I attended the the New York Times Travel Show and here are the travel secrets I heard from the pres
idents of several travel suppliers. WARNING, this is a little self-promoting as their remarks were on the value of reputable travel agents/advisers and reputable tour operators. Please read this brief post and share!
1) Travel Agents/Advisers advocate for their clients to get the vacation their clients expect. One way agents help their clients achieve their vacation objectives is by using reputable travel vendors/suppliers. (From Avanti Destinations and Insight Vacations.) While I know this sounds a little obvious, a good travel adviser carefully selects travel vendors for his clients.
2) Travel is precious time with your loved ones. Obvious enough, but make sure you do your trip carefully.
3) During the initial days of the uprising in Egypt, a number of tour operators chartered planes to get their US citizens home promptly according to the US Tour Operators Association. In many cases, these flights got US citizens out of the country sooner then US State Department chartered flights. So, please ask yourself: do you want a reputable tour operator AND a travel adviser working on your behalf who’s always in your corner?
4) With the high airfares to Europe, family travel to Cost Rica, Central, and South America is increasing. In my resent experience, I’m finding flights from the US to Italy could be as high as $1,600 for the upcoming travel season.
5) Travel is all about the personal interactions. When travelers come back home, they feel differently about the destination and their life at home.
6) You don’t go into a restaurant and say, “I don’t need a menu, just bring me the cheapest thing on it.” So for travel, understand what makes up a complete vacation experience. Do remember to include such items as: transfers from point A to B, travel insurance, parking, sightseeing tours, excursions, cell-phone/data charges, etc.
Were these secrets from the New York Times Travel show valuable?
If so, please share below.
