Travel services
Planning tools, and what we do not do
CHINTAI is a guide, not a travel agency. We publish research and we point you toward the right providers. Everything below explains where our part ends and yours begins.
My bookings
CHINTAI TRAVEL LLC does not hold reservations on your behalf and does not process payments for flights, hotels or tours. Any booking you make after reading a guide sits with the airline, hotel or operator you booked with, and their confirmation email is your record.
- To change or cancel a trip, contact the provider named on your confirmation.
- Keep your booking reference, the provider name and the date of purchase together.
- If a guide sent you to a provider that behaved badly, tell us. It affects what we recommend next.
Booking conditions
Conditions are always set by the provider you buy from, and they vary widely. Before you confirm anything, check the cancellation window, whether the fare or rate is refundable, what changes cost, and which taxes or resort fees are added at the end.
Prices, availability and rules quoted anywhere on this site are illustrative only. They move constantly and the provider's own page is the only source that counts.
Flexible travel
Most of our writing assumes a little slack in the plan. Flexible dates usually cost less and always cost less stress. A few habits that help:
- Book the first and last night firmly, and leave the middle open where you can.
- Shoulder season gives you the same place with fewer queues and softer prices.
- Refundable rates are worth a small premium on trips that depend on weather.
- Travel insurance is your safety net, not the guide you read beforehand.
Feedback about a trip or a guide goes to our contact page.