Reasons to contact Danielle at Storyteller Travel for your next Travel Story.
Telephone Agents
Yesterday, I called a major luxury cruise line to book a trip. I was transferred to a remote reservation agent, who although friendly, had little understanding of the brand they represented. They were not familiar with the ships or itineraries that cruise line offered.
As an experienced traveler myself, and considering this was a luxury brand, that was disappointing.
You may ask, why was I shopping as a consumer vs. using my own travel advisor resources. Well simple, I was making price comparisons. I reviewed my supplier costs vs. consumer advertised costs to make sure my clients are getting the best price.
As a travel advisor, I have access to both. I can contact my providers to match a price, provided I can compare apples to apples on their request.
Website Woes
There are many suppliers in the travel industry. Most consumers will check several sites for the best fare. But when you checkout on the site that gives you a bargain, you see the taxes and expenses added winding up at the same cost as the other websites.
Each site offers a different twist on the same story.
An experienced travel advisor takes care of this for you, researching what you want for your valuable vacation dollar.
Save your precious time, have a certified professional research your travel story.
Travel Value
We often look at the “fare” for a trip, think it is a bargain, only to be nickel and dimed by add on items, tours, packages, upgrade bids, etc.
An experienced advisor will ask you many questions before you book. The actual fare may only represent a small component of the costs to expect on your trip.
For example, if you’re headed to Europe and want to see as much as possible each day, you may actually spend less overall by looking at the cost of a more inclusive luxury brand. You may also find that your trip not only hits all the tourism marks, but when that brand manages all the details, you’ll have a more relaxing and exciting trip as well.
Help yourself by discussing your expectations before you spend a dime! Also consider the cost of that PTO (Paid Time Off) that you’ve worked so long to accumulate. Nothing is worse than a less than desirable trip compounded by lost PTO time.
Research
Have you ever booked a trip, then spent hours researching the destination(s), transportation options, tours and the like?
Using an experienced travel advisor helps you keep some of that precious time by offering real world advice thus the title “Travel Advisor”.
Before this role, I have personally spent time traveling all over the world, caught cabs in exotic destinations, strolled the streets of many countries and have learned so much through experience.
Reduce your research and enjoy the results of years of travel experience.
What do you want from your Vacation?
This seems simple right? You want to relax, or you want to see something new. I can tell you many people come back from their “dream” trip wondering why they tried to pack so much in, or why they didn’t see the places they expected to.
A friend of mine recently traveled to an exotic location and saw all the things on her bucket list. The challenge was, her trip was crammed so full, there wasn’t time to experience one of them in the way she expected to.
Having a travel advisor to discuss the expectations of your dream travel will uncover what you really want from your journey.
Value
I pride myself on knowing some of the secret sauce of discounted travel. In addition to tips and tricks, I have a list of real world ways to stretch you vacation budget. Check out this article for more details.https://www.travelstorytravel.com/post/cruise-discounts-savings
A travel advisor may also have access to additional discounts and promotions only available to travel professionals. As of the date of this article I have an offer that will add up to $200 in additional on-board
spending money for select providers. I also have the access to see the various discounts offered by the travel companies and compare against my clients vacation desires.
An experienced travel advisor can meet or exceed any rate you may find available as a consumer. Give it a try, contact me today for some Travel Story Planning!
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