did you use a travel agent

acali07 Posted: Jan 23, 2011 03:12 PM

did you use a travel agent

getting a lot of good feedback from everyone here but wondering how many went to travel agents.

wiggleit28 Posted: Jan 23, 2011 03:13 PM

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I kind of spoke to different travel agents to price our packages and get ideas but eventually we booked on our own.

HeatherLynna Posted: Jan 23, 2011 03:24 PM

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We did! We felt safer booking with a travel agent since it is such a big trip!

merelynn10 Posted: Jan 23, 2011 03:56 PM

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since we were doing sandals, we did it on our own since there was no difference in price

SoonToBeMrsCali Posted: Jan 23, 2011 04:55 PM

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We didn't because we booked through a timeshare for accomodations and flights aren't cheaper with travel agents

acali07 Posted: Jan 23, 2011 05:06 PM

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yea we feel if we go st lucia we've found places but we are leaning towards costa rica but with weather and stuff we think we can book ourselves but weren't sure.

KarynK Posted: Jan 23, 2011 05:37 PM

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We are going on a Disney Cruise, so we used the same people we have used in the past for our WDW trips.
My experience with my TA's is that they can find the best deal for you and they also will continue to search for better deals.

JessNicole7EM Posted: Jan 23, 2011 05:42 PM

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Posted by wiggleit28

I kind of spoke to different travel agents to price our packages and get ideas but eventually we booked on our own.

We did too.. I spoke to 5 travel agents via email.

then went with the most helpful one who got us the best deal.

I love my TA! She gets back to me so quickly!

FutureMrsRP Posted: Jan 23, 2011 06:14 PM

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We went to a travel agent, but ultimately we got a better deal booking on our own :)

Chelechel1 Posted: Jan 23, 2011 07:28 PM

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Posted by HeatherLynna

We did! We felt safer booking with a travel agent since it is such a big trip!

ITA

CantWait2Wed Posted: Jan 23, 2011 10:11 PM

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FH and I both travel ALOT so we just went for it and I have to say we did a great job planning. I do have a friend who is a travel agent and she told me when to book my fligh for the best deals and she was actually wrong

IrishAli Posted: Jan 23, 2011 10:14 PM

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We are doing it on our own!

The major pieces have been booked (the flights, ferry ride, some hotels) and it looks like we should finalize another 2 hotels this week.

To me, it is more enjoyable planning and researching- I feel more involved, and I tend to enjoy the trip more knowing that I put my time and effort into it

cMm2011 Posted: Jan 23, 2011 10:21 PM

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I went to a travel agent esp bc she is my best friends mom and gave us a great discount. We also went to her bc we are going to Europe and needed help since we have never been there before

evita2781 Posted: Jan 24, 2011 09:00 AM

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working with them b/c we're trying to do 2 diff locs and i've only done 1 destination type trips on my own. i'm completely clueless when it comes to multiple locs

pjc92980 Posted: Jan 24, 2011 09:43 AM

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funny i was wondering the same thing! I never used a travel agent in the past...always did vacations on my own but thought maybe this would be the time to use one. I am doing all the research I can (figuring out where i want to go and getting an idea of pricing) than plan to meet with one and see what they recommend and compare prices etc.
In the end i would prob use them just to be safe

HoosierCouple Posted: Jan 24, 2011 09:45 AM

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I did- but i priced it out first and made sure my TA beat that price. Its nice to blame any problems that may arise on someone else or any questions to have them quickly answered by them.

FM me if you want his info, he was great!