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Exclusive offers from your Travel Agent.
16 Jan, 2011
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EXCLUSIVE Offers from Your Travel Agent, I can get those anywhere, right?
I’ve spent the last several weeks gearing our agency up for participation in the Twin City Bridal Show being held today in Minneapolis. Now really how hard can that be, bring some brochures and some chocolate and all is good, right? Well really, not quite.Thought I would write this morning on why Travel Professionals bring more to the table than say, “buying direct from the resort or a tour operator”. The partnerships that Enchanted Getaways has with resorts like Secrets, Sandals, El Dorado, Real, Barcelo etc. and with our tour operators like Delta Vacations, Funjet Vacations, Apple Vacations, and GoGo Vacations are DIRECT, INDIVIDUAL PARTNERSHIPS, one is not dependant on the other.
For example:
- When Enchanted Getaways negotiates an offer directly with a resort chain or a tour operator like Secrets & Dreams or Apple Vacations, the offer is not available to the general public except thru us. BUT….
- Because resorts and tour operators partner with travel professionals, anything either negotiates with the other, you will typically find available through Enchanted Getaways and thru direct bookings.
So this week, here’s what we have negotiated for our clients.
- $100 discount on APPLE VACATIONS – yes there are some restrictions like travel between dates and a book by date, but the offer is EXCLUSIVE to Enchanted Getaways and our parent company Travel Leaders Albertville
- DOUBLE UPGRADE at El Dorado Resorts by Karisma – this is a CRAZY good offer, exclusive to only a handfull of agencies across the country. Book direct with Delta Vacations (a preferred partner of ours) or with Karisma direct, and you WILL NOT FIND this offer!
- $100 Room Credit at THE ROYAL CANCUN or PLAYA DEL CARMEN – An exclusive offer negotiated on our end for only our clients, not thru the resort chain direct or through a tour operator.
It’s not just about money and exclusive offers. When booking your honeymoon or destination wedding,the relationship you form with us matters. When booking with Enchanted Getaways we offer unbiased information and
choices based on real experience and professionalism.
choices based on real experience and professionalism. There are 3 relationships that matter when booking travel:
1. The relationship you have with your travel professional
2. The relationship your travel professional has with the tour operator of choice for your trip
3. The relationship your travel professional has with the resort you have chosen
A travel professional who is “well connected” with a variety of tour operators and resorts is the professional who is able to recommend a variety of resorts and airline partners to fit your personal travel wishes. Choose the professional you ”click” with, one who asks about what it is you want to do on your getaway and offers choices. With their help you will not only choose the right resort, you will choose the PERFECT RESORT!
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