-----10 Reasons Why-----
"Without a Travel Agent, You're On Your Own."

1. Best value. Agents provide their clients with the best travel value possible: They can't control travel prices but they can provide you with accurate information as to what choices and special promotions exist, and can speak to a particular product's quality. They're there to help you get the best value for your travel dollar.
2. Choice. Travel agents give you a variety of travel options and quotes from a host of travel suppliers.
3. Convenient one-stop shopping. Agents can save you time and money and can handle every aspect of your trip from air tickets to car rental and from lodging to activities.
4. Customer advocate. In the event that you have a problem with a particular part of your travel experience, travel agents can act on your behalf to see that restitution is made.
5. Expert guidance. Agents are experts in understanding and deciphering the intricacies of the system and in helping you take full advantage of them.
6. Personalized service. Agents are not some impersonal voice thousands of miles away. They are your neighbors. They know you and what you value in your travel experience.
7. Professional advice. Agents are experts in making sure that people get where they need to go --at the best price and in the most pleasant way possible.
8. Time. Agents have all the information at their finger tips, a big advantage for today's time-strapped consumers. Instead of your calling each airline individually, agents can pull up all your travel options within seconds.
9. Trust. Travel agents are local businesses. You know how to reach them when you need them. Only ASTA agents subscribe to a 13-point code of ethics.
10. Unbiased information. Agents work for you, not the supplier. If you're happy with your travel experience, it goes to reason you'll return to their agency the next time you're looking to make travel arrangements.