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Why Book your Dream Vacation with TVC?
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These days with the Internet being so omnipresent (and you're obviously using the Internet to read this!) some people think travel agents have become obsolete and old fashioned. While it is true the Internet can be a useful resource and even a good way to book some travel arrangements directly, the Internet can also be deceptively helpful. There's too much information out there, and much of it is not quality controlled. Just because a website looks good doesn't mean its information is valuable, accurate or unbiased.
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And if you're using the Internet, you may end up booking your travel arrangements over a range of different websites and suppliers, located in different countries, and unconnected with each other. If something changes with one of your bookings, the other arrangements will need to be adjusted by you, and any conflicts or mistakes might not be so obvious as if you'd booked everything through a single source. Worse still, if you have a problem with a booking, especially while you're on your travels, you might find there's no-one available to help you when you most need it, and your ability to get a fair settlement from an Internet company, perhaps in another country, is clearly much less than if you are dealing with a reliable travel agent.
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A good travel agent will provide you with a broader and more complete range of services than can be found on the Internet. And the ability to conveniently speak with a Human can make all the difference when you have a problem, or need some special advice or assistance. We employ a team of Certified Destination Specialists to assist our Clients who are experiencing a problem "before, during, and after travel"
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| TVC Travel Humans Will Help You Plan Your Trip |
Our Humans first get to know you and learn about you, your approach to travel, what you like to see and do and how you like to do these things. They can then act as sounding boards, matching up what they know has worked for other travelers like you (and steering you away from things that look good on the Internet but which in reality aren't as good as they seem), and helping ensure you get to see and do the things that are best for you and your preferred style of travel.
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We will suggest extra places for you to visit that you hadn't thought of, and can help you decide how long to stay at each place. Our Humans scan and also volunteer other information such as how a slight change to your travel dates you might save on hotel or air fare costs, or how you might avoid a peak travel period. We're here to talk to; to answer your questions, and to help you 'get it right' when you plan your travels. No web application can do this the same way a Human does.
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| TVC Travel Humans Can Help You Choose The Best Travel Suppliers |
How do you reliably know which are the best hotels to stay at? Any hotel or any hotel booking service can create an impressive looking website, but your focus is on the reality of the hotel room, where the hotel is located, the quality of the staff and services, and so on. A website doesn't necessarily tell you these things.
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Our TVC Travel Humans will search our reliable suppliers with the appropriate level of quality and price to match your travel preferences. Maybe they've experienced the services they're recommending themselves, and perhaps they've had other clients report back on their experiences, giving them a knowledge base from which to help you plan your travels.
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TVC Travel Humans Will Help You Book Your Trip
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What happens if you arrive at your hotel or rental car depot with your Internet confirmation only to be told by the supplier that they have no record of your booking and have never heard of the Internet service you paid your money to? This is not uncommon. The chances are, you are making your travel arrangements for your upcoming journey with suppliers and middlemen you've never dealt with before. But your travel agent has likely made similar bookings repeatedly in the past, and so knows the most reliable ways of getting your travel confirmed.
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Our Travel Humans are a Bargain
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Because travel Humans get much of their income as commission from the products you buy through them, their service is in effect subsidized by the suppliers. Using a travel agent will not only save you time, but will cost you very little.
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TVC Travel Humans Can Help You Control the Quality of Your Trip
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We've seen some amazing and some amusing bloopers by people booking their own travels. For example, were you planning to travel to Moscow, Idaho and bought a ticket to Moscow, Russia instead? Or maybe you got the air travel right, but booked a rental car in the wrong London (did you want London in England, or New London in CT, New England?), and is your hotel in Birmingham AL or Birmingham UK? A travel agent will make sure your bookings are in the cities you wish them to be in. Other mistakes are more subtle. Maybe you've decided 'I don't need to book my hotel accommodation in this place' without realizing there is a major event that is filling the town at the time you'll be there. Or perhaps you've misjudged the traveling time and distance needed to drive between two places. Or maybe you're assuming the presence of something that no longer exists. The list goes on.
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While not omniscient, TVC Travel Hummans can pick up on many of these potential pitfalls and help make sure your travel plans match both what you expect and what is actually feasible.
