Two things that are WRONG:
1. The idea that Travel Agents are useless in this day and
age, what with the Internet and all those
online booking sites.
2). ‘Travel Agents’ who won’t reach out of their comfort
zones to help their clients get to where they
really want to go. If you truly feel that Dubai – in July –
is where you want to spend your honeymoon,
and your Travel Agent is trying to get you to book at
Sandals because that’s a whole lot easier...I don’t
think your interests are being served.
Which is why I came to a decision...
It was time for me to get back into the Leisure side of Travel,
and open my own agency, the Gold
Standard Travel
Company.
I want to cater not only to those folks who are looking for
a quick trip to Las Vegas or an all-
inclusive resort in Mexico, but also to couples who are
looking for their once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon
experience. Far off destinations, unforgettable memories and
everything else in between!
You can book all your travel online...but do you really know
what you’re getting? Do you even know
where you’re really going? For example, you can book a
flight to New York City, tap in NYC, tap in
“lowest fare”...and end up in Islip. Ever been to Islip?
It’s a long, long cab ride from Times Square.
Actually, you’d be a lot better off booking your flight to
Newark (it’s closer to Manhattan than either
LaGuardia or JFK) BUT...the website didn’t tell you any of
that, did it? And that website didn’t exactly
stress the fact that your cheap fare came with a couple of
stops, and baggage fees (or in the event of a
flight on Frontier or Spirit, carry-on fees)!
So I’m back in the travel game because I want to provide top
notch travel service to anyone looking for
that once-in-a-lifetime trip, or a simple family vacation at
the Mouse House (Did you know that there
are four big Disney resorts? Did you know they have serious
differences?) I want my clients coming back
from their trips knowing they got treated right, had 24/7
access to me if they had any kind of problem
or any kind of question, knowing they would be taken care
of, no matter what the issue. Above all,
I
want my clients to know I won’t try to shoehorn them into
anything they don't want (like a completely
different destination!) and will bend over backwards to find
the perfect solution for their travel needs.
I’ve had my CTA (Certified Travel Agent) designation since
October 2011; this October I’ll be
attaining the CTC (Certified Travel Counselor)
designation. I’ve had 13 years in the
Airline and Hotel
Industries and 5 years as a Travel Agent. I’m an expert in Mediterranean, Middle East,
Russia, Luxury,
Honeymoon, Corporate and Adventure Travel. I’ve been a member of the American Society of
Travel
Agents (ASTA) and NACTA (National Association of Career
Travel Agents) since 2009. In 2014 I was
the third Travel Agent ever invited to join the Airline
Industry's Wings Club.
Let’s face it. I live and breathe Travel, and I invite you
to make your next booking with me.
Welcome to the Gold Standard of Travel!
