Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Our tour is happily arrived in Costa Rica!

Hello, this is Kathy's assistant Richard filling in on her blog. She can access the internet and her blog, but she wants to give her guests her full attention while abroad. That is part of our business model. We make a commitment to personalized service, both at home and abroad.

Kathy wants to report that the tour group has arrived without complications. The tour group will be staying for a little over a week.

She will be taking lots of pictures and will be uploading them soon!

If you wish to call her while she is in Costa Rica and speak to some of our guests, I would be happy to give you the number. It's a hassle-free toll-free call! Please call or e-mail me: sales@dentarica.com or 336-731-6362.

--Richard

Friday, April 19, 2013

Exciting! Next tour next week! We are getting the show on the road!

I can't wait to get back to Costa Rica. You see, I am going personally, for many reasons.

First and most importantly, it is a central value of our business at DentaRica to provide personalized services. We want all our guests to know what we have learned from experience and to have a great vacation. For travellers of the more adventurous sort, we of course can arrange to let people "do this on their own" while also taking advantage of DentaRica's quality-assurance partners. Additionally, for travellers on a budget we can scale down our services and fees.

Second, I will be getting dental work done myself. I needed it done, and this is a perfect time. My appointment is at our partner clinic DentaVac, a member of our quality-control network, PROMED. Yes, I myself will be getting dental work done at the same clinic and by the same dentists that our travellers see. We trust them that much, and for good reason. You see, I've been there for dental work before. I will see familiar faces; people whose skill I trust.

Third, I will be attending a conference on medical tourism hosted by PROMED, and scheduled in Costa Rica at the Los SueƱos Ocean & Golf Resort in Playa Herradura on the coast. This is a region of Costa Rica I have not been to before, and I am very excited to get to expereience all that Costa Rica has to offer. I hear that nearby is Manuel Antonio, a national park and wilderness area. I am very much looking forward to seeing the natural, pristine beaches!  I can then better tell our guests about it. But I don't even have to go to a national park because the resort has a 1,100-acre rainforest almost right beside it!
http://themedicaltravelsummit.com/2013/04/gold-sponsor-exportar/
Here is a you tube video about the conference.

Fourth, I  simply love being in Costa Rica. I miss the atmosphere: the food, the people, the climate, everything about  being there. I'm so happy to be going back!

My costs for travel are basically the same as what our guests see. I had to shop around for the best priced airline ticket for the right day and time, but also with consideration for the quality of the airline experience. I bought a ticket for Monday, April 22 for $160 and returning on Tuesday, April 30 for $148.  I'm serious! Now I add in the many and various travel expenses, of course. Then I add the cost of the dental work itself, and there you have it. I'm sure you can see how international travel is not only affordable, but rather inexpensive compared to what many people assume the cost would be.