When do you need a travel agent? – Clark.com
It’s become second nature for many of us to book airline tickets, car rentals and hotel stays ourselves. But there are certain times when you really need to hire a travel agent.
Beyond the basics, planning other travel needs like ground transportation for groups, tours, theater visits, theme parks and concerts to coordinate with your itinerary can take up tons of time.
A retired travel agent explains when you need to hire one
I’m a retired travel agent. Recently, I spent countless (too many) hours planning hotel nights, rail travel and tours to see as much of Ireland as I could in one fell swoop over just over two weeks.
Even I’ll admit that the time spent was a bit excessive. Studies indicate that travelers spend 30 hours researching and preparing for a trip and visit up to 38 websites before actually making a reservation. I may have exceeded those averages.
It wasn’t that I tried to over-plan and fill each and every day — I just wanted to know that all of the experiences would appeal to my style of travel (no big bus tours, ample free time, no evenings planned).
If I had not been an agent myself, I probably would have hired one for my Ireland visit. Here’s when having someone working on your trip can be super helpful…
- Travel agents can guide an inexperienced traveler through taking their first trip overseas, when traveling to a destination where tourism is less developed, or when the trip is to multiple cities.
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