WHAT IS THE BEST VALUE FOR YOUR VACATION?
What is the best value for your vacation? Is it always the cheapest? Not really!
Here's why:
If you are a person who values the amenities of a Sheraton hotel, you will
not be happy in a Days Inn hotel even though it is 1ess expensive. If we send
you to that budget hotel you will come back and tell us how unhappy you were
simply because it's not what you’re use to. Yes, you'll pay more but
it’s worth it. Amenities can make or break a trip, if you are used to
a certain level of comfort, you need to maintain that on your trip. It USUALLY
IS the little things that ruin the trip.
The lowest price advertised for a cruise is usually for the upper and lower
berths on the bottom deck of the cruise ship. Is this the cabin you really
want? Wouldn't you prefer one of the upper cabins with a window or verandah
so you can see out? I know I would. People tell me: “Oh we won't be
in the cabin much, it doesn't matter if it has windows.” Well, yes it
really does. Had they considered that they're not in the cabin much because
they don't like the darkness of the cabin? Upgrading to a cabin with a window
or verandah is not that much more expensive and you'll enjoy your cruise a
lot more.
While we're not advocating the Best Value as the cheapest travel vacation,
neither are we into wasting our clients' money. Once the type of vacation
package has been decided upon, we call several of our suppliers to see if
there's better pricing. Sometimes we find some awesome deals.
So what is the best value for your vacation? It's simple... The accommodations
and extra inclusions which will make your vacation the most comfortable and
pleasant for you!
Cynthia Phillips, founder of Class Act Vacations, is a professional travel
agency owner from Virginia. She began her agency in 1993 when she realized
she could give superior service from home. As mother of two grown daughters
and grandmother of three she helps families plan dream vacations to make a
lifetime of memories.
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