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| Parameter | BeijingLayoverTour.com | Chinese Competitors | International Competitors |
| Best Price Guarantee | If you find a lower price with same service and includes same items and policy as we listed, we will refund you the difference in price. | Usually tour price higher than ours 10%-15%. | Usually tour price higher than ours 20%-30%. |
| Cancellation Policy | Deposit will be refunded if we are informed 4 hours before the scheduled pick-up time. | Maybe can be refunded but you need to inform at least 12 hours in advance. | Maybe can be refunded but you need to inform at least 24 hours in advance. |
| Money back Service Guarantee | Even if you did not inform us that you want to cancel the tour before you landed in Beijing airport. Or you are not able to get out of airport for some reason. We still can refund the land service cost (excluding guide and driver airport transfer cost). | No money back. | No money back. |
| Travel Insurance | Our tour price is included China life tourist accident/casualty insurance, which is compulsory insurance by the government. Every legally tour company in Beijing have to buy it for every client. | Most tour operator do not supply travel insurance, which is illegal. Please distinguish clearly when you book a tour. | No published. The foreign travel agencies can not operate tours in China, so they have to give their clients to local tour companies. |
| Tour guide and driver’ employment conditions | Our company supply a professional driver and a car with licence as well as a professional English speaking licensed tour guide, both of them work for you. We will make sure you can enjoy a safe tour with professional English interpretation both during driving and in attractions. And would not waste your time for parking. Our driver will make sure your luggage are safe while you are not in the car. | As we know, some tour websites supply an English speaking tour guide drive you for the tour. This would not be allowed in China. In China, the vehicles need to be tourism qualification certificate of operating vehicles, not a tour guide’s personal car. Your tour will be ruined if this behavior be founded by officials. | No published. The foreign travel agencies can not operate tours in China, so they have to give their clients to local tour companies. Please distinguish clearly when you book a tour. |
| Mineral Water, Wheel Chair, Baby Seat, Warm Clothes | Free-bottled mineral water. We will prepare wheel chair, baby seat or warm clothes for you if you requested in advance (no additional charge). | One bottle water per person per day. No wheel chair, baby seat, warm clothes supplied or with additional charge. | One bottle water per person per day. No wheel chair, baby seat, warm clothes supplied or with additional charge |
| Hidden Charges | Absolutely not. We have listed all the inclusions and exclusions in our tour itinerary. Our price included credit card processing fees as well. | Credit card processing fees are usually not included in quotation. You must check all details. | Nothing published. |
| Last minute changes | Yes, definitely and usually at no charge. | Yes, but read the fine print for additional fees. | No, fixed itinerary. |
| Flexibility during the trip | You can change the scenic spots before/during the trip. | Maybe, but read the fine print for additional fees. | Fixed. |
| Shopping Policy | Absolutely no shopping. | Unknown – no stated policy but usually daily shopping is a prerequisite. | Unknown – no stated policy but usually daily shopping is a prerequisite. |
| Parameter | BeijingLayover Tour.com | Chinese Competitors | International Competitors |
| Best Price Guarantee | If you find a lower price with same service and includes same items and policy as we listed, we will refund you the difference in price. | Usually tour price higher than ours 10%-15%. | Usually tour price higher than ours 20%-30%. |
| Book Upon Arrival | We are the one and only qualified tour company operate tours at Beijing Capital airport. Only we can sell tours at the airport. So you do not need to worry about lose money if your visa free be rejected. | No qualified. They cannot sell tours at the airport. | No qualified. They cannot sell tours at the airport. |
| Last minute changes | Yes, definitely and usually at no charge. | Yes, but read the fine print for additional fees. | No, fixed itinerary. |
| Flexibility during the trip | You can change the scenic spots before/during the trip. | Maybe, but read the fine print for additional fees. | Fixed. |
