Archive for January, 2008

Domestic Travel Agents

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Domestic travel agents, as the name suggests, cater to the exclusive needs of the domestic traveler. They are directly or indirectly linked to international travelers, when it comes to dedicated sightseeing and accommodation. Like their international counter parts, domestic travel agents also work from within a network that is both, versatile and extensive. They enable the locals and the international traveler to explore the beauty of a particular country and are excellent resources when the endeavor is to access remote areas.

The domestic travel agents tie up with hotels and air/road/inland waterway/rail travel services and operate from the dedicated travel desks located at any of the lodging options. The domestic travel agents offer the services of trained professionals, whose sole responsibility is to ensure that the locale chosen is explored to the maximum and in style, depending of course on the budget. The travel agents tie up with the managements of the various tourist attractions to make sure that every vacationer feels special and cared for.

International Travel Agents

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

The boom within the tourism industry has enabled a number of international travel agents to work from within a dedicated network and make their services available 24×7. International travel agents cover popular and newly opened holiday destinations around the world. They are dedicated to effort of making every holiday an affair to remember and one with fond memories. The travel agents that work on an international scale work in close association with airlines and lodging accommodations available at the various destinations and put together lucrative packages. For example the wine package in France. They even take care of the local sightseeing and organize tour guides who ensure that there is never a dull moment on the holiday. The international travel agents operate online and offline and even tie up with domestic services independent of them, to enhance the national and international holiday experience. The success of the travel and tourism industry rests on the tripod of hoteliers, airlines and travel agent services !

Types of lodging the World Over

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

The lodging and boarding accommodations play a very important role when planning a holiday. Not everyone goes on vacation, especially with the full family, very often – twice or thrice a year. Those who do are very lucky, but those who cannot afford to, need to ensure real value for the money being invested into the vacation. Beyond the travel and sightseeing, the accommodation is very essential. Today, there are a number of lodging options available to choose from and dedicated travel agents make it worth the time and money invested by helping every tourist to benefit from a lucrative deal. Hotels and airlines and even travel agents tie up on commission basis to come up with some great package deals. There are two, three, four, five and seven star hotels to choose from and motels and inns for the budgeted traveler and information on any of these, anywhere in the world is only a click away !

Airlines – Deals and Discounts

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Domestic and international carriers are now not only catering to the frequent flyer and businessman, but also to the common man who invests once a year probably in a holiday. Airlines are offering very attractive deals and discounts to enable the tourist to pay the bare minimum on travel and extend the funds towards a quality vacation. They offer frequent flyer points to the businessman and hotel and motel tie ups to the first time travelers. Many airlines are now also offering frills such as domestic and international rent a car facility, national and international travel desk facilities free of charge and great sightseeing offers.

Their deals and discounts also include reduced hotel tariffs and packages such as the internationally acclaimed travel-bed-breakfast-dinner deal. Domestic and international carriers are also offering their services online and offline 24×7 at the transit lounges of many international and domestic airports for last minute travel arrangements.