 days before the departure date of the trip could incur significant penalties and fees. Last minute changes on a reservation are very difficult at best. Especially if it concerns roaming, airfare, name changes, upgrades, cancellations, trip changes, and etc. If the airfare has been purchased (even if it has not been […]
When you check into your BCT provided hotel room and you notice a problem (something is broke or doesn’t work properly or the room is not clean) please notify your BCT provided Tour guide right away and he/she will do their best to rectify the problem. Please be patient with the hotel and tour guide […]
You can request joining rooms for the entire length of your trip. You should make that request using the rooming comments box during the reservation process or you can call an agent and they can add that request for you. Most usually our hotel vendors (in NY, DC, and Canada) are very good about honoring […]
Can I transfer my reservation to another person? Can I transfer an existing reservation to another person? Yes you can! However, such a change could incur a $50 fee or more and the name change can only be made by BCT Travel Specialist. This fee does not apply to pending reservations. For changing someones name on an existing […]
Yes you can! However, you’ll need to request that a BCT Reservation Specialist does so for you. As you might imagine, it could potentially cause a lot of problems if all reservation holders could change a name on their reservation at any moment – especially if flight tickets purchases are involved [Read this FAQ for […]
Yes. A wheelchair (or collapsible electric scooter) that folds up can fit under the bus with no problem. Plus, all of the Society’s facilities have wheel chairs available for those that need them. Those who need to use a wheelchair are certainly welcome on our tours. However they need to have enough mobility to get […]
Generally speaking and for various reasons, BCT does not post hotel information online. However, if you have a confirmed reservation with BCT, your hotel information will be posted on your travelers desktop about one month from departure. Generally speaking your BCT provided hotel will be near Newark International Airport. Unless your trip is a NY […]
Generally speaking and for various reasons, BCT does not post hotel information online. However, if you have a confirmed reservation with BCT, your hotel information will be posted on your travelers desktop about one month from departure. For our New York trips, our New York and Canada trips and our New York in Canada with DC […]
Yes you can and BCT can arrange for you to do so. BCT can book an extra night hotel before or after any of our tours. You can do so by requesting an extra night hotel when you make your reservation online and writing your request to arrive early or stay longer in the “rooming […]
Yes you can upgrade your room / hotel, but only during your Niagara Falls, Canada – two nights stay. In step three of the reservation process, you can select to upgrade to a four star hotel in Niagara Falls Canada. Prices are quoted online.
Yes BCT offers upgrades. A current upgrade is our Niagara Falls Canada hotel upgrade. When you make your reservation (in step 3) you can select a upgrade to a four star hotel for your two night stay at Niagara Falls. Our Ecuador trips have a Galapagos cruise option that can also be added when making […]
Yes you can but only if they are rooming with you. If they are not rooming with you then they should make their own reservation. To add another person to your reservation as a roommate, all you need to do is login, click on ‘my trip details’ and then click on ‘Add Guest’. When you […]
It’s a fire code vendor rule in NY and Canada that only 4 are allowed rooming together. Therefore you would need two rooms to accommodate the 5 people. For example one room with with two and one with three. If it’s a Husband and wife with three kids then it’s best if one parent stays […]
I don’t have a roommate but would like to cut cost & room with others. We understand and would like to help you cut cost by finding a roommate. Click here to see how BCT does just that! Additional search terms: roommate, roomates, room-mate, room-mates
Often we are successful in helping travelers with BCT find a roommate. Here is how that works and why. You would need to go ahead and make your reservation at the one to a room price for the trip of your choice and pay your minimum deposit + Insurance if you want travel Insurance and […]
Most times but not always. Hotel information will be posted on your personal online travel account and is generally there for viewing at lease one month from departure if not sooner.
Yes you do. You will be given ample time to change after touring the Canada Branch before the group starts exploring and enjoying Niagara Falls.
Yes it is. To date BCT has been able to provide hotels that are within walking distance of the hotel. If for some reason BCT is not able to provide a hotel with a location within walking distance of Niagara Falls the BCT provided bus / van will provide the rides to and from the […]
Land Packages: A land package price does not include airfare or airport/hotel shuttle. However some BCT provided hotels do include a complimentary airport/hotel shuttle service. All Full Packages include round trip airfare or Train Tickets out of a major airport near you on the dates of the trip. BCT as a rule, purchases budget airfares whenever […]
Rooms, Airfare (if Full Package Purchased), and Transportation Unless otherwise stated, all prices include hotels rooms and charter transportation at the destination point. Full Packages include round trip airfare in the continental United States as long as it is departing from and returning to the same city for the tour dates only. Land Packages do […]
Should I tip the bus driver & tour guide? Yes! It gives a good witness to our bus drivers (who are usually NOT one of Jehovah’s Witnesses), when he or she receives a tip for their hard work. Your tour guide will also gladly accept tips. Should I leave a tip in my room? Yes. […]
1 to a Room = 1 single bed 2 to a Room = 2 singles or 1 double 3 or 4 to a Room = Depends on the hotel Some of our Europe hotels are incredible, historic buildings that have been renovated as hotels. Due to that and other factors, 3 and 4 to a […]
4 to a Room = 2 double Beds There will be two double beds in the room. This means two people will share a double bed. We cannot get rooms with two queen beds in one room. 3 to a Room = 2 Double Beds 2 to a Room = 1 Queen Bed In most […]
Yes. A wheelchair (or collapsible electric scooters) that fold up fit under the bus with no problem. Plus, all of the Society’s facilities have wheel chairs available for those that need them. Those who need to use a wheelchair or collapsable electric scooter are certainly welcome on our tours. However they need to have enough […]
If your reservation includes a minimum $250 p/p deposit or full payment then your seats are saved and your rooming is secure. If you make a reservation without the deposit, your reservation is filed as pending and will be moved to ‘In Process’ as soon as we receive a payment.
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