First Advice To Travelers
The Internet has changed the travel business, by giving the consumer, lower prices and greater choices. It is clear that travel money generally can be saved with use the Internet.
Travel agencies or independent travel agents are not taking this lying down and they are fighting back with personal service, perhaps more choices, personal attention and advice.
The travel market is an ever changing, but, still free market, driven by the travel supply and demand. Competition is key to the market being plentiful with good choices and good prices. It is actually a good thing that travel agencies or independent travel agents fight back. All consumers benefit.
Travel can also be a sometimes thing. Sometimes, a travel agent or agency can save you time and money, and give you personal advice. Sometimes outright fraud takes place. (Just witness huge amounts of consumer complaints online.) Sometimes your good travel information comes from a friend. Sometimes luck plays a part.
You have decisions to make. You just need to become a wise, educated, informed, consumer! That is life!
Internet Travel Sites Or Travel Agencies! Search And/Or Accept
When searching many Internet sites, you want the lowest prices available (for airfare or hotel or car or cruise), requires your investment of time.
- The question is: Is time worth money to you?
Sometimes the payoff is that you waste your time for a few dollars. However, getting a quote from a travel agent, may have you asking is this the best price, available.
The Internet has opened up the travel market, and has given much leverage to the traveling consumer. The supply and demand marketplace freedoms have resulted in greater choices, and for the most part, lower prices, than in past times.
Mark
