Want To Plan Complex Vacation Find Out How

Want To Plan Complex Vacation Find Out How

by Steve Millerman

It is strange how some people do not like to travel too far from home on their vacation while others like to travel as far as possible. However, one thing is for sure, whatever location you think of there will be many travel sites that devote space to it, if not whole websites themselves. Many people use the internet now to plan even complex travel plans, never seeing a travel agent. The predominance of websites dedicated to travel says just how popular this method is as every tour operator has their website as well to add to the mix.

Although I am not one to put my complete trust in these sites and still like to visit my travel agent. I'm old-fashioned and still want to sit down with a travel agent, letting them make my plans for me and I always feel like I will get better results than on a website. With a travel agent, I can change my mind about my plans several times, call and ask questions, and have someone to blame should my vacation not turn out to be what I was hoping for. Travel sites on the other hand tend to just be computerized and it is rare that you actually get to speak to a person and then if you do get to speak to a real person, you have no clue where they are.

The difficulty comes with the aspect of trust and speaking to someone on a phone, who knows where, does not instill confidence. It is this fear of the problems that can occur and if they do happen it is too late that prevents me from being more trusting in the way that I trust my travel agent. Although I do know someone who waits for the last minute cancellations to come up on travel sites and books them every time, saving a good deal of money. When last minute vacations come up, you can end up saving a lot of money and she's gotten some wonderful vacations for almost half the cost.

I have to say that I envy here but she has an understanding company that is far more flexible than mine which require more notice for a vacation. I don't doubt for one minute that by using a travel site can be less expensive as you can also get discounts on tours and car hire by booking this way. Although I actually spend time with my travel agent, I do actually carry out a great deal of research on prospective locations before I make up my mind. It may not be fair on my travel agent but at least I know if something goes wrong, I will have someone to complain to on my return.