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often a travel advisor is key to that happening... When I am asked my profession people typically respond with, "do travel agents even exist any more?"
My response is - Yes - followed up with - a. I am a travel professional (there is a difference), and b. while everyone could use a travel professional, not everyone should My response is based on the fact that many of the clients we (and I say "we" because I have a dedicated support network of partners around the world) work with are busy professionals at various stages of their careers who are time limited. Their need to rest, relax, and recover is great. These clients desire assistance in the planning of their leisure time. I am also fee based. I work for and on behalf of my clients. I do not work for an airline, or a hotel, or a cruise company or a tour operator or any other travel related supplier. I work for my clients. My clients typically outsource many of their life services. |
Often their itineraries are complex and require significant amounts of effort to design, execute and monitor. We are retained because our clients have a certain expectation of their brief periods of leisure time and they know that a professional service provider - who is fee based - will deliver the custom travel experience they are seeking regardless of the complexity; and will be accountable and responsive throughout the travel process from the time they depart the front door to their return home.
Some people believe that using a professional travel advisor speaks to a luxury lifestyle or luxury travel experiences. Luxury has always been an interesting word to me as it can be defined in so many ways. This video exemplifies exactly what I mean. If any of the content of the video resonates with you then retaining the services of a professional travel advisor is a great addition to your life management team. How do you define your luxury?
A travel professional advises their clients on choices and investment, plans their travel experiences from the annual girls trip to the WOW milestone birthday, makes sure their clients are comfortable and happy, plans to mitigates risk, advocates when things go awry, acts on situations that need attention, makes sure client travels go smoothly and and most importantly...makes sure their clients return home.
To learn more about becoming one of our clients please connect with us.
Some people believe that using a professional travel advisor speaks to a luxury lifestyle or luxury travel experiences. Luxury has always been an interesting word to me as it can be defined in so many ways. This video exemplifies exactly what I mean. If any of the content of the video resonates with you then retaining the services of a professional travel advisor is a great addition to your life management team. How do you define your luxury?
A travel professional advises their clients on choices and investment, plans their travel experiences from the annual girls trip to the WOW milestone birthday, makes sure their clients are comfortable and happy, plans to mitigates risk, advocates when things go awry, acts on situations that need attention, makes sure client travels go smoothly and and most importantly...makes sure their clients return home.
To learn more about becoming one of our clients please connect with us.
manage your leisure time the way your wealth is managed...as a portfolio
Time is our most valuable non-renewable resource. We can manage our leisure time the way we manage our financial investments; as a portfolio. Another way to think of it - is as a personalized & custom travel club. You identify those people you want to travel with, what trips you want to take, a rough idea of when you might like to go and then I send invitations to the group, gather their travel preferences and availability and craft a custom travel plan that rolls out over 2-5 years. We incorporate milestone events - weddings, anniversaries, milestone birthdays and so on. We craft a series of travels within the portfolio that incorporates all of the travellers inputs combined with our analysis of those travels including a high level travel investment for each destination. The plan will be evergreen and I will check in with the group annually for updates because as we know; life does change.
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Online travel services
Rest assured that we can complete all of your travel services in a virtual and contact free fashion.
Our client contact is via telephone or online virtual meeting.
We present our travel itineraries electronically with individual travel apps created for and provided to each traveller.
We support our clients 24/7 with various technology platforms.
Our client contact is via telephone or online virtual meeting.
We present our travel itineraries electronically with individual travel apps created for and provided to each traveller.
We support our clients 24/7 with various technology platforms.
Valerie Balderson
Owner & Personal Travel Designer Virtuoso Certified Travel Advisor Wanderlist Specialist South African Travel Expert 1 613 261 7147 travel@lifetravelledwell.com lifetravelledwell.com Ottawa & Toronto Life Travelled Well | Affiliate of Travel Edge |
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