Holiday translation services

My parents are very adventurous people. They travel abroad at least 3 times a year. In summer they travel twice while in winter usually once. Last year they visited Gran Canaria, which they said to be the best holidays ever. Later they went to Croatia with my grandparents to have some family time. They travelled by car so the trip was little exhausting, but on the other side they saw many interesting places, driving through many European countries. Finally in winter they went skiing to Austria. That one was most interesting from my point of view. My parents do not know any foreign languages, so it is always funny to hear their stories. This time they ordered translation services in hotel. Every problem or query was translated to the German language by the qualified interpreter. They told me that they were extremely satisfied with the translator"s work. He was always near when they needed help. I didn"t even know that translation services may be ordered in hotel, so it was quite shocking for me. Anyway, I wouldn"t pay for such thing. In my opinion, it is better to use non-verbal communication than paying for translating. I bet that you will agree with me on that. On the other side, if you have money, why do not use it?