Anthony Francis 
Member since: July 26, 2007
Total live articles: 12
Many years of international travel by thumb, boot, bike, hike, autos from a Ford Prefect to a 348 Spider, air from a \'46 Fleet Canuck to The Concorde, sea from Windjammers to QE2 and canoes to a 110ft catamaran, trains in UK, USA, Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Europe and still going strong but needing to visit Newfoundland, Copper Canyon and a few more traditional English Pubs with real ale close to a gin-clear trout stream to dangle a fly.
A humorous look at Australian place names.
Business and Advertisers should partner to enable expanded business advertising when payment is based on the results of the ads (sales).
Travel advertising needs to be more honest and adhere to higher standards of truthful pricing. There should be minimal need for any extra small print regarding the selling price of land, sea and air travfel. Europe is improving traveller protections in 2009 and the rest of the world should follow.
Small business owners should network and syndicate with other like-minded businesses to join or create an internet directory that sends qualified prospects directly to their own websites.
An online travel club offering free travel vouchers to members for travel in over 70 countries as long as members book their own travel directly with operators listed on TheTopTravelClub.com
Before the web we used agents for all bookings but now, if comfortable with direct bookings, we can go directly to travel operators or expert agents. If we go directly to operators we should get net of commission prices.
When booking directly with travel operators travelers should not pay the full retail price but a price net of commissions.
A humorous approach to travelers and travellers who have problems with the English language even if it is their own language.
In our lifetimes we hopefully spend more on our travel wants and needs than on any other professional or expert in their chosen fields such as lawyers, accountants, plumbers, electricians, builders, dentists, doctors and we certainly choose them very carefully, so why not use the same quality control when choosing a travel agent. Also, as with our other experts, there may be different agents needed for different destinations and activities, so do not necessariy stay with one agent for all of your travel requirements unless of course the agency has different experts for different products and services.
Addresses the inferior representation of small travel businesses who do not use retail or wholesale agents and the issue of fairer fare prices for travelers who book directly with travel operators.
A humorous approach to travelers and travellers who have problems with the English language even if it is their own language.
An online travel club offering free travel vouchers to members for travel in over 70 countries as long as members book their own travel directly with operators listed on TheTopTravelClub.com
Business and Advertisers should partner to enable expanded business advertising when payment is based on the results of the ads (sales).
Before the web we used agents for all bookings but now, if comfortable with direct bookings, we can go directly to travel operators or expert agents. If we go directly to operators we should get net of commission prices.
Addresses the inferior representation of small travel businesses who do not use retail or wholesale agents and the issue of fairer fare prices for travelers who book directly with travel operators.
There are various levels of commissions on travel products and services when purchased from a travel agent or wholesaler to allow for marketing and distribution costs. Why should travelers who book directly with the travel provider or tour operator have to incur these costs? There is a new service called TopTravelVouchers from TopTravelSites.com which enables travel providers to encourage and reward 'direct-bookers' without upsetting the normal travel trade supply chain.
When booking directly with travel operators travelers should not pay the full retail price but a price net of commissions.
Travel advertising needs to be more honest and adhere to higher standards of truthful pricing. There should be minimal need for any extra small print regarding the selling price of land, sea and air travfel. Europe is improving traveller protections in 2009 and the rest of the world should follow.
Travelers who handle their own arrangements directly with travel operators should not pay the retail price but should pay net of any commissions built in for wholesalers or retailers. TopTravelVouchers is a service which allows operators to offer net prices without upsetting the normal travel trade supply chain. With this service, 2 tier pricing is not necessary on operator websites.
A humorous look at Australian place names.
Travel advertising needs to be more honest and adhere to higher standards of truthful pricing. There should be minimal need for any extra small print regarding the selling price of land, sea and air travfel. Europe is improving traveller protections in 2009 and the rest of the world should follow.
Business and Advertisers should partner to enable expanded business advertising when payment is based on the results of the ads (sales).
Before the web we used agents for all bookings but now, if comfortable with direct bookings, we can go directly to travel operators or expert agents. If we go directly to operators we should get net of commission prices.
A humorous look at Australian place names.
There are various levels of commissions on travel products and services when purchased from a travel agent or wholesaler to allow for marketing and distribution costs. Why should travelers who book directly with the travel provider or tour operator have to incur these costs? There is a new service called TopTravelVouchers from TopTravelSites.com which enables travel providers to encourage and reward 'direct-bookers' without upsetting the normal travel trade supply chain.
Travelers who handle their own arrangements directly with travel operators should not pay the retail price but should pay net of any commissions built in for wholesalers or retailers. TopTravelVouchers is a service which allows operators to offer net prices without upsetting the normal travel trade supply chain. With this service, 2 tier pricing is not necessary on operator websites.
Addresses the inferior representation of small travel businesses who do not use retail or wholesale agents and the issue of fairer fare prices for travelers who book directly with travel operators.
In our lifetimes we hopefully spend more on our travel wants and needs than on any other professional or expert in their chosen fields such as lawyers, accountants, plumbers, electricians, builders, dentists, doctors and we certainly choose them very carefully, so why not use the same quality control when choosing a travel agent. Also, as with our other experts, there may be different agents needed for different destinations and activities, so do not necessariy stay with one agent for all of your travel requirements unless of course the agency has different experts for different products and services.
A humorous approach to travelers and travellers who have problems with the English language even if it is their own language.
When booking directly with travel operators travelers should not pay the full retail price but a price net of commissions.
