Showing posts with label travel agent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel agent. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2011

Finding the Right Travel Agent

Travel Preparation
Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel 

Some travelers prefer not to seek the services of travel agents. They already had bad experiences with agents who try to take advantage of customers and cost them more than what they should pay for their trips. But you should not discount the advantages of having the right travel agent. The right agent can give you great savings not just on air tickets and hotel rooms, but on meals and car rentals as well.

The trick is to find one that is not only honest but is capable of giving you the service that is right for your needs and preferences. This is advisable especially if you are not so knowledgeable about finding cheap offers on airfare and hotel rooms online. 


Here are some things to keep in mind when finding the right travel agent:

  • The right travel agent will ask you many questions.
 This is the only way that she can find out what exactly it is that you need for your trip. She will ask for details about your itinerary, travel experiences, and budget. She needs the following information to get you the right deals you can choose from.

  • The right travel agent has many contacts.
The more vendors your agent is working with, the better. This means she can present you with more choices that you can select from. Avoid agents that refer only to one or two vendors consistently. You won’t get much choice that way and she is only interested in the commission from the said vendors. Look for an agent that will make the effort to shop around for deals that will suit your budget and preferences.

  • The right travel agent should be able to give you prices that are close or lower to the going rates online.
 Do a little research first before asking the agent the prices of the deals she can offer. This way, you will know if she’s giving you the best deal or just trying to rip you off. Better yet, list down the low prices that you see online and ask the agent if she can get the same deal for you at lower rates.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Book Online for Cheap Air Tickets

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Air ticket booking on websites is now the most preferred way of booking flights because of the special deals and promo tours that boil down to discounts and cheap air tickets.  The trick is to visit as many online ticketing agents as you can and then compare their offerings until you zero in on the most irresistible deals.  


One of the best ways to get the most benefit from online air ticket booking is for travelers to set a flexible schedule for their travel date and time. This means that you adjust the time and day of your travel to slower periods for passenger demand.  When passenger demand is slow, airlines are forced to reduce rates in order to fill up their flights. This is the best time to book your airline ticket.


There are many other times and situations that compel airlines to offer discounted airfares, such as flights in the course of the night and those during noontime.  Flights that run into high noon are found inconvenient by many travelers who want to have a full lunch on trips, while overnight flights are commonly avoided by passengers who need a quiet, restful sleep.      


Online booking websites are alert and ever on the lookout for these times when airlines are offering discounted airfares, which information they then convey to travelers post-haste.