http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/travels-inconvenient-conveniences/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/travels-inconvenient-conveniences/comment-page-1/#comment-6039 Frank King Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:37:37 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/travels-inconvenient-conveniences/#comment-6039 This article fails to mention one other very important fact that the traveling public seems to constantly overlook: What is your TIME worth? All the time spent surfing the internet, waiting on hold, frustrated by the lack of a reservation agent with good English. You simply say a Travel Agent will "cost you more" but do they? Are the majority of web surfers proficient enough to actually find the lowest fares? If an agent finds a way to save them $100 on their airfare, how does that "cost them more"? I sure would not want my spouse planning and booking a long awaited vacation with the family. She is a Secretary, not a Travel Agent...the time spent surfing the net could be better spent as quality time with my church, friends or family. Leave the planning to a professional. Use a Travel Agent. I bet you will be surprised to learn how much time, money and frustration they can really SAVE you! This article fails to mention one other very important fact that the traveling public seems to constantly overlook: What is your TIME worth? All the time spent surfing the internet, waiting on hold, frustrated by the lack of a reservation agent with good English. You simply say a Travel Agent will “cost you more” but do they? Are the majority of web surfers proficient enough to actually find the lowest fares? If an agent finds a way to save them $100 on their airfare, how does that “cost them more”? I sure would not want my spouse planning and booking a long awaited vacation with the family. She is a Secretary, not a Travel Agent…the time spent surfing the net could be better spent as quality time with my church, friends or family. Leave the planning to a professional. Use a Travel Agent. I bet you will be surprised to learn how much time, money and frustration they can really SAVE you!

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