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Want a Dream Vacation? Use a Pro!

By Dean Barreca, The Luxury Expert

Finding a low price and booking travel When Things Go Wrong
is easy. Anyone with a smartphone or Booking your own travel makes you responsible for everything!
computer can do it! You might wonder why It’s assumed that you read the confusing fi ne print and chose the
anyone would use a travel pro these days. right op ons with reliable suppliers. It’s assumed that you booked
It’s a good ques on to consider and the the right fl ights to connect with your cruise, or resort check-in, and
answers might surprise you. made no mistakes with interna onal documenta on and more.

The Deal Behind the Deal If anything is overlooked, misunderstood or goes wrong, you’d be
The average person takes a vaca on about on your own to fi x it. Ask anyone who has dealt with nearly expired
once every two years. Travel consultants passports, volcanos, late fl ights, missed cruises, airline strikes, lost
deal with vaca ons many mes a day. With endless training hotel reserva ons… It’s a nightmare to deal with these things on
and staying up to date, they know the details that could change your own.
everything.
When a travel consultant plans and books your trip, they are bound
For example, online resort deals can look amazing! Many however, to represent and protect you before, during, and a er. They lever-
are for “liquida ng” the least desirable rooms. Small, outdated age their clout with suppliers and make the most of their industry
ones in noisy areas overlooking dumpsters are always cheaper than infl uence and training should anything go wrong.
larger, recently-updated, quiet ones with great views. Apps rarely Lower Price?
disclose this. A skilled travel consultant knows how to avoid such
From posh resorts to casual getaways, there is always lower price
disappointment.
somewhere. There is also always a reason. Some mes, it’s a good
Unlimited Options reason, or a very bad one you wouldn’t know about un l it’s too
late.
Shopping for travel online or in apps creates an illusion of infi nite
choices. In reality, nearly all of them use heavily biased displays. The If there is a legi mate deal, a good travel consultant can usually get
most prominently shown products are usually those that earn more it for you. If it’s a rip-off , they are there to protect you from it. A er
for the website, with others shown last or not at all. all, travel is our passion and it’s what we do every day.
Travel consultants have access to systems and portals not available Dean Barreca, The Luxury Expert
to the public. With few excep ons, they see all op ons, from all dean@theluxuryexpert.ca
suppliers with unbiased and unfi ltered availability. Dean Barreca is a travel consultant based in the Cambridge area, specializing
in luxury and unique travel experiences. To schedule an appointment, call
Dean at 1-888-666-8747 ext. 3352 or Direct at 519-212-3271

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