Our current column, “Journey Advisors Do not Save Their Purchasers Cash,” sparked a number of curiosity and suggestions from our readers. Most of you agreed that it is time to transfer past tying a journey advisor’s worth to {dollars} and cents. You had been most vocal, nevertheless, about whether or not advisors must be charging their purchasers a price.
With one exception, the suggestions we acquired was all in favor of charging charges.
One advisor we heard from was anxious we had been spreading misinformation as a result of some states with vendor of journey licenses might have guidelines about who can and might’t cost charges. Relaxation assured, any advisor or company that chooses to buy their very own vendor of journey license, quite than depend on a mum or dad firm’s license, is free to cost charges. We occur to know of 1 Cruise Planners advisor who did simply that particularly so she may begin charging charges.
Right here we current a number of the letters we acquired, each constructive and damaging, to provide you a way of the totally different views on this matter.
I loved your article and it actually makes a number of sense….
I work each methods, charging charges and never relying on the client and journey. I do discover I do a number of extras and don’t receives a commission for it (like cancellations), so I’m wanting right into a manner of charging charges, whether or not up entrance or for added providers.
Thanks for making me assume and see issues from one other perspective.
Pleasure Teet, MCC, CTA, VTA, Co-Proprietor
Dream Holidays
I learn your article and I admit, your title caught my eye and initially had me in react mode as a result of like many others, I initially thought you had been insinuating the other however to my reduction I noticed you had been professional brokers and recognizing the worth of a real skilled.
I’ve been advocating, borderline preaching that all of us must be charging analysis charges, even to open a file there must be a price. I started charging charges again in 2010 and if a consumer objected, I used to be pleased to lose the consumer.
After I wanted a lawyer in my divorce, the very minute he picked up the telephone, I used to be charged, so after I turned an agent and I noticed how many individuals had been attempting to choose my mind for info with out essentially reserving, nicely I made a decision if a lawyer is worthy of charging a price, then so am I.
I want to lose a consumer than lose my price as a result of those that complain a few price are often those who do not respect or worth what I do.
Nice article!!!!
Gail Lea, Senior Journey Guide
Direct Journey
I completely agree together with your article. I, too, have been within the “enterprise” for 35+ years and I discover it unhappy that advisors nonetheless don’t worth themselves sufficient to cost charges. I want everybody would learn your article and heed the nicely stated recommendation.
Thanks very a lot!
Karin Dicke, Senior Journey Advisor
AAA – California
The Vendor of Journey License for the State of Florida, required for any brokers promoting to Florida vacationers, prohibits the charging of charges, or amassing cash from these vacationers besides as a pass-through from consumer to provider.
Subsequently, your assertion that every one advisors must be charging charges is inaccurate and incorrect. There are main penalties for such practices.
Please examine your whole information earlier than passing on harmful recommendation.
Thanks,
Don Rennard, Proprietor
Cruise Planners
After I noticed the headline I virtually did not learn the article pondering it was one other “slam the journey advisor” article. So glad I did, I completely agree with it! For our half we began charging skilled charges a few years in the past, not only for the income, however to reveal to our purchasers that we carry worth to their journey buy. We don’t need to be the most cost effective avenue for vacationers, we need to be the one who brings the perfect worth.
Thanks for the article, however I believe the headline might need chased a number of supportive advisors away from studying it.
Dave Hershberger, CTC, CBTS, VTA, President
Status Journey
