Fully licensed and insured Tour Operator

"World Spree" and "China Spree" are trade names of Tour Beyond, Inc., a tour operator specializing in group travel to exotic global destinations. Based in Bellevue, Washington, World Spree is a licensed Seller of Travel in Washington State. Tour Beyond, Inc. operates a Business Trust Account. All deposits of customer funds are placed into this trust account. Withdrawals are made in compliance with the Seller of Travel Regulations RCW19.138.140 in the State of Washington.

Registered Seller of Travel in the State of Washington.
UBI: 602394537 

 Founded in 2004, specializing in package group tours to China, World Spree has progressively grown in size, largely due to the glowing testimonials we receive from our customers. We now serve thousands of customers each year and the popularity of our tours to China has led us to expand, carefully growing our range of destinations. Central to this success is a company philosophy that marries a mix of Asian and Western values which helps us understand both the holidaymaker and our travel destinations:

• Everything in the world exists for a reason - retracing and understanding this evolution is why we travel.
• People across the globe are different, but we are also the same.
• We are lucky to live where we do: travel is one of the many luxuries we can appreciate but are unobtainable for many in the destinations that we visit.
• Competition is crucial: we firmly believe that what we do, we do better than our competitors and those that do it badly should not be in business.

 Our holidays are carefully crafted, planned and designed, created for our customers who, like ourselves, are well travelled, discerning and seek to truly experience a destination.

· Unbeatable Hotels - Our choice of hotels reflects the type of place we ourselves like to stay. A hotel should both reflect its environment but also offer a retreat from it. Where possible, we choose hotels with local character, hotels that are centrally situated, offering an ideal base from which to explore. However, travelling can at times be draining and we understand that it is essential to have somewhere you can return to at the end of the day to relax, feel comfortable and enjoy a feeling of secluded luxury.

· We select hotels for all of our tours only after giving each one a thorough onsite inspection to ensure the facility meets or exceeds our standards. We compare all available hotels per city within the area our guests visit, shopping around to consider the environment, price point and ultimately the value our customers have come to expect. Some cities may have as many as 50 hotels, so it's essential we make the best choices. After all, everyone deserves a home away from home.

· Quality Group Sizes - We believe being that part of a group is the best way to travel, an opportunity to share experiences and learn together. However, with too many people, things can get slowed down and the experience is compromised. We therefore ensure that our group sizes provide a quality tour experience for all the destinations we visit.

· Fine Cuisine - Good food is central to our holidays. Tasting and experiencing the flavors of a destination is one of the key reasons we travel and we therefore meticulously select the restaurants we visit.

· Careful Planning - When planning our tours, it would be easy to include every sight and attraction possible. However, experience shows that it is essential to have time to reflect upon and enjoy the experiences of your holiday. We believe this is where we are experts, where we design our itineraries in order to make the most of your time away. We carefully pace and plan our tours so that they are brisk but not strenuous, and you get to visit the most important and most interesting sights but also have time to relax and enjoy the destination.

· Local Culture - As well as visiting the sights, our tours focus on activities with the chance to meet and interact with local people, learn about their history, culture and beliefs. The activities we have chosen are authentic, rather than just a shopping trip repackaged as a factory tour. They offer a wonderful opportunity for the traveler to gain an insight into the destination and for local people to receive an economic benefit from tourism.

· Expert Guides - We believe that our local guides are essential to the experience of our holidays. We have a rigorous training and selection process to ensure that each of them will look after you, educate and entertain you. It is their job to make your holiday and we hope that they exceed your expectations.

 While we do not want to reveal all of our secrets to our competitors, there are key ways in which we can offer better holidays at unbeatable value:

· Selling Direct: We sell direct to the consumer, cutting out the commission paid to travel agents and pass that saving on. Additionally, we deal directly with suppliers in the destination, cutting out the middlemen who would only serve to add cost.

· Hard Bargaining: We only offer a limited number of destinations, meaning that we send high volumes to these destinations and can therefore negotiate the best rates for you.

· Low Overheads: While we won't cut corners when it comes to the quality of your holiday, we do make sure that any costs that don't directly improve your holiday are kept to a minimum. We don't produce glossy brochures; we have a small but very dedicated team; our offices are simple and functional; and we are not a big corporation with numerous shareholders looking for healthy dividends.

 Some competitors - Under the recent economic climate, consumers have become increasingly focused upon price when deciding where they spend their money, especially with significant purchases such as a long haul holiday. At World Spree, we are concerned by the trend of many of our competitors who in order to meet demand and survive the economic situation, are cutting not only their prices but also their quality. With consumers looking for deals, many of our competitors in order to survive the situation, are cutting their prices. However, rather than dropping their profit margin, they are cutting out costs leading to a cheap, fast food style of holiday's cheap product, consumed in high volumes with no real quality or satisfaction. We understand the ways in which they do this, so we would like to highlight these to help if you are shopping around :

- Cheap hotels: Usually in a poor location, these hotels offer tour companies low rates as they know customers will be forced to eat and drink at the hotel as there are no alternatives nearby.

- Poor Meals: Another easy saving, restaurants will offer discount prices to high volume tour groups but pay little attention to the quality of food as they have no need to encourage repeat business.

- Shopping trips: Rather than spending time at the key sights, tours will spend time on shopping trips, so that the tour company can earn commission to subsidize their low tour price and tour guides and/or bus drivers who can earn commission to make up for poor salaries.

- Group Size: Large group sizes are great for the tour operator as the cost of the guide is split between.

If you are just looking for the cheapest price, then our holidays may not suit you. However, if like ourselves, you seek value, live a decent life, travel extensively, know and are keen to see the world, then we believe we offer some fantastic experiences.