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| Below are 76 more reasons to book your travel plans with The Visitor Center: |
1. Convenient One-Stop Shopping
Let our Certified Destination Specialists handle every aspect of your trip from airline tickets to lodging, ground transportation car rental, activities, tours and more.
2. Consumer Advocate
If you should have a problem before,during, or after your trip, Out TVC Humans can act on your behalf to see that proper restitution's are made immediately.
3. Expert Guidance
Our TVC Humans are experts in helping travelers get where they need to go and helping to open up possibilities most people never would have dreamed were possible.
4. Save Time
Avoid the headaches and let our TVC Humans search for the best value. It's time consuming work looking for prices, activities, and flights for planning a complex itinerary.
5. Choice
Our TVC Humans offer you an array of options and price quotes from a variety of travel suppliers, giving you the upper hand when making your final travel decisions.
6. Less Stress
Planning a trip can be stressful. There are so many options and details to worry about. Our Specialists do the work, so that resulting in means less stress for you.
7. Updated Information
We are in constant communication with the travel community. So we can give you the most up to date info on airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, travel visas, and other travel services to consider etc… as we assist you in planning your trip.
8. Customer Service
Our Friendly TVC Specialists offer that “personal touch” to your travel planning experience, It's are Slogan ~ "Vacations by Humans".
9. Travel Documentation
Our TVC Humans will help you to prepare and organize any necessary documents that you may need in order to travel outside of the country. They can direct you to your local passport office, and they know where you need a visa, as well as and any other documentation that you might need along the way.
10. TVC Specialists Expertise
Our Specialists are considered experts in the area you are traveling to and have probably already been to where you are going.
11. Best Value for Your Money Spent
TVC Humans can help you to make your dollars go farther while you are away. We have access to finding all sorts of deals ranging from flights to hotels to dinner recommendations.
12. Location, Location, Location!!!!
Our TVC Travel Specialists can help you to find a place to stay pretty much anywhere you desire. So if it’s a hotel with a view of the ocean in Hawaii or a jungle hut in the Nilgiri foothills, a TVC Human can help you make it happen.
13. Knowledge of All the Ins and Outs
TVC Specialists can help bring you up to speed on the local laws and regulations of wherever your travels take you.
14. Credentials
TVC Humans attend all sorts of seminars and classes to prepare themselves for trip requests like yours, in addition to traveling to many places themselves to be as informed as they can on your places of interest.
15. Tourist Attractions
Our Destination Specialists can give you a list of all the not-to-miss spots, such as. Like amusement parks, museums, nature preserves, and historical locations etc.
16. Confusing International Connecting Flights Avoid International Flight Confusion
TVC Travel Specialists can help organize those confusing international flights that the Internet search engines don’t cover.
17. Where to Go With Kids
We will help you to find great locations that are kid- friendly.
18. Personalized Trips
A TVC Human can prepare you a personalized trip based on where you want to go and what you want to do.. They won’t give you generic website trips that are posted because the destinations are being pushed during a slow season.
19. Where to Go to Avoid Kids
Want to go somewhere without children running all over the place? A TVC agent can help you to find excellent retreats that are open to adults only.
20. Good Senior Trips
Need a trip with a good balance of sight-seeing, and rest and relaxation? TVC Travel Agents can help lucky retirees to plan great extended trips that are senior-friendly.
21. Exotic Adventures
TVC Experts can help to recommend great once in a lifetime experiences. They can help you to find the best/safest shark cages to dive into and the highest free fall bungees to jump off.
22. Great Deals without Sitting at a Time Share Presentation
Want an affordable trip to Hawaii without having to sit through a timeshare presentation? A TVC Agent can help you to exceptional deals without the stipulations.
23. What to Eat
Where are all the top chefs at your destination? TVC Specialists give great advice on the best restaurants to hit on your trip.not to be missed restaurants.
24. What Not to Eat
Leaving your home country and not familiar with the new language? TVC Humans can help give you some fore warnings so you don’t accidentally order the local delicacy (which may or not be specially prepared bugs) without meaning to.
25. Local Traditions
TVC Travel Specialists can update you on all local traditions and customs of places you are visiting, so you make a good impression. For example, in Japan many people expect their visitors to take their shoes off before entering their homes.
26. Local Laws
Many countries have laws that are very different from your own., especially when traveling abroad. TVC Agents can help give you a quick rundown of what you need to be aware of before you go.
