One of the questions I am asked when booking when booking any major European city is how many days should we spend? It depends, are is this your first visit, we want to make sure you see all the major highlights. Do you have specific interests? Like food, history, or architecture, then we may extend that time and set you up with small group tours or a private guide to dive deeper into your interests.
In today's world, you can get anything you want with a few clicks on your keyboard. But if your dream is to see Africa, you might want to forego the Internet and book your trip with someone who knows the continent.
What do we bring to the table that you wouldn’t get by booking your vacation online? As a Certified Autism Travel Professional and a mother to a son who was diagnosed at age 5, I bring not only my professional knowledge but my own personal experiences so you can have that family vacation that works for your whole family.
Whether you are at home or halfway around the world, parenting teenagers can be a challenge! It's a time you may see as both a blessing and a curse, especially when it comes to travel.
Here at Cruise Planners-Unique Family Adventures, we’ve always defined our “niche” as luxury travel, but I’ve found that this means different things to different people.
1. Don't let Aunt Mary or Gram plan your honeymoon. Sure they may be well traveled, but do they really understand what a young couple is looking for in a honeymoon? We know both of you are busy with the wedding planning but what they may suggest is more to their tastes then yours or their idea of what a honeymoon should be(we won't even touch how long ago that was). Even if mom or dad are offering to pay are their favorites what you and your fiance are looking for?
In the past I have written about bucket list travel and if yours includes foreign destination you are definitely going to need a passport, so go ahead and get one. Why? you never know when that great value to a location comes up and don't you want to be ready to take advantage of it?
Think about the last time you rented a car. Did you take the optional insurance? Do you see that insurance as a good investment or a waste of money? It seems like a good percentage of travelers say no to this optional upgrade for a variety of reasons. The most common reasons are that they believe themselves to be a “good driver” and that they have car insurance at home that will cover them in a rental car… or that the credit card they used to pay for the rental offers additional coverage as well.
What I have realized is that there are a lot of misconceptions about working with a travel professional, and I’d like to set the record straight! Here are just a few of the questions, and misconceptions I hear most often…
“Do people still use travel agents?” It’s a question I hear often, and my answer is always the same… ABSOLUTELY! At least, the smart ones do.
When you get a group of travel professionals together, it’s not uncommon for us to ask each other what type of title they use. You may be most familiar with “travel agent,” but many of us feel that doesn’t adequately capture what it is we do. We become travel advisors, travel consultants, travel designers or any number of creative titles that attempt to convey what we do for our clients.
