Archive for December, 2007

Travel Agent Deals and Discounts

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Travel agents forward to the tourist dedicated services extended by professionals who are trained within the industry. The expertise of these travel agents is best seen in the very lucrative and attractive packages they manage to put together to lure the first timer and regular traveler time and time again. Travel agent deals and discounts make the whole ‘travel’ affair easier and affordable.

Travel agents play mediums between hoteliers, airline reservation staff and in-bound and out-bound service providers. They take care of the whole lapse involved in reaching a particular destination and offer great discounts on frills like sightseeing and rent- a-car facilities. The travel agent deals and discounts include local activities and cover festivities available in any corner of the world. The facilities are now only a click away and available 24×7! The dedicated travel agents also tie up with one another and operate from within a network that is both extensive and customer oriented.

Travel perks and airlines

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Travel no more holds the interest of the tourist if the package doesn’t hold the lure of attractive commissioned goodies. The travel perks offered by airlines and hotels are many and any good travel agent can help you identify the best deals in the industry. As far as airlines are concerned, there are a number of ways in which they offer tourists real value for the money spent. There are dedicated credit card tie ups that earn the traveler points that can be redeemed either as a discount or extra miles per point.

The points can also be redeemed for extended domestic travel, when and as required. The airlines also offer travel perks by signing agreements with certain graded hotels. The discounted rates offered through the tie up are then extended to their customers via discounted tariffs, thus encouraging additional traffic to and fro. A number of domestic and international airlines also offer discounted travel packages along with the ticketing thus becoming a one stop shop for the new traveler and the businessman.

Graded Hotels

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

When planning a holiday, not only does a person or group look for real value for the money invested in the trip, but also for a rejuvenating and energizing experience. Other than extensive travel arrangements and in flight quality, it is the hotel or lodging facility that really works wonders on your fatigue. In sync with the travel and tourism boom being witnessed globally, hotels have also geared up with their in-house facilities and frills. The dedicated services offered by the graded hotels today include:
- Travel desk
- Fitness center
- 24 hour room service
- Business center
- In-house restaurants catering to an assortment of tastes
- Child Day Care

These are just a few to name and today, even the smaller hotels and lodging options are restructuring their in-house facilities. The graded hotels tie up with the travel agents and while doling out a commission for every reservation, they make the profit so needed to perk up their in-house facilities.