1. Convenient One-Stop Shopping - Travel agents can handle every aspect of your trip from airline tickets to lodging, ground transportation, activities, tours and more.
2. Consumer Advocate - If you should have a problem during your trip, travel agents can act on your behalf to see that proper restitutions are made.
3. Expert Guidance -Travel agents are experts in helping travelers get where they need to go and in helping to create possibilities most people never would have dreamed were possible.
4. Save Time - Avoid the headaches and let the travel agents call around and do all the time consuming work of planning a complex itinerary.
5. Choice - Travel agents offer you an array of options and price quotes from a variety of travel suppliers, giving you the upper hand when making your final travel decisions.
6. Less Stress - Planning a trip can be stressful. There are so many options and details to worry about. Travel agents do the work, resulting in less stress for you.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
10 Myths About Travel Agents
1. Myth: All Travel Agents and Agencies are the Same
Fact: Every travel agent is different and has a different area that they specialize in. So, depending on what type of trip you are looking to take one travel agent will suit you better than another. That’s why it is important when planning a trip to find a travel agent that specializes in where you want to go.
2. Myth: No One Uses Travel Agents Anymore
Fact: Travel agents still sell 51 percent of all airline tickets, 87 percent of all cruises, 81 percent of all tours and packages, 45 percent of all car rentals and about 47 percent of all hotels.
Fact: Every travel agent is different and has a different area that they specialize in. So, depending on what type of trip you are looking to take one travel agent will suit you better than another. That’s why it is important when planning a trip to find a travel agent that specializes in where you want to go.
2. Myth: No One Uses Travel Agents Anymore
Fact: Travel agents still sell 51 percent of all airline tickets, 87 percent of all cruises, 81 percent of all tours and packages, 45 percent of all car rentals and about 47 percent of all hotels.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Why You Should Use A Travel Agent Instead of the Web!
The common reason many folks don't call Travel Agents today is they believe they save money by doing it themselves on the web - NOT TRUE!
You pay a commission to Travelocity, Hotwire and Expedia within the price they quote you. You don't pay any commission to Travel Agents, AND Travel Agents are often able to get you BETTER DEALS because of the special arrangements we have with travel consolidators.
PLUS, you get PERSONAL SERVICE - SOMEONE TO TALK TO! We can tailor your vacation, your trip, your special event, your group booking - ALL TO YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS! We listen to you and help make your travel dreams a reality.
A Personal Web Agency Horror Tale!
You pay a commission to Travelocity, Hotwire and Expedia within the price they quote you. You don't pay any commission to Travel Agents, AND Travel Agents are often able to get you BETTER DEALS because of the special arrangements we have with travel consolidators.
PLUS, you get PERSONAL SERVICE - SOMEONE TO TALK TO! We can tailor your vacation, your trip, your special event, your group booking - ALL TO YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS! We listen to you and help make your travel dreams a reality.
A Personal Web Agency Horror Tale!
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