04/04/2023
Trying to help a people out!! I am going to post myths about and perks to using travel agents!! There are so many benefits for using a travel agent!!! Even if you don't use me, use someone!!
Myth #1: We make a salary whether you book with us or not. I’m sorry to say, but the vast majority of travel agents work on commission only. That means that we get paid only when you book travel with us AND go on the trip. For example, if you book a cruise for July 2019, I don’t get paid until roughly two months before that cruise. Also, if I spend ten hours working with you to create a perfect vacation itinerary and you decide to go book it on your own, I get paid nothing for those ten hours of work. Travel agents want to make your vacation dreams come true. However, we’re not just another free search engine.
Myth #2: You’ll pay more to use us. I think this is the biggest reason travelers avoid us because they don’t understand how we get paid. If I book a cruise for you, I get paid a commission – a percentage of what you’re already paying for the cruise, but by the cruise line. You pay exactly the same for the cruise (and possibly more) if you book on your own. It works the same way with hotel rooms. I’m not going to charge you to spend all of ten minutes to book a room at a Disney resort for you because Disney pays me a percentage of what you would pay anyway. The only time I charge my clients a fee on top of what they’re already paying is if I have to spend many hours conducting specialized research and/or creating an itinerary for you. In these cases, you’re paying me to save you a considerable amount of time, which is a pretty valuable service in and of itself.
