A native Hawaiian (kānaka) and student at Hawaii University, Going2Oahu writes articles and maintains several websites dedicated to Hawaii travel including the Hawaii Cruise Superstore and the Going2Oahu Hawaii Travel Blog.
Are Travel Agents Staging a Comeback??
Here are 10 major reasons why travel agents make better travel planers than a website booking agency:
1. The Best Value for Your Vacation Dollar: Travel agents can help your dollars go further because they have access to the deals - flights, hotels, cars, even dinner out!
2. Location, Location, Location!!!! Travel agents can help find the perfect place to stay - a hotel with a view of the ocean in Hawaii, a jungle hut in the Nilgiri foothills... A travel agent can make your location dreams come true.
3. Knowledge of All the Ins and Outs: Travel agents can acquaint you with the local laws and regulations for your travel destination.
4. Credentials: Travel agents attend training sessions, seminars and advanced classes to prepare themselves for customers just like you.
5. Tourist Attractions: Travel agents can recommend the not-to-miss spots - amusement parks, museums, nature preserves, historical locations, etc.
6. Avoid International Flight Confusion: Travel agents can brief you on those confusing international flight transfers that the internet search engines don’t explain.
7. Where to Go With Kids: Travel agents can help you to find the kid-friendly locations.
8. Trip Cancellation: Something has come up and you need to cancel your trip? Call your travel agent and he'll take care of it all.
9. Travel Insurance: Travel agents can help you pick an appropriate travel insurance plan.
10. Personalized Trips: Travel agents can prepare a personalized trip, based on where you want to go and what you want to do.
Enter the new Tripology...
So What Exactly Does Tripology Do?
When you visit the new Tripology website, you will be asked to input your trip details and create an account. Shortly after that, you'll be contacted via e-mail by up to 3 travel professionals who will offer price quotes and professional assistance - travel agents who want your business! Tripology offers you highly competitive price quotes and professional expertise that you can’t get from a website price generator. They have thousands of travel agents in their network who can handle your trip requests - as diverse as safaris and as common as domestic flights + hotel packages.
Give them a try!
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