Comments on: Reasons to Utilize a Travel Agent when Planning a Vacation

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By: girlygirlsleven

girlygirlsleven — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:14 +0000

All you have to do is go to your college. You can get either a diploma or a degree, but a degree will better help you to achieve this. I am a travel agent and I graduated in December with my degree. It takes about 2 years, depending on how much time you put into it and how many classes you take. If you want to, you can try to do it between 6 months and a year if you can, but it will be very hard. It will cost you about $10,000 for everything, tuition, books, classes everything. Apply for scholarships, especially if you had great grades in high school. I kept a 4.0 GPA throughout my academic history, and scholarships and grants got me through college and whatever was left over was like a gift, to do as you wish with. I must have gotten refunds of up to $3000 in that first year. It's easy, just apply for Financial Aid. Good luck and I wish you well. You can do it. If I was able to, you most certainly can.

By: Emily D

Emily D — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:25:49 +0000

Nothing as far as I know But are you sure about going into an industry where over 50% of it is now done online, and the numbers are moving away from travel agents in favour of online every day?

I would look to go into a very niche area of travel, like luxury tours, where the odds of it going online are lower. Get in there before all the other travel agents need new jobs!

By: don_megaWC

don_megaWC — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:25 +0000

Not in every situation, but in many cases they can. Sometimes your rate is going to be the same price, but an agent may offer you some onboard credits, or other specials that may be available to them.

I would definitely book with an agent or directly with Carnival. The discount sites, which as you have seen aren't really discounted, can cause a lot more problems than they are worth, so if there is no savings, I would definitely avoid them.

There are a lot of travel agencies that you can use online as well. If going to a travel agent office and working on things doesn't really fit in your schedule, which is what I have found to be true for myself, online works so much better. I can e-mail my agent whenever I need, when I'm no the road, etc. I have actually found my online agent to be a lot o better than my old agent that in my local town, since they seem to be more specialized. So you may consider checking into an online travel agent, which is not to be confused with the online discount sites like Expedia, Oritz, etc.

So anyhow, you can't always get a lower rate with an agent, but you may be able to get some extra benefits by booking with an agent, such as onboard credit or upgrades. Also, you always get the service from the agent, very rarely, if ever do I find that my agent is higher than Carnival.

Hope this helps!