Comments on: 9 ways to avoid being a travel agent’s “Client from Hell”

By: tj

tj — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:21:16 +0000

I some how wandered on to this site. Yes, travelling public can be miserly, trying to get the cheapest trip – a bargain. I would say almost 90% fall into this category. You can’t blame them, it’s their money they are spending.

Travel agent’s just try to maximise their commission. 90% of the travel agents fall into this category.

So there will be stand-off between these groups, a natural result.

I personally don’t trust a travel agent to give me the best advice, these days you have the same resources on the internet they have on their computers. So spend a bit of time if you have it, and cut out these guys completely. Will not gaurantee you a great holiday, but no travel agent can..

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By: Henry Mensch

Henry Mensch — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:05:01 +0000

wow. do independent travel agents still exist? i thought they were pretty much a lost civilization … my travel agent of more than twenty years quit the business earlier this year and i’m sorta lost about what to do next.

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By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:18:50 +0000

Well written article, Janice. it makes sense.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:18:49 +0000

On July 22nd, 2009 at 10:30 am John Felker
I could go on and on, but I think you get the drift. Also, even if it is OUR job, it’s still nice to hear a thank you. It’s just polite!
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I “deal” with the same people YOU encounter, so, I do get the drift. And, we BOTH know, in most cases, the traveler wants CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP. I worked as a Res. Agent many years ago. Dealing with both travel agents and the flying public, I always looked for the cheapest fare. The traveler can be fickle, changing their minds constantly, it comes with the territory. But, I like what Janice said in her article. If I were a travel agent, I would use that information to educate myself on my client and go from there, even possibly getting the client to fill out said information IN WRITING as a reference point. Heck, if a client came back to complain about something, you could simply say you have it in writing. PROBLEM IS, the traveler thinks they are “internet” educated and have the same resources you have via the computer. They no longer place that 100% trust in your ability to plan their trip.

As far as it’s nice to hear a thank you, TRUST ME, I know. My remark was tongue in cheek. See the smile?