Someone asked me today what a #travelagent really does....
The best analogy I can use to explain it is this:
Your client says: I need a dress.
They say: A cocktail dress, maybe black.
You say: Do you know what style?
They say: No, but something really amazing!
You say: Do you have a budget?
They say: No, but it has to be really great. I would love a Chanel for the price of a Target dress.
So you know the client needs a black cocktail dress, that must be amazing and they want it at a good price....but you have to determine which stores sell cocktail dresses, which style suits her best, is in her budget etc...and then go to all the stores to find the right one, then have the client ok it.
Then when she buys one, you help her choose shoes and jewelry and if she winds up uncomfortable at her event or the dress is poor quality, or her date doesn’t like it...well that will likely appear to be your fault!
If the dress rips during the event, she can call you and you will hurry up there with a sewing kit to try to resolve.
But if the event goes well, everyone tells her it’s amazing and she feels great? Then she will tell everyone you’re the best dress finder around! And you will feel amazing because you could help her find just the right dress for her, out of all of the dresses she could have just bought on the internet.
We can find YOUR perfect dress with a little patience 🙂(not my story)