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Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

eliz808 Posted:

Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

David'sbride Posted:

Re: Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

I went back and forth with a travel agent no less than 7 times on the itinerary for our honeymoon. I would find a castle on the net and she couldn't do it with the company she works for. Turns out we booked our own on the net and saved over $800. Depending where you are going you can do it yourself and save a lot. They mostly make their money on the flight. so know how much your flight goes for.

JBKempf Posted:

Re: Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

With all the resources the internet provides..I would book it on your own. You can keep searching for the best price.

jantany26 Posted:

Re: Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

I also agree that you can probably look around more online and therefore find a better price.

Donna&Joe708 Posted:

Re: Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

After receiving quotes from many travel agents, we decided to book our HM on our own and saved a lot of money! As mentioned by the posts above, with all of the resources we have on the internet, you can definitely do this on your own.

likeitis Posted:

Re: Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

Scour the internet for the best deal for your chosen trip, then call one or two agents before booking. Personally, I never use them, but I hear that those who do large amounts of business for certain resorts and cruises can get you discounts and/or bonuses/upgrades for the same price.

SomethingBlu Posted:

Re: Is it better to book a honeymoon with a TA that specializes in it?

I agree that land based TA tend to give higher quotes than if you searched the net yourself, but there are tons of e-based agents that give amazing quotes that I could not find on my own. Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, etc. were good, but for the Caribbean and Mexico I found www.discount-all-inclusive to quote the lowest prices (and include transfers that the others didn't) and then I found Hayley from www.beachbumvacation.com at the recommendation of girls from theknot's HM board and she was awesome. She beat discountallinclusive's price and threw in a few extras...all in all I saved over $1K on my HM. I am not fond of TA's but in the future, will only book through e-based ones since they 'beat' other prices...you can't go wrong.

Good luck!

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