Almost daily I am asked if it’s better to book early or wait for a last minute deal.
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I spent some time in Florida last month exchanging ideas with the top travel professionals in the nation. While I was there I realized that even among my travel agent peers, the same word meant different things to different people.
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Buying travel is a unique purchase. It is both a product and a service. At The Joy of Travel our agents excel at matching you with the best product (destination, airline, resort, cruise etc.).
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Back in the fall a nice lady called me wanting to do a Seine river cruise and add a few nights in Paris along with it.
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I have some great news. Air travel in 2018 is coming in at a much lower price point than it did in 2017. I’m going to use the space in this article to help you determine the most cost effective ways you can travel in 2018.
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The Joy of Travel Team is on the road much of the year, traveling tens of thousands of miles so we can bring to our customers an insider’s perspective and base our recommendations on personal experience.
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I don’t know many people who truly relish the idea of lying on a beach or beside a pool doing absolutely nothing for 6 or 7 days, do you? Most of us get ants in our pants after a day or two of relaxation.
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Once or twice a year I venture onto the online booking sites just to see what our customers are seeing. It always overwhelms me.
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Defining the difference between a tourist and traveler is an important aspect of my job. Tourists engage in the normal regional activities. Travelers take it a step further, seeking to experience the destination in a more unique or authentic way.
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I’ve said it a thousand times, “you only regret the trips you didn’t take”. When almost half of people surveyed over age 55 say they wish they’d traveled more, it’s time for all of us to wake up and make travel a priority.
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Did you know Online Travel Agencies (OTA’s) focus on one thing: to never, ever receive a phone call from their customers. They want their customers to do all of the work, find their own answers, manage their own problems, and let the OTA just sit back and rake in the commissions.
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After 13 years in the travel business one thing is for sure, no destination or resort or experience is “one size fits all”.
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