lunes, 17 de junio de 2013

Traveling with Sponsored Vacations


It seems that traveling has become part of our culture, but each time we decide we want to travel we must do a lot of planning and in a lot of cases SAVINGS!!! between hotels, airfare, ground travel, meals and more it can be overwhelming.
That's why I decided to start on my own helping people take advantage of one of the biggest cost of the trip, THE HOTELS.
After working in the tourism business for the last 5 years and bouncing