6 Great Reasons to use a Travel Professional
There are many great advantages to using a travel professional and when you find a great one you develop a relationship that could save you a lot of time, money and overwhelm.
The best analogy that I heard on this recently is – Would you pay someone else to make you a coffee? This is something that you can easily make yourself at home, you might even have a nice coffee machine to make it taste just a bit nicer than an instant coffee.
However, you pay someone to make it for you because, it feels a little bit more luxurious, they know the exact measurements of each ingredient to make it taste just right. They know how much frothy milk to add to give you just the right consistency. Perhaps the reasons that you do it is that it is more convenient for someone else to do it for you.
All this and more is exactly what a travel professional will give you – the perfect mix of ingredients. A really great one looks after you before, during and after your trip, will look after every detail of your trip, from booking restaurants and theatre tickets as well as flights and hotels. They also give you the flexibility to change your mind. They help you to design the trip of your dreams.
Here are some of the qualities that we think you get from a true travel professional:
Everything is designed unique to you
We understand what is most important to you during your holiday and build your itinerary to your exact requirements. Someone came to us recently having found us through a recommendation. They had already had a few itineraries created that didn’t meet the mark of what they were looking for. The mark of a truly bespoke concierge service is that you get EXACTLY what you are looking for – not an off the shelf package that is slightly tweaked.
What you get is us - a personalised 1:1 service
In a small boutique company like ours we are our brand – we care deeply that everyone we work with has a trip that will make memories that last a lifetime. And, short of taking you with us in our own suitcase, we promise to help you plan your holiday as meticulously as we would our own.
The relationship with our local suppliers means that you get a truly authentic experience
We started The Travel Design Company because of our desire to experience all that a place has to offer, which is something that we passionately build into every trip that we build. We have chosen our partners carefully to make sure that they share our values and deliver the kind of experience that we would want for ourselves.
We take all the stress out of planning your trip - meaning all you have to do is look forward to it
It is thought that it takes around 30 hours to plan and book a trip, with all of the research of where to stay, what to see and reading the reviews. Despite all of this planning there is still no guarantee that you will end up with the trip as you wanted it. The reality is that often a hotel or a tour is made by the people that work there, a change in General Manager, some unexpected building work and change to an itinerary can have a profound impact on your experience and are something that you won't necessarily discover when you are reading reviews.
We will always give you an honest opinion on whether something is right for you and your family.
In many instances we might even suggest something that you hadn’t thought of or didn’t know was possible.
It is a myth that it is cheaper to book direct
Very often a travel professional will have access to exclusive rates. The relationships that they build with their partners means that they may also have exclusive perks and upgrades that you simply can’t get online.
The current situation proves now, more than ever just how important it is to have booked with confidence and with someone who looks after your interests.