| Cancellation Policy | Deposit will be refunded if we are informed 4 hours before the scheduled pick-up time. | Maybe can be refunded but you need to inform at least 1 day in advance. | Maybe can be refunded but you need to inform at least 3-6 day in advance. |
| Hidden Charges | Absolutely not. We have listed all the inclusions and exclusions in our tour itinerary. Our price included credit card processing fees as well. | Credit card processing fees are usually not included in quotation. You must check all details. | Nothing published. |
| Money back Service Guarantee | Even if you did not inform us that you want to cancel the tour before you landed in Beijing airport. Or you are not able to get out of airport for some reason. We still can refund the land service cost (excluding guide and driver airport transfer cost). | No money back. | No money back. |
| Mineral Water, Wheel Chair, Baby Seat, Warm Clothes | Free-bottled mineral water. We will prepare wheel chair, baby seat or warm clothes for you if you requested in advance (no additional charge). | One bottle water per person per day. No wheel chair, baby seat, warm clothes supplied or with additional charge. | One bottle water per person per day. No wheel chair, baby seat, warm clothes supplied or with additional charge. |
| Shopping Policy | Absolutely no shopping. | Unknown – no stated policy but usually daily shopping is a prerequisite. | Unknown – no stated policy but usually daily shopping is a prerequisite. |
| 24 hrs a day service | We will always be available for you. You can contact us at anytime. | Depends on the operator. | Offices located outside China. |
| Tour guide’s employment conditions | We pay our guides and drivers a fair salary and performance bonuses. | No, usually they depend on tips and commissions. | No, mostly they depend on tips and commissions. |
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We will be arriving at 6:30 am at Beijing Airport on the 20th of juli. We have an 18 hour layover. So we have plenty of time. What tour do you recommend us for that long period of time? Maybe the Badaling Great Wall and Summer Palace? I read that if you choose you can stay longer? Are there more people that day booking this tour? I wouldn’t mind a bigger group.
Hi Miriam,
Thank you for contacting us!
If you want to join a group tour, we recommend you visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and Forbidden City. You can see tour details at: https://www.beijinglayovertour.com/mutianyu-great-wall-forbidden-city-join-in-group-layover-tour/.
If you want to stay longer time at each attractions, you can only book the private tour. Because the group tour time frame is fixed.
We just sent you an email, please let me know your idea.
Hello
I will arrive at beijing airport on 14th of June
And my stay is about 16 hours,
I am pakistan national so would i get visa permit to visit beijing if yes
Then tell what are the charges of english speaking guide in how much hours i can get visit of great wall and back to airport
Hi Saad,
Sorry, we do not think you can get visa-free. If you want to get out of airport, please apply the Chinese entry visa in advance.
Hi, I am considering a flight to Asia with a lay over in Beijing on Sept 11 , arriving at 4:35 pm. I will leave at 8:20 am the next morning. This lay over is almost 14 hours long but is mostly in the evening. Do you have tours during the night? I would hate to waste a stop over in Beijing. On my return trip my lay over is on Sept 17th starting at 6:25 pm and leaving the next day at 12:45 pm. Do you have tours that could accommodate these time frames? Thank you for your help.
Hi Robert,
According to your layover times, you only have time to visit the Great Wall on Sep. 18, 2018 morning.
Hello,
I arrive in Beijing at 1:25 am on April 9th and leave at 1:25 pm April 9th. Will any layover tours be available for this time? Please let me know.
Many thanks,
Hannah
Hi Hannah,
Thank you for contacting us!
You will have enough time to do the tour. We did many tours with your similar time frame before. Please see our previous clients’ time frame on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BeijingLayover/status/981380907935436800
https://twitter.com/BeijingLayover/status/981005421711208448
https://twitter.com/BeijingLayover/status/980254271454175232
https://twitter.com/BeijingLayover/status/979884552553312256
https://twitter.com/BeijingLayover/status/975211656144830464
https://twitter.com/BeijingLayover/status/964731591653130241
We have sent you an email about detailed tour itinerary as well, please check.