If you are like a lot of the people I know, you are probably wondering why in today’s world would you ever need a travel agent? I had the same thoughts for a long time and then I had the opportunity to work with a talented travel agent and my traveling life was changed forever. So why should use Serious Travels Travel Agency?
1) Serious Travels is Trained and Has A Lot of Personal Experience
Simply put, we may know more than you. We can give you insider tips and advice, using our education and personal experience to guide your vacation decisions in a way that provides you with the best vacation possible for you and your hard-earned investment. We have access to the personal feedback from clients, and our travel agent network, to provide insights you can’t get on TripAdvisor or other social media sites.
2) Serious Travels Has Clout
Our travel agents develop personal relationships with individuals at the companies they sell. We may be able to leverage these relationships to get you things you can’t get on your own. That “sold out” room or the connecting rooms you want for your extended family trip when the online sites say they aren’t available. We also have exclusive entrée to experiences you might not know are available to you.
3) The Fixer
In addition to getting you more on any particular trip, we can step in and fix things when your trip goes awry. The average consumer books one or two trips per year, typically with different travel suppliers, so they have little or no leverage when things go wrong. The travel agent is constantly selling a particular supplier and has the leverage to fix things, even when the supplier isn’t directly at fault. Travel suppliers value the travel agent’s business much more than any individual traveler. They will step up to make things right or simply to make sure that traveler, and their travel agent, are happy.
4) Cost-Savings
The best travel agents have unique access to benefits that can save you a lot of money and provide you with a better experience: free room upgrades, spa credits, food and beverage credits are just a few of the things that agents can get, that you can’t. Add in hard-to-get restaurant reservations, exclusive or priority access to attractions, added amenities, and you will have a lot more value for your travel dollar. (Ever wonder why the couple in the cabin next to yours got champagne and you didn’t? They probably used a travel agent)
5) Time-Savings
Instead of searching blindly on the Internet for hours, days, or even weeks – depending on the complexity of the travel plans – you can have an expert do the research for you, with your personal needs in mind. We do it for every component of the trip and we do it at no cost to you.
6) Safety Net
If anything should go wrong during your trip, you can rely on us to assist you and help you to deal with any travel emergency you may have. We can put you in touch with the right local people to answer your needs.
7) On the Cutting Edge
Serious Travels is on the cutting edge of what’s new: Travel agents are the first to know about a new resort, cruise ship or tour. We have relationships with their best travel partners who keep them informed as to the latest and greatest offerings they have. So if you want to travel on the latest and greatest, Serious Travel is the way to go!
8) You Pay the Same Anyway!
More than 98 percent of hotels are parity priced. That means the cost is the same whether you book it yourself or have the travel agent do the work. We even have websites that feature the same inventory, bookable in real time, as Expedia and Orbitz. Our customers get the best of the high tech world, in a high touch, environment. This parity pricing applies to virtually every travel product.
9) You Get Matched Right
If you call a cruise line directly, they won’t tell you that their competitor is a better fit for you and your travel needs. Since travel agents sell everything, we focus on you’re your particular needs, making sure you are matched up with the right. We want to build a long term relationship and make you happy every time!
10) An Ongoing Mutually Beneficial Relationship
A good agent is like a good mechanic. Once you find us, you’ll never want to give us up. Travel could be your biggest discretionary spend in any given year, along with your limited time, so you want to make sure it’s done right. When we make that happen, you’ll want us in your inner circle moving forward!