27. Busiest Travel Times to Avoid
If you want a quiet trip, TVC Travel Experts know what dates you should avoid and can help you plan your trip accordingly.
28. Avoiding Unexpected Expenses That Might Come Up
TVC Humans know a lot of the little expenses that you might experience while on your trip that you might not have even thought of.
29. Exchange Rate
TVC Travel agents are knowledgeable of what countries your dollar goes further.
30. Useful Travel Books to Have with You
A TVC Expert can give you advice on what travel books are the most useful to have with you. Some of these books list restaurants, customs, and small amounts of the local language.
31. List of Not- to- Miss Places
TVC Travel Specialists will give you a great list of not- to- miss hikes, waterfalls, and cliffs that may or may not be published elsewhere.
32. What to Wear?
Many restaurants have different types of dress codes. If you are interested in dining at specific places on your trip your TVC Human can advise you on appropriate dress wear for the occasion.
33. What Not to Wear
TVC Specialists can help you to be in the know of local dress code restrictions. So if a thong is part of your favorite beachwear you should know that they are illegal in places like the Isle of Palms.
34. Crime Rates
TVC Experts are great at helping you to be in the know of the questionable parts of town that you may be heading to and give you tips on what to look out for.
35. Someone to Call if Having a Problem During Your Trip
An online travel agency Internet site is not going to answer the phone when you call with any complications during your trip. At The Visitor Center, we continue to give you that personal support even while you are away.
36. When You Shouldn't’t Drink the Water
We are always told when you travel be careful of the water. TVC Agents will advise you on when it is safe and when it’s not safe to drink the water.
37. Saves You Precious Time on Your Trip
To avoid 36 hours in the airport, your TVC Human can help plan your trip so your time spent getting to where you want to go is the shortest it can be.
38. Anticipating Trouble
TVC Humans are extremely useful if you are planning a trip to a known weather troubled area such as the Caribbean hurricane plagued islands. In the event of a natural disaster, your TVC Agent can work to immediately reschedule your trip so there are no worries for you.
39. Complicated Itineraries Made Simple
TVC Destination Specialist can take care of all the details for those complicated around the world tickets and all the extra headaches that go with it, such as hotel and transportation along the way.
40. Special Needs Travelers
Our TVC Travel Specialists can prearrange any wheelchair or special needs someone in your travel party may have. They can also take the time to make sure your reserved accommodations are safe and easily accessible for the special needs traveler.
41. What to Pack
Some activities you choose to partake in may require different layers of clothing throughout the day. Your TVC Human can advise you on what to bring. A bike trip down an extinct volcano in Hawaii for example, may require you to start out with jackets and wool socks, but when you get to the bottom you may be down to shorts and a tank top.
42. Let Them Wait on Hold
By taking advantage of Professional TVC Service, you no longer have to wait on hold and talk to automated systems while trying to book different parts of your trip. Humans answer the phones. No automated phone technology here! ~ "Vacations By Humans"
43. Transportation in Smaller Countries
TVC Agents can arrange all your transportation and travel needs, especially in those smaller countries where you may not know if cabs or van services are safe.
44. Immunizations That May Be Needed
To enter certain countries you may be required to obtain certain immunizations first.Your TVC Human Travel Expert can advise you on the steps you need to take.
45. Special Deals Worked Out in Advance
TVC Specialists have a relationship developed with The World's Top Tour Operators and will be able to get you a special price that might not otherwise be available.
46. Make Travel Meaningful for Children
TVC Destination Specialists can offer fun information about your trip for kids to make the experience exciting and meaningful.
47. Where to Shop
TVC Agents can offer excellent advice on great shopping neighborhoods in your destination city.
48. Avoid Scams
Not all 5 star hotels are treated equally. Many times photos are outdated and information about the hotel you are considering may not be true. TVC Agents have a network of opportunities to make sure that what you are seeing beforehand is what you get. Check out our Photo Gallery!
49. What You Can Buy Later
New airline restrictions make packing for long trips hard. TVC Experts can give you advice on what you might be able to purchase while you are on your trip to avoid having excess weight in your luggage beforehand.
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50. You Know How to Reach Them When You Need Them
Problems at the airport? Reservation issues at the hotel? Your TVC Human is a phone call away from getting your problem solved.
