Can anyone tell me if hot air balloons are usually booked through Taobao or hotels? I've inquired and both Taobao and the official website have said that there are no available slots for the Butterfly and Royal balloons, but the hotels say there are still slots available. Is this credible ?

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Hotels are more reliable than Taobao, and the official website is cheaper.

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Generally there is a surcharge. That's why hot air balloons are so expensive. They are lifted like this.

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Why not just send an email to the hot air balloon company to book directly? They usually reply to emails very quickly. The hotel probably gave you the contact of a small company. If Butterfly and Royal officials say they don't have any, then they probably don't have any.

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The hotel was booked, and it didn't necessarily have to be Butterfly's. We flew the hot air balloon at Voyager's, which was great.

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The company said they were fully booked, but the hotel said they still had vacancies. I'm afraid the hotel is trying to trick me.

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They replied that they didn't have it.

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The hotel says it's available, then it's available. The credibility of Turkish merchants is generally good. I suggest you book directly at the hotel, especially for well-known hotels, there should be no problem.

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The hotel can be booked, I directly sent an email to the company to confirm, cash payment of 170 euros for the Royal, card payment of 180 euros. The email address of the Royal is royal@royalballoon.com, and the email address of the Butterfly is fly@butterflyballoons.com.

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I booked my hot air balloon ride through the hotel, Airkap. At the end of last month, I asked the hotel about both the Butterfly and Royal rides and they were both fully booked. I asked on the official website and they only had two Butterfly rides available, while on Taobao I could book the Royal ride but it would cost a lot more money. Overall, I felt that booking through the hotel was cheaper so I did that. I stayed at the Traveller's Cave.

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"Should have a spot for paying more money or taking a second flight, right? Taobao has it, right?"

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Trusted, look at the price, usually more expensive, there are many different companies