With more and more people travelling and the options on how to book travel becoming more accessible, why should you go back to your trusted Travel Agent?
1- Experience and Knowledge – Your Travel Agent is probably the most travelled person you know, travelling globally and experiencing as much as they can and checking out and inspecting hotels to know all the finer details in order for you to have the perfect holiday. They would have seen or stayed in a lot of the hotels and been to many destinations meaning they can make the perfect recommendation for you.
2- Savings and Upgrades – Most of the time the agent will have special contracted rates with hotels and suppliers, and are more than likely to get you that all important upgrade!
3- Contacts on the Ground – By working in the industry they are in regular contact with the suppliers of the ground, meaning they will personally know the people taking care of your trip. They can request for you the best drivers, guides and vehicles and will be able to pull special favours whenever possible.
4- Safety and Security – Having booked all your arrangements with your agent you know that everything is taken care of in one central place for you. You don’t need to worry about hundreds of pieces of papers from different airlines, hotels, transport companies etc! If you book through the correct agency with the correct insurances and bonds then they are there to protect you should anything go wrong!