More on why to use a travel agent

Here’s a continuation on my last post on why you should consider using a personal travel agent….

Travel agents through their computer reservation systems (CRS or GDS) and other agent only resources have access to complete and non-biased information and inventory that is provided by most airlines and travel suppliers. This differs from many consumer websites that only provide limited information on their specific products, IE you can only book Carnival Cruise Lines cruises or American Airline products on their respective sites.

Let’s say you want a vacation getaway to Las Vegas. This means that you have to conduct a thorough search and invest hours & hours in research. You’ll click on all the carriers that fly there plus some that don’t, click on all the rental cars & hotels, and then click on the tour operators then click here & there.

Next you have to sort through all your collected data, interpret this data then act on it (make a decisions). It’s been an exhaustive, timing consuming exercise and odds are pretty good that you’re still not sure if you’ve made the correct choice.

Here’s where the travel agent, the Las Vegas specialist steps up to the plate and...