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The Top Reasons to Use a Travel Advisor
Many consumers might not realize the advantages of using a professional travel advisor. Here are just a few benefits of using a travel advisor to book your vacations.
1. Experience
Travel advisors know the market and, by listening to what you want, are able to match you with a better product than you can find on the Internet.
2. Advocate
If something goes wrong on your trip, a good travel advisor will go to bat for you -- no matter who is at fault -- and try to get your vacation back on track.
3. Resources
Travel advisors have access to a variety of tools that the average consumer is not able to use or doesn't know about. They can sometimes get you added amenities at hotels, room upgrades, early hotel check-ins, included airport transfers, and hotel and onboard cruise credits. They can often times book better airfare by using trusted air consolidators.
4. Convenience
Your time is valuable and you shouldn't have to spend it searching for the right vacation. A travel advisor can do that for you. They can match you with the vacation that you actually want, not the one that you saw on television or pop-up. There is a difference between travel inspiration and actual travel desires. Destinations may look good on TV or on the Internet, but not actually be ideal for you personally. Travel advisors can help you define what it is you want to get out of a vacation.
As you develop a relationship with your travel advisor, they are able to target the right trips for you without even having a conversation. Ideally, a simple phone call or email could result in your next vacation -- already planned.
6. Save Money
Often, travel advisors can save you money based on their supplier relationships. There are also hidden savings built into trips. A travel advisor will likely book transfers for you, many times included in the price. Sometimes a package that you book yourself won't include those, making the experience appear cheaper.
7. Added Value
There are a lot of value-adds that consumers don't even know about that can be added by a travel advisor. Ever wonder why the couple in the cabin next to yours got champagne and you didn't? They probably used a travel advisor.
Travel advisors have inside information on the best times to go to crowded destinations and they sometimes even know what the new "it" destinations are. They know the bucket list destinations, just incase you don't have a bucket list already.
