If there is one thing we have learnt in the last 12 months it is that nothing is certain, there was a time when you could plan your life forward and we have all had to adapt and learn to live in the moment..
As the world prepares to re-open it’s important to learn lessons from the last 12 months especially given the impact that COVID had and will continue to have on international travel. Jetting off with just a few clicks online has been replaced with uncertainty, risk and apprehension. However with some adaptations this doesn’t need to be the case.
Three key points can allow you to relax in the knowledge that you have every base covered.
It has been widely accepted through various media channels that those consumers that booked with a human Travel Agent fared better throughout the height of the crisis than those that booked online. Many who booked through online travel companies have still not received their refunds and are unable to talk to anyone. Phones were switched off and consumers were left helpless and financially at a loss.
Chose your agent with care, multi level marketing schemes enticing anyone and everyone to sign up as a Travel Agent have flooded social media feeds with wannabe agents who have relatively no experience at all and are not qualified to advise you properly on the legalities and intricacies involved with planning your precious trip. An experienced Travel Agent will advise you, inspire you, take care of the details, consider the legal implications and booking conditions, they will consider ticketing deadlines and hold your money securely for as long as possible. COVID rules have changed the way Tour Operators work and great Travel Agents will work with their Tour Operator partners to ensure maximum flexibility, security and best deals for their clients. They will be your advocate, they will the ones to fight your corner, not dissimilar to a solicitor, who will ensure every detail has been thoroughly explored and every eventuality considered. They will be available on the phone to support you 24/7, they will be efficient, and they will at all times have your best interest at heart and ensuring all your money is 100% financially protected. They will also have access to offers and airfares that are not available to the general public and their little black book of contacts will come in handy too!
And don’t forget a great Travel Agent can save you hours of time scrolling the web trying to find the perfect holiday, with a great brief from you, your Travel Agent will inspire and find you the perfect holiday and you can sit back, relax and enjoy spending time re-connecting with family and friends and catching up on the important things in life you have been forced to live without in the last 12 months.
Enlisting the services of a Travel Agent is a wise lifestyle choice, the more your relationship builds the better they know you, the easier it will be to find your perfect holiday, they will eventually end up contacting you with offers and inspiration that would be your perfect choice!
Check out Our Promise to you to give you some indication of what you should expect from your Travel Agent
Whilst you might feel smart saving those few pounds to get it cheaper booking your elements separately you then open yourself to financial loss and risk, you have waited so long for this next holiday is it really worth taking any risk at all? When you book a package you have an extra level of protection, the Tour Operators become wholly responsible for the risk and they have to provide every element of that holiday within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office guidelines or you are entitled to a refund in full.
Many insurance companies have now launched a range of policies which include COVID cover. Choose your insurance policy with care, many failed their customers and avoided paying valid claims, whilst we cannot advise specifically about insurance policies, you must take care and choose wisely the company you use.
