Travel agencies want to charge you for a quote
Newspapers are thinking of charging readers for premium content and now some travel agents according to Travolution are playing with the idea of charging consumers for providing an holiday quote. Bizarre, considering they have tough competition with online booking.
Travel agents role is to sell to me
The travel agent is selling a holiday, just like any consumer product, yet they want me to pay them £15 to make them feel more comfortable that I will book. It is their role to sell me a holiday that matches my requirements and I shop around for the best deal, why should I have to pay.
So the fee will be taken off the price of my holiday but that is not the point. What would happen if I went to buy a car and the car dealer started to charge me? The quote that the travel agent gives me is a sale pitch; I might not book the holiday with them because of a number of genuine reasons.
Your thoughts on this rant
Sorry, I cannot see consumers buying that and if anything I think that they will lose sales because of it. As usual, I value your opinion. Would you pay for a travel agent to search a holiday for you? Please leave thoughts in the comments section.
This post was syndicated from the Travel Rants Blog.
Travel agencies want to charge you for a quote
