WHY USE A TRAVEL EXPERT TO PLAN YOUR VACATION?
Binal Thaker
Travel
Expert
424.610.1341
Binal.Thaker@Cruiseplanners.com
www.MayflowerVacations.com
"We Travel Not to Escape Life but For Life Not to Escape US"
PERSONALIZE VACATION: The
biggest advantage of booking your vacation through a travel expert is
personalized advice from a knowledgeable source. A good travel expert will
discuss your vacation preferences, budget and other travel needs and suggest
which cruises or resort vacation will be the best fit. They help you arrange
flights, hotels, cruise, recommend excursions and help with any special
arrangements like celebrations, dietary and medical. Travel experts
specialize in geographic areas, traveler demographics and activities. It’s all about the information they
give you to make you educated and savvy traveler.
SAVE TIME: Travel
Experts
cut through the kind of online clutter that leads to information overload. The
lure of internet convenience and control quickly turns into confusion, indecisiveness
and anxiety, not to mention a huge waste of time. Travel experts research
and facilitate every aspect of your trip, arranging for cruises, hotel or
resort accommodations, air, ground transportation, shore excursions, car
rentals and tour packages. They can advise you on travel and health insurance
protection, passport and visa applications, immunization procedures and other
travel requirements. Travel experts can
often offer special services or VIP treatments for cruises, hotels, airlines,
and restaurants that you won’t get from booking online. You get the customer
service you deserve.
SAVE MONEY: Travel
experts help put the fun back into planning your vacation by relieving any
stress. You won’t be spending hours on the internet or wasting any precious
time wondering and worrying. There is a HUGE difference between great value and
the cheapest price. Cruise lines, Hotels, vacation package companies, they all
include travel expert commissions in their published prices. If you do all the
work yourself online, they “pocket” the difference. Good travel expert knows
it’s not about making the sale, it’s about creating happy clients as they bring
in return business and refer their services to others. They don’t base their
recommendations on industry sales incentives. They will do everything to
enhance your family vacation. They just want you to make the best-informed
decisions to get the most value for your vacation dollars.
VALUE TRACKER: A good travel expert will set-up a value tracker to
your reservation and have any lower prices or sales applied to your
reservation, even after you’ve made your initial deposit. This is true for many
cruises or Disney vacations. For Caribbean or Mexico resort vacations, experts
can direct you to price guarantee coverage that offers you the same option.
PRICE MATCH
& UPGRADES: In most cases travel
experts match online prices. Savvy bookers know all the tricks for finding lower airfares,
plus they can use their inside connections to get you extras and upgrades on
hotels and cruises. They may negotiate to get a free room or cabin upgrade
because they do plenty of business with the hotel or cruise line. At the least
they may get you free Wi-Fi or parking, which on a multi-day stay can add up. They
have insider access to deals, group space and upgraded amenities, that can make
a difference in your vacation experience.
PROTECT YOU: Most travelers don’t realize that medical insurance usually
does not cover your family while on vacation out of area or especially
overseas. Many foreign countries will take your passport if you are admitted to
a hospital and will expect payment in full for any treatment or surgery prior
to discharge. A good travel expert will make sure you have the proper peace of
mind with the right travel insurance to keep your family safe and protected.
SOLVE PROBLEMS: Travel
expert will be your advocate if any issues arise. No matter how much you
prepare, sometimes unexpected “stuff” happens while you’re on vacation. When
you book with a travel expert, they are with you every step of the way. Travel expert
can make calls and usually fix the situation so you don’t have to waste
valuable vacation time in problem solving. They usually know who to call and
how to ask for the right solutions many times exceeding your expectations. In
the rare instance that you need to make a travel insurance claim or need to
follow up on a complaint after you return home, your travel expert advocate
continues to work on behalf of your family.
