There is one sure-fire, secret weapon to always ensure a quality, cost effective vacation: Use a Travel Agent!
Nothing can beat the value of the personalized care and service you receive from a travel agent. Below are my top ten reasons why you should use a travel agent for your next vacation.
Top Ten Reasons To Use A Travel Agent
Convenient One-Stop Shopping
Travel agents can take care of every part of your vacation needs including airfare, lodging, ground transportation and entertainment. Who wants to be the one to show up at an airport in the middle of the night and not have a way to get to your resort that is 30 minutes away?
Consumer Advocate
As part of the CruiseOne family, we have substantial buying power that our suppliers don’t want to lose. If you are unhappy, we can work on your behalf to see that things are rectified.
Expert Guidance
Travel agents can help you get where you need to go and provide tips to make your vacation great. That way, you won’t be surprised when you show up in Rio in July and find out that it’s winter there!
Save Time
Let us do all the research and planning to make your vacation fantastic. Have you ever Googled “Mexico vacation” and found millions of websites? Yeah, we can help narrow that down for you!
Choice
Travel agents can offer you different options and price quotes from suppliers so that you can choose what works best for you. And those choices won’t include planning your honeymoon at a resort where the one pool was filled with screaming kids, or where your restful vacation is spent in New Orleans during Mardi Gras!
Less Stress
It can be stressful to plan a vacation if you’re looking for lots of adventure and your traveling companion wants plenty of time to relax and the kids are looking for nonstop fun. We can find the perfect balance so that everyone is happy, while you go play catch with your son in the backyard!
Updated Information
Travel agents attend seminars, webinars and go through training so we are constantly updated with vital information and changes in the travel industry. Have you ever showed up for your beachfront hotel, only to find that a bigger one was built in front of it and now blocks your great view?
Travel Documentation
Travel agents can make sure that you have the proper paperwork so that you don’t get to your destination and find out you really did need that Visa!
Save Money
Travel agents are aware of the current promotions our suppliers are offering. Plus, as a CruiseOne franchise we sometimes have exclusive deals just for our clients!
Excellent customer service
When you work with us, you won’t spend hours on hold waiting for someone to answer your questions. You will always know who will answer the phone. Plus, when was the last time you received a birthday card or handwritten thank you card from the online site you booked your vacation through?
SO NOW, LET ME SHARE THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN THE INDUSTRY WITH YOU:
When you book directly with a cruise line or another vacation supplier, you are paying for something that you are not receiving: the services of a professional travel agent.
Travel agent commissions are always automatically built into the price of your vacation. It is the way the industry has always priced itself. If you book direct, the vendor just pockets the commission and you get nothing in return. You are just computer data and a credit card number with the computer software being your “agent”.
When you book with Suzanne Klasen – Your CruiseOne Travel Professional you have an advocate. I am someone who will be there with you from start to finish, and even after you return from your vacation!