Why use a Travel Agent?
It’s 2AM, on a Sunday night.
The computer screen illuminates Bob’s tired and weary face, as he’s been at it for hours already, and wonders just how much longer this is going to take….especially since he has to be up bright and early for a conference call tomorrow morning (this morning, technically? 🤔)…
He yawns and sighs, inputting his family’s details for what seems like the hundredth time into another tour site.
“I’m almost done,” he thinks to himself.
“I just need to finish putting in everyone’s information for the Safari, then fill out the visa stuff, then book our flights from Kenya back to New York, but we’ll also need a one night stay in New York for our layover, so then I’ll research and book a hotel in NY, but then maybe we’ll do something quick while we’re there….and…and….
Oof.
How did that little dialogue make you feel?
Just go to bed and finish it tomorrow!
You may be yelling at Bob in your head.
But dear reader, he can’t. He and his family leave for their African Safari adventure in three days, and because of his very busy schedule, he’s only had time to book half of their hotels, and partial flights. Bob has taken ‘last minute’ to a new level…
But we can all sympathize with Bob! Sometimes life gets crazy and complicated, and even just finding the time to go grocery shopping seems impossible, let alone planning out and booking your next vacation. On top of that, many people don’t enjoy the process of researching a destination, putting together an itinerary, booking activities and tours and flights, etc. Lots of people like to just avoid all of that and “wing it” when they go away, which isn’t a bad thing, but sometimes you can miss out on some really cool experiences if you do so…
Like when your dear author went away to Amsterdam, didn’t do enough research on the Vangogh museum, and aaaaaalmost wasn’t able to get in! I sat for a few hours on the lawn next to the museum in complete disbelief and despair, thinking I wasn’t going to be able to do something I had been dreaming about for months. But, after a few hours of scouring the internet, getting fake tickets, getting refunded for said fake tickets, crying in front of the general public, and finally finding a single last minute ticket, I got in.
The joy I felt then was euphoric, but if I had just done a little more research and planning, I could have saved myself all that stress!
Well, what if I told you I knew someone who would…
👉 Plan your perfect personalized trip, with all your preferences/wants/needs, from start to finish.
👉 Save you hundreds of dollars on flights, hotels, experiences, etc.
👉 Take care of any issues that pop up before, during or after your trip for you.
…and so much more, all at NO extra cost?!
Well, that’s where we come in…
Insignia Destinations.
Our team is made up of travel afficionados who are more than enthusiastic about researching, planning and booking your next adventure for you! ✈️
But we’ve noticed, in this day and age, many people are not super familiar with Travel Agencies, or understand the benefits of using one over booking everything on your own.
Well, we thought our next blog post could help spread some understanding on the topic! Let’s talk about just a few of the many benefits of using a Travel Agency:
Travel Agents save you money!💸
Wait, really?
Yes, really.
How so?
Well, as a registered Travel Agency, we get access to online marketplaces that sell hotels, airfare, excursions, cruises, guides tours, concerts, etc. for wholesale prices, that are only offered to travel professionals! For example, that flight to Greece you were looking at? We can get you that same flight for $100 cheaper. Even recently we were looking into a beautiful resort in the Italian Dolomites for a client. By booking through us, she was saving over $200!
On top of that, we are a no fees Travel Agency. That means we do not charge you for planning your trip. The only thing you are paying for is the price of your trip, which you get at a discount by booking through us.
We take the headache out of planning 🤯
Don’t you think Bob, the main character of today’s blog post, would have just loved to stop everything he was doing, close his laptop, and let someone else take charge of handling the rest of his trip? It would have been quite the relief for him, right?
Trip planning is a lot of work. Especially for bigger groups and families, it can take hours and hours to arrange everything from the flights to the hotels, to that one zip lining excursion your Aunt Carol found on Facebook that she’s determined everyone has to do on the next family cruise.
Why not have a 15 minute conversation with one of our Travel Associates, go over a little bit what you want and expect out of your trip, and we take care of the rest.
No extra work, planning or thinking on your end.
Someone else handles unexpected hiccups 🫢
Have you ever gotten to the airport, all ready and giddy for your trip, and last minute hear them announce they've completely switched up your gate? Now you have to run the length of three football fields to catch your flight, get there stressed and sweaty, and start your trip off on a not so great note.
Things like flight cancellations and delays, hotel misbookings and the like, happen. And if you book everything yourself, if something comes up, you'll have to be the one to spend hours on the phone arguing with someone about a refund or reschedule, and that can really put a damper on your whole holiday experience.
But what if someone else handled all of that for you?
That's what we're here for. From start to finish, our team here at Insignia Destinations is on call to sort any bumps along the road on your behalf. You could message us directly on the app, send us an email or give us a call, and we’d swoop in to save the day! We’d handle any rebooking’s, cancellations, or changes of any kind, to make your whole trip experience a lot smoother.
Benefit from expert knowledge
Our team was carefully selected to be a perfect combination of individuals that have years of experience in Customer Service, the Travel Industry, and traveling in general!
As a team we have over 50 years of travel experience, and we've gone to over 30 countries. This means we have an excellent understanding of what it takes to build an exceptional vacation, and how to make it just right for you!
Want to go to Rome but have no idea where you should stay? What you should do? Where to have the best pasta? We've been there ~ and we know exactly where to send you to have the best carbonara of your life.
We upload everything to an app - so it’s all at your fingertips.
Lastly, once we’re done planning and booking your dream trip, we upload the entire finished itinerary onto an app, so you can view it all from start to finish. Everything from your flight info, visas, tickets and vouchers, city guides, important contacts, virtually anything important that you need on your trip will be uploaded to the app! It’ll be your one stop shop (app? 🤔) for everything you need ✅
So, what do you think? Are you booking your next vacation on your own, or letting our team do it for you?
We thought so.
Don’t be like Bob. Get your beauty sleep, and give us a call 📞