HIRE A TRAVEL AGENTThe Three Best Times to

A T R A V E L G U I D E B Y C A R L T U R N L E Y

TH E END O F TH E AGENTToday , i t ’s so easy to plan your entire tr ip onl ine . You can

book on Expedia ; read reviews on Yelp . Rent a car ; reserve a

room . One can even virtual ly explore the area with Google

Maps . What more could a traveler want?

. . . AND I T S TR I UMPHANT RE TURNTo start , planning your own tr ip can end up being extremely

stressful . You ’re try ing to wrap things up at work . You ’re busy

making arrangements at home . You barely have t ime to pack

the things you need . The last thing you ’ l l want to do i s arr ive

stressed out with no plans on the agenda .

Enter the revital ized , almost extinct role of the travel agent .

Bel ieve i t or not , the travel agent i s returning in a big way .

30%More than 30% of millennials say

they ’ l l use a travel agent over the next

year ; a f igure that ’s doubled over

recent years .

Sometimes , managing the detai ls of a large

tr ip can send you in a tai lspin . And i t turns

out that the one thing that onl ine s ites can ’t

provide–the humanness of the process– ranks

high on the l i st of many travelers .

WHY ?

SO WHEN SHOULD YOU USE AN AGENT?

WHEN TRAV E L I NG WI TH A LARGE GROUPNo matter how much you love your family members or

fr iends , the last place you ’ l l want to f ind yoursel f i s the

person arranging the entire tr ip . To start , there are far too

many detai ls to i ron out . Booking the r ight f l ights and

hotel rooms alone wil l send you straight to an agent . Do

yoursel f a favor and let the help of an experienced

professional plan your tr ip . Best of al l , you won ’t be

responsible for any hiccups along the way .

WHEN TRAV E L I NG I N T E RNA T I ONA L L YWhether this i s your f i rst big tr ip abroad or the latest adventure in

your never ending journey to see as much of the world as possible ,

international travel wil l always involve more logist ics than domestic

excursions .

Perhaps the best thing about working with an agent when planning

for your tr ip i s that you ’ l l be able to ask as many questions as

possible . You ’ l l no doubt save t ime and energy . Working with an

experienced professional wil l provide you with great ins ights .

WHEN YOU 'RE UNFAMI L IAR WI THTH E AREA

Yes , the internet i s ful l of guides and tourist to -do ’s . But often t imes

these resources leave people feel ing more overwhelmed than when

they started . Don ’t let the vast stores of the internet overwhelm your

tr ip detai ls . Talk with your agent on what you enjoy doing . She ’ l l be

able to provide options that you may not have even considered !

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