51. Tips and Tricks
How early do you really need to be at the airport? What are the quickest ways to get through security? Your TVC Expert will advise you of the airport security levels the day of your trip and any new security checkpoints you may have to worry about.
52. Is the Upgrade Worth It?
Your TVC Expert can help you save money by helping you decide if certain upgrades at hotels are really worth the extra money.
53. Difference in Days to Save Money
Instead of playing around with dates on the Internet for hours your TVC Destination Specialists can advise you on any changes to your travel dates that might save you hundreds of dollars.
54. Staying In-the-Know of Daily Promotions
TVC Agents get emails and faxes of daily money saving promotions.
55. Enhancing the Trip With Extra Amenities
Your travel specialist can may be able to arrange for those little extras like a bottle of champagne to be waiting in your room when you arrive.
56. Using Clout in Impossible Situations
Whether it is air line seats, cruise reservations, or overbooked activities THE VISITOR CENTER has more buying power than the average consumer. Or the average travel agent.
57. Detailed Itineraries
Your TVC Expert can help you plan your trip out day- by- day to give you a good mix of fun and relaxation.
58. Advice on Activities to Book In Advance
A TVC Human can forewarn you of any activities that tend to sell out early so there are no unexpected disappointments when you are there. For example, character dining in Disney sells out months in advance.
59. General Ideas on Where to Go
Your TVC Specialist will offer excellent trip advice based on the details of what type of trip you want to take. Internet booking sites tend to require a destination up front.
60. A Trip to Nowhere…Sort of
Want to take a trip to get away to somewhere that is really not a normal vacation hot spot?. Your TVC Specialist can help you find that perfect place.
61. What to Pack?
Your TVC Expert can give you great advice on what to pack to those exotic destinations.
62. Plan a Trip Where you Bring the Kids but Can Still Get Some Alone Time
Many cruises and resorts now offer activities throughout the day for young children that make the day fun for them and give you some time to yourself. TVC Travel Experts can help you find great family destination options such as these.
63. Higher Productivity Benefits
You have your trip planned while you are hard at work in the office.
64. Great Group Trips
Trying to organize a trip for big group of people? A TVC Travel Expert can help get all the details finalized and do the work of updating everyone in the group.
65. They Are Considered Travel Experts and Specialists
Wouldn’t you rather have a TVC Travel Expert plan your trip rather than a preprogrammed website?
66. Mapping Routes Out Ahead of Time
Not really good at reading maps? A TVC Travel Expert can help you map out any basic directions you might need on your trip ahead of time.
67. Family with 3 Small Children and Only Want 1 Room?
A TVC Human will be able to find a way to help a family with small children get around the hotel policies of only 4 to a room.
66. Help, I’m Lost!!!!!!
If you should get lost somewhere along the way your TVC Human will be a good outlet for help.
67. It just Makes Sense to Use a TVC Destination Specialist.
68. We're here… Make The Smart Decision.
Why do the work if someone else like a TVC Deastination Specialist can?
69. Possibility of a Free Gift
TVC Travel Agents offer free incentives. Who doesn’t like the possibility of free presents?
70. Even if the Internet Goes Down Your Trip Can Still Be Planned.
Your TVC Travel Agent is still getting your trip planned even if your Internet at home or at the office is not working.
71. Back-up Distributor of Documents
Your TVC Travel Agent has a copy of all your travel documents so if anything were to get lost....... you have someone to call that can send copies.
72. What to Expect on the Flight
Your TVC Human can give you good answers on what to expect long flights to be like, and maybe some interesting activities to do while flying.
73. It's Our Job!
TVC Travel Specialists actually work to get different accreditation's to increase their qualifications as a travel expert.
74. Travel Agents Must Be Doing Something Right. They Sure Have a lot of Business
Travel agents still sell 51 percent of all airline tickets, 87 percent of all cruises, 81 percent of all tours and packages, 45 percent of all car rentals and about 47 percent of all hotels.
75. Sound Important When Talking About Your Trip
After a bragging about a great trip to coworkers or the neighbors, and they ask how you got all those details organized you can say, “My TVC Agent did it?”
76. It Makes Traveling Easy
TVC Travel Agents make your dream vacation a phone call away. Once you make the right decision to have The Visitor Center assist you in planning your dream vacation.... it's just a phone call away!
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