Increasing numbers of people now research and book their vacations on the internet which is having an effect on the number of people the travel agent sees. There are many websites that help people find the best deals and allow you to make all of your plans through their sites without ever needing to speak to a real person. BTW, I found a site about travel agency tours in Spanish:agencia de viajes tours. Being of the old school, I still use my local travel agent and while they remain there, I will continue to do so eve though I do actually carry out research online.
The internet is ideal for this and it I amazing just how much you can learn from it; I am even able to know how much it will cost before I see my travel agent. These people are not only there to book your travel, they are there to answer any and all of your questions regarding traveling. We often forget about the differences in laws for each country something it can be easy to fall foul of when you travel and something your travel representative should be able to help you with.
Some countries actually charge a fee to enter and also have restrictions about what you can take in and take out which aren't usually publicized very well and easy to miss. Make no mistake, while the internet is undoubtedly very efficient, it is also quite impersonal and will not be able to give the assurances a travel representative can about your travel arrangements. Don't get me wrong, the internet is great but it is not caring and it is always reassuring dealing with a real person. Your travel agent will be there to complain to if there are problems on your trip and as they are human they do not like to be complained to, they probably put more effort into ensuring your vacation is trouble free. The benefits of seeing a person was highlighted when my husband and I wanted to get married and fortunately we found a travel agent that was on exactly the right wavelength as us.
She was very sweet plus incredibly helpful and by the time I ended the 30 minute conversation with her, she had renewed my faith in them; she had given me many choices of where we could go that we'd have wonderful weather for the month we were planning to travel. She gave us some educated guesses about pricing without even checking anything officially and I asked tons of questions but she was incredibly patient with me. As she was so quick to get all this done we decided to book the wedding and honeymoon almost straight away. There is another reason why travel agents are better than the internet; you don't get much of a response from a computer screen when you want to complain.
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