Romance Tours

For most guys the easiest way to travel to any of the countries mentioned is to take a romance tour.  The tours from the two companies we review here, Anastasia International (Includes, Amolatina and Orient Brides) and A Foreign Affair get outstanding reviews.

In fact, at ILS as we scan the web for information and reviews we have almost never come across a negative review of the tours from these two companies. It is a track record that is almost too good to be true, so do your own research and I believe you will agree.

The reason for the outstanding reputation is not magical, but economic.  As we state on our Frequently Asked Questions Page, according to some insiders these companies actually make more money off of planning tours than they do off of selling contact information.  Think about it:  It takes a lot of memberships or addresses to equal the one or two thousand dollars in profit that these companies can earn on each tour they sell.

So, both Anastasia and A Foreign Affair move mountains to make sure that their clients have a great time.  These companies are the Coke and Pepsis of romance tours and they are constantly pushing one another to offer better services.

Why should you book a romance tour?

If you are really an experienced international traveler, perhaps you can make the trip on you own, but these companies know how to work through the potential problems that can occur on a romance tour, because they have conducted literally thousands of tours for men in the past. They know how to deal with the local customs, police, and hotel service. They know which neighborhoods are safe and generally they provide their clients with food, transportation, and lodging.

From the reviews that they post it's obvious that most of the romance tour clients are happy not to have to wonder if the local cab drivers are ripping them off, because that gives them more time to focus on the women. And apparently these agencies usually do manage to succeed, especially on the Russian tours, Ukrainian tours, and Colombian tours, which get almost universally high marks.

All of these agencies know that they are dealing with internet savvy customers and they know that if they don’t deliver a great experience that the men will come back and roast them on websites, blogs, message boards, Facebook, Twitter, and everything else.

You can find a few negative reviews if you really search, but you have to really search and often these reviews complain about things beyond the control of the dating agency, like the weather and airport delays

I don’t think I would be comfortable on a group tour.

This is a common concern of guys and on some level it makes a lot of sense.  Group tours of any sort seem inherently uncool and sort of cheesy and unauthentic.  Americans in particular like to go where we want, when we want, and generally hate being told what to do.

There is something to that and both Anastasia and A Foreign Affair will help you with individual tours.  Elena’s Models also offers individual tours too and they have a great reputation for their individual tours.   The individual tours tend to be significantly more expensive and depending on the services you request there is really no upper limit.

However, even if money is not an issue and you don’t generally dig group tours you still may want to consider a group tour for several reasons:

1. If you go on an individual romance tour YOU are the star.  There is no place to hide or stay in the background and assess the situation.  You are front and center all of the time and any ladies you meet know that and a lot of guys feel like they are under a microscope.

2. You actually will almost always have the opportunity to meet MORE women on a group tour than you would on an individual tours, because the companies hold mixers and other events where you can literally meet hundreds of women at once, whereas on an individual tour you generally go on a series of blind dates, sometimes with women you have previously contacted online.

3. Generally, a real sense of camaraderie develops among the guys in the group, because you will probably have a lot in common.  Most of the men on these tours are pretty successful in life and they tend to see the tour as an adventure and maybe a little funny.  Also, it gives you some one in a very similar position to discuss life, romance, and everything with.

The real strength of the individual tours is that you can go almost whenever you want to go. If you have your passport and visa most of the agencies could probably set something up in seventy-two hours. So, the flexibility is nice.

For men that do not have a particular lady in mind the agencies will set a guy up for three or four dates a day until he does meet the right lady and since these agencies usually have a personal relationship with the women they represent, they often have an  idea of who might hit it off together.

Some men like individual tours better, because they do not want to feel like they are in competition with the other guys on the tours.  In fact, for some men that is what they hate about the whole Western dating scene, so individual tours are often very attractive to these men.

Finally, if you enjoy being treated like a true VIP an individual tour, particularly a high end VIP or Executive Tour, would probably be something that you would really enjoy.

But I am already signed up with another company!

There is absolutely nothing that says you have to use the services of one company.  For instance, A Pretty Woman, Elena’s Models, and RussiAmore also offer tours.  You could sign up for their tours, but there is also nothing to prevent you from contacting a woman or women through one service and then taking a tour to meet the woman with a different company.

The biggest difference is that either Anastasia or A Foreign Affair has probably done 10X more tours than all of these companies COMBINED.  They are the clear industry leaders. They have great track records and they offer more tour dates and more services.

One caveat, Elena’s Models only offers individual tours and they do have a great reputation.  If you are interested in an individual tour and you are signed up at Elena’s already they might be a better choice for you.

Controlling Cost

Cost is of course always important, so compare trips accommodations, and services, and don’t be afraid to haggle.  Just mentioning Anastasia to the Foreign Affair agent might get you a discount or perhaps an extra day added to your trip, so if money is an issue for you haggle.

These two companies are as competitive as Coke and Pepsis or Boeing and Airbus.  They respect the competition and they know you have choices, so you do have some leverage.  Play it.

So, there are a lot of choices to consider from simply taking an adult vacation that you plan on your own through spending for a private VIP or executive romance tour. However, it is important to note that none of these tours can actually guarantee you will find love.