A moral to what could have been a very costly holiday!
Yes, high street travel companies and internet deals can sometimes save you a few pounds on the quiet but when something goes wrong, are they there to pick up the pieces - generally, the answer is NO. This can turn out to be a costly exercise and with so many horror stories of late shouldn't you be thinking of ensuring you are spending your money wisely but with added customer service and expertise from those in the know as part of the package!
Independent travel companies such as Howard's Way Travel visit many destinations and use many companies to ensure they know where and what are the best places and companies to use to make your holiday one to remember for all of the right reasons.
Here I give you one example provided to me by Howard of Howards Way Travel, Whitefield.
A client came to me and booked a hotel only in Tenerife for Christmas & New Year as she had already got "really cheap seats on the internet"
When suggesting she book a private transfer from the airport she accepted our recommendation to avoid lengthy queues for a taxi outside the terminal. We asked for her flight number and arrival time together with departure details for her flight home.
Thankfully we did this as she discovered they'd mistakenly booked to fly her home 6/02 instead of 06/01 !! (Only a month out!)
£240 later [including a hefty £40pp date change fee] she was able to give us the corrected flight details for her transfer back to the airport.
If we hadn't asked them to book transfers they might have had to pay up to £300pp extra for full price tickets or worse not have been able to fly back on 06/01 at all!
Moral of the story: Don't do it yourself, pay a few pounds more to save time & effort & use an expert travel agent like Howard's Way Travel!
Sadly I hear so many similar stories where people lose ££££££'s through trying to cut corners. Cheap isn't always good value - a phrase worth remembering when making purchases. Particularly those such as holidays!
