Travel Agents .... Friend or Foe.....Friend

Travel agents business model is to provide a service to travlers that prefer to have travel professionals book their travels.

In todays internet capable world their is a belief that the travel agent can be removed from the travel booking process ..... True Story.

Most people with some computer capabilities can do all the booking with ease. You can also file your own tax tax returns, invest in the stock market and so on.

A real difference is that most travel agents do not charge the consumer for the service.

Travel agents earn a small commission from hotels, car rentals, and activities. 

Travel agents belong to associations like IATA (international association of travel agents) and receive a id# that is used when booking to identify them as the commissioned agent.

To get a IATA number you must

• Have 5 years in the travel business.
• Current business licence
• Errors and omissions Insurance
• General Liability Insurance
• Be in good standing with customers (no complaints to IATA)

Travel agents work hard to retain you as a client. It is all about the long term not the quick sale. Travel agents are familiar with price points and gain your allegiance by always researching the best deal for your predetermined needs.

Travel agents travel and are generally fun people to hang out with. There is a desire to share these experiance with their clients. It is all about joy.

If there is a problem you have somebody to call.

• Flight canceled ...call your agent
• Trouble with hotels, car rentals .... call your agent
• Lost ... call your agent
• Is it safe where you are going ....call your agent
• Health concerns about your destination .... call your agent
• Looking for a refund ..... call your agent

Customers like to do the internet searches to find where they want to travel and this is a great strategy but I suggest you let a travel professional work the details.

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714-614-4476

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Mele Kai Sport Fishing
Lihue, Kauai

Big Ta Do
Port Allen, Kauai

Na Pali Explorer
Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor
Kauai 

Marlin Magic II Sportfishing - Kona - "Big Island" .... Going Big!

The "Marlin Magic II" is a professionally maintained 54 foot custom Allied Marine skippered by the World Famous Captain Marlin Parker.

Captain Marlin has spent his entire life fishing the Kona Coast and other location in the Pacific Ocean

To top things off your charter will be fully catered by hostess/crew Carol Lynne who serves food and beverages throughout the day. Fishing in true comfort your trip aboard the Marlin Magic II will be one to remember.

Private Charter Only ....
4 Hours $875
6 Hours $1200
8 Hours $1550
All Charters depart 6:00 am from Honokohau Harbor - Slip 30 Kailua Kona, Hawaii 96741

To book this tour Call or Click

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Humpback Whale Sanctuary - Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Unlike any other National Marine Sanctuary,the Hawaii sanctuary is targets a single species.

Enforcement relies entirely on other agencies. There are no protective rules such as no-go zones or no-wake zones or no-take zones that are specific to the sanctuary. It even allows permitted dumping of ship waste within its borders.

Encompassing 1,400 square miles (3,600 km2) in the islands' waters is the sanctuary. It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat.

The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.

With its boundaries including waters from the shoreline to depths of 600 feet (180 m) in many areas, the sanctuary encompasses a variety of marine ecosystems, including seagrass beds and coral reefs. 

The sanctuary has fringing coral reefs close to shore and deeper coral reefs offshore. Hawaii's coral reefs are noted for their isolation. 

More then 25% of all Hawaii's reef animals are endemic, found nowhere else on Earth.

There are several whale watching tours in Kauai on all sides of the Island. The majority of the pods arrive mid November.

To book a private tour or public tour please call or click

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"Trip out ..... It is good for you"

Capt. Andy's Star Na Pali Dinner - SAIL, Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Afternoon Sunset Dinner Sail

Adventure travelers who like to sail, this is your tour. Spend 4 hours along the Na Pali Coast enjoying the afternoon the change of colors of the sunset skies.

The rich history of the ancients Hawaiians is "in the air".

Almost daily the marine life will join you.

and then .... a gourmet dinner and breathtaking Kauai sunset

The whale migration begins early November and runs through March... now is the time to book this tour.

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Tour Spotlight - Holo Holo Super Tour -Niihau Island, Lehua Crater and the Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

This is for the traveler looking for a extended "on water" experience. The seven hours of adventuresome powerboating and snorkeling takes most of your day ..."and loving it".

 

Traveling to the Niihau Crater along with touring the entire Na Pali Coast is truly an exciting and beauty filled adventure.

• The tour departs from Port Allen on the West Side on Kauai at 6:30 am.
• The boat travels along the Na Pali Coast stopping for photographic opportunities, snorkel spots and snacks and beverages.
•  Traverse the channel to Lehua crater and the Northern section of the Island of Niihau. Depending on ocean/weather conditions optional snorkeling time is allocated.
• Transverses the channel back to Kauai and return to port.

The price for this tour is $195 for adults and $139 for children.

To book this tour call or click

RichardLoweTravel.com   714-614-4476