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Why use a travel agent today?

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:50:01 +0000

I get this question all the time and mostly in a some sort of phrasing that implies that my chosen business and career is dead and how can I possibly stay in business with Expedia, Orbitz, hotels.com, and a number of other internet sites you can book yourself. When was the last time you saw a travel agency in the mall, a strip center, or in an office building? Most have gone out of business because they did not change their business model to reflect the growing need of vacation personalization and continued to rely on walk in business and referrals, but did not give the service to go along with it. At most travel agent seminars, conventions, classes, and events, I am surrounded by agents who are on average 50-70 years old who are ornery and bitter because the travel business has changed, technology has become more and more important, and clients just aren’t coming back in droves because they don’t have to! Travel agents used to be the only source for airline tickets, European tours, cruises, etc.

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Become a Top Travel Agent – Desirable Skill Sets to Become a Top Travel Agent

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:24:45 +0000

When looking at different jobs within the travel industry, some prefer to take on the responsibilities of organizing vacations for others.

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Online Travel sites are like fast food restaurants

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:55:28 +0000

The best analogy I could find for online travel site vs a professional travel agent is to make a comparison to a fast food restaurant and a good restaurant. With a fast food restaurant, the food quality and amounts are consistant, you know your hunger will go away, it’s not hard on your pocket book, it’s good enough, you deserve to splurge with those extra calories and you know it’s not the most nutritious meal

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Cardiff Airport shortlisted for Airport of the Year

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:24:11 +0000

Cardiff Airport has been shortlisted for the Airport of the Year title in the Travel Trade Gazette Travel Awards to be held later in the year. Entries for the prestigious award are rated by travel agents and then judged by a panel of industry experts including leading travel companies and trade bodies such as Thomas Cook,

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Tips For Saving Money on Vacation

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:30:28 +0000

http://etravel.totalwarehouse.com By budget travel I don’t mean going on a mini vacation with your family to a park, or going camping in your van. Budget travel is actually that, travel, going on vacations to other countries, going on cruises, etc.. It’s just like normal travel, but cheaper. Image via Wikipedia Also, it doesn’t mean smuggling yourself in a suitcase of a friend of yours that’s going on vacation Here is the deal. There are amazing travel discounts you can take advantage of that will save you hundreds or even thousands (if you travel a lot) of dollars every year. There are certain tricks of the trade normal people just like you are using, everyday, to save a huge chunk of money every time they travel. You can save money on your flight ticket

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Saving in Vegas: 10 tips

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:15:19 +0000

Saving in Vegas: 10 tips Avoid travelling to Las Vegas during large conventions, poker tournaments or sports event like the NCAA Basketball Final Four Weekend which can easily book up the best hotels in the area far in advance, leaving few choices at high prices. The water fountain show outside the Bellagio, as seen in “Ocean’s Eleven”, is free to watch and runs every 15 minutes

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A consumer’s view of the collapse of Goldtrail

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:54:09 +0000

My email inbox has gone crazy since the collapse of tour operator, Goldtrail. Again, like XL, and the glut of other collapses, there are many questions left unanswered

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Chilling out in Taba Egypt

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:05:05 +0000

Karen recently spent a week in Taba , on the shores of the Red Sea – “Taba is a great place for chilling out for a week or two in the sun – there’s very little there apart from some exceptionally nice hotels, mostly situated on the beach, a dive centre and great weather, perfect! We spent a week at the newest hotel in Taba Heights , the 5* Intercontinental, which is an excellent hotel with a great tapas bar on the lagoon, and did a trip to Petra and a trip to Cairo from there, although I would quite happily have done nothing for the week! I think there will be more hotels there in the next few years as it is a purpose-built resort that is growing quickly, so if you are looking for peace and quiet now is the time to go! My friend and I tried our hand at snorkeling, which is fantastic in the Red Sea , and most people there were raving about the diving and reeling off the names of the fish they had seen.

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admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:15:12 +0000

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Goldtrail holidays Update

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:49:56 +0000

Goldtrail update If you have booked with Goldtrail with a travel agent or booked direct with Goldtrail then you are entitled to a full refund. But if you booked flight with through an agent and then booked accommodation separately then you have only the flight element to be refunded the accommodation is lost.. This is why we alway say book with ATOL holders

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