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Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling With Travel Agency

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 7:52 am
by sofia
Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling With Travel Agency
1) Convenience. You don't have to besiege embassy and wait in long queues. You don't need to worry about buying tickets and booking hotels.
2) Price. Sometimes travel agencies have special agreements with hotels and the price becomes cheaper. The same thing can be said about avia and train tickets.
3) Comfort in the country of destination - you are mostly provided with transfer to hotel and the representative of the agency can solve any of your problems.
4) Your vacation is organized. You have a choice of excursions; you'll be shown the best shops and the most interesting attractionDisadvantages
1) Unfortunately, not all the agencies can be relied on, some of them disappear with the client's money.
2) Some people don't like to be limited - by excursions, by return tickets or by the necessity of staying in the hotel they've chosen.
3) It's not always cheap - often the excursions, offered by the agency representatives are more expensive than in other places in the city.
If you choose the second variant, you should be prepared to some problems, but of course, this variant has its light sides too.
Advantages
1) You are free to choose there and when to go. You are free to change you hotel of your return ticket.
2) You are most likely to see the places, not shown to usual tourists.
3) It's a kind of challenge. Can't imagine your holyday without risk and adrenaline? So, this variant is for you!
4) You can seek and find a cheaper variant and not just accept what the agency offers.
Disadvantages
1) Once again - risk. You are not quite safe when traveling alone in the foreign country. Nowadays you are not quite safe anywhere, but still...
2) It causes some problems in the stage of organization - getting a visa can be a trouble. Interview, invitation and a lot of documents - all this can be inevitable. So, prepare to waste some time and nerves.

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Re: Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling With Travel Agency

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 12:30 pm
by Toptravller
Advantages:

You can easily travel around where you want to go.
You can find a suitable option and not just agree to what the agency offers.

Disadvantages:

You aren’t safe when you traveling alone abroad. Nowadays, it is very serious problem for solo travelers.
It's more costly so, you will perhaps require increase your budget size, little bit more.

Best Regards,

Re: Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling With Travel Agency

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:29 am
by milky
Hello friends

Advantages
1) Convenience. You don’t have to besiege embassy and wait in long queues. You don’t need to worry simply about purchasing tickets and booking hotels.
2) Price. Sometimes travel agencies have special agreements with hotels and the cost becomes cheaper. The same thing can be aforesaid simply about avia and train tickets.
3) Comfort in the country of destination – you are mostly provided with remove to building and the representative of the agency can solve any of your problems.
4) Your vacation is organized. You have a select of excursions; you’ll be shown the better shops and the most absorbing attractions.

Disadvantages
1) Unfortunately, not all the agencies can be relied on, several of them disappear with the client’s money.
2) Several folk don’t like to be limited - by excursions, by return tickets or by the necessity of staying in the building they’ve chosen.
3) It’s not always cheap – often the excursions, offered by the agency representatives are much big-ticket than in another places in the city.
If you choose the second variant, you should be prepared to several problems, but of course, this variant has its light sides too.

Thanks

Re: Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling With Travel Agency

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 5:35 pm
by alliya12
Hi

Some travel agency deputed the tourists for showing attractive price and providing affordable traveling stay. But also beware about the travel agency before taking advantages.

thanks
Have a good day