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TRAVEL AGENT: Research your vacation travel plans with us!
Facts About Travel Agents
Constantly changing airfares and schedules, thousands of available vacation packages, and a vast amount of travel information on the Internet
can make travel planning frustrating and time-consuming. To sort out the many travel options, tourists and business people often turn to TRAVEL AGENTS,
who assess their needs and help them make the best possible travel arrangements. Also, many major cruiselines, resorts, and specialty travel groups use
travel agents to promote travel packages to millions of people every year.
In general, travel agents give advice on destinations and make arrangements for transportation, hotel accommodations, car rentals, tours,
and recreation. They also may advise on weather conditions, restaurants, tourist attractions, and recreation. For international travel, agents also
provide information on customs regulations, required papers (passports, visas, and certificates of vaccination), and currency exchange rates.
Travel agents consult a variety of published and computer-based sources for information on departure and arrival times, fares, and hotel ratings and
accommodations. They may visit hotels, resorts, and restaurants to evaluate their comfort, cleanliness, and the quality of food and service so that
they can base recommendations on their own travel experiences or those of colleagues or clients.
Travel agents also promote their services, using telemarketing, direct mail, and the Internet. They make presentations to social and special-interest
groups, arrange advertising displays, and suggest company-sponsored trips to business managers. Depending on the size of the travel agency, an agent
may specialize by type of travel, such as leisure or business, or destination, such as Europe or Africa.
Services:
- Travel Agent Specials: travelagentspecials.com - TRAVELAGENTSPECIALS.COM is a unique
search engine that brings customers together with you, the travel agent.
- ASTA - The American Society of Travel Agents: astanet.com - The American Society of Travel Agents
(ASTA) is the world's largest association of travel professionals.
- Travel Agents: travelagents.com
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