Travel Advisors Reflect on What They Learned During the Pandemic
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Travel advisors have had to reinvent, reimagine, and reinvigorate their businesses during the pandemic. A challenging time for many, it appears the industry is emerging on the other side. Now, advisors are reflecting on what they learned.
Most important, the Travel Experts advisors said, was reaching out to remind clients they are there for them at all times. They also noted that domestic travel has taken precedence over international trips for the time being.
“I think the biggest changes we made this year is we established strong terms and conditions, including cancellation policies and letters of agreement,” said Jolene Detillion, Your Travel Designer, Seattle, WA.
Travel Advisors Add Fees, Urge Clients to Purchase Insurance
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A growing number of travel advisors are adding fees and urging clients to buy insurance to protect their vacation investments, as part of the wide-ranging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel industry.
“Deciding that it was time to start charging fees after 15 years of no fees was very difficult, but it was something that I have wanted to do for quite some time,” said Renee Taylor, Renee Taylor Travel, affiliated with Travel Experts.
“I enlisted the help of a colleague and came up with a fee structure that would make me feel comfortable in presenting fees to my long-time existing clients as well new clients. Most of my clients were very receptive and even commented that they have wondered why I waited this long to charge for my services.”
Puerto Rico is among the destinations on travelers’ 2021 wish lists.
After months of canceled and delayed travel plans, a new year heralded by positive vaccine news has travelers eager to plan and book trips for 2021 and beyond. share this article
It was the year that time stood still, when we put all our plans on hold. With 2020 (finally) behind us and an end to the pandemic seeming plausible now that vaccine inoculations have begun, many travelers can wait no more. The time to start planning and booking some trips has come.
“January 4 came around and suddenly my phone started ringing,” says Renee Taylor, a travel advisor with Searcy, Arkansas–based Renee Taylor Travel, a luxury Travel Experts affiliate. Taylor says she had more requests for travel on the first Monday of 2021 than during an entire month after the COVID pandemic took hold in 2020.
The COVID Vaccine Travel Booking Spree Is On AFAR 1/12/2021
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Puerto Rico is among the destinations on travelers’ 2021 wish lists.It was the year that time stood still, when we put all our plans on hold. With 2020 (finally) behind us and an end to the pandemic seeming plausible now that vaccine inoculations have begun, many travelers can wait no more. The time to start planning and booking some trips has come.
“January 4 came around and suddenly my phone started ringing,” says Renee Taylor, a travel advisor with Searcy, Arkansas–based Renee Taylor Travel, a luxury Travel Experts affiliate. Taylor says she had more requests for travel on the first Monday of 2021 than during an entire month after the COVID pandemic took hold in 2020.