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OUTLET TRAVEL or DO-IT-YOURSELF BOOKINGS! |
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TRAVEL AGENTS, SPECIALISTS, CONSULTANTS or EXPERT PROFESSIONALS! |
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BIKING ADVENTURES using TopTravelVouchers! |
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SMALL SHIP CRUISING using TopTravelVouchers! |
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NEW ZEALAND with TopTravelVouchers! |
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AUSTRALIA with Go-Direct Savings! |
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FIJI with Savings.... |
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Caribbean with a TTV! |
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OUTLET TRAVEL or DO-IT-YOURSELF BOOKINGS!
When you buy a travel package, tour or service your price may include a
number of levelsof commission added to the original pure cost of the
product direct from the supplier.
To give an example of such:
Let's take a tour operated in Australia at a cost direct from the operator of say $1,000:
1. This tour may be listed with an Inbound Tour Operator.
2. The ITO buys for $1,000, marks up 10%, sells to
Wholesaler, tour price now $1,100.
3. The Wholesaler buys for $1,100, marks up !0%, sells
to Retailer, tour price now $1,210.
4. The Retailer buys for $1210, marks up 10%, sells to
Traveller, tour price now $1,331,
(prices changes if percentages are higher, or less if the
ITO is not in this equation)
(without the ITO the retail price would be $1,210 at
10% or $1322 at 15%).
The commission element, without the ITO at 10% mark-up is $210 per tour per person (21%).
The commission element, without the ITO at 15% mark-up is $322 per tour per person (32%).
So the Traveller pays variable levels of middleman commissions.. When
you have 2 or 3 or a family of travellers, this is a considerable
amount of cash and if you have a tour costing in excess of $1,000, just
do the math.
Similarly, brochure prices have commissions built in to them for the retailers of 10 - 25%.
If a consumer goes to an Outlet Store they expect outlet prices, if
they go directly to the Manufacturer they expect 'go-direct' prices, so
why not handle travel arrangements in a similar way?
TRAVEL AGENTS, SPECIALISTS, CONSULTANTS or EXPERT PROFESSIONALS!
It is only fair that each level of the product sales cycle earns
revenue for the business involved and these businesses are necessary
and needed to ensure that some
products are marketed, promoted, brochured and sold to consumers around
the world who may not be comfortable with handling their own bookings
and need the assistance of an expert professional travel consultant..
However, with the growth of the internet and the ability
to now find the source of travel products, travellers who handle their
own arrangements should get a fairer deal on the pricing as a middleman
is not needed in the purchasing process.
Take great care in choosing a travel agent. When we select professional
Accountants, Lawyers, Doctors, Plumbers, Electricians, Builders etc. we
ask and check out their knowledge, experience and expertise and may
even seek references or referrals. In our lifetimes we will probably
spend more (hopefully) on travel than on any of the others combined! We
do not necessarily take the time to select our travel advisors and the
travel industry does not really help us in that process.
Be wary of travel 'specialists'....they may have taken a very simple
knowledge test operated by a Tourism Office or Tour Operator.....not
necessarily...'been there, done that, got the t-shirt'....ask questions
and choose different professional EXPERT travel agents for each of your
travel requirements, destinations or activities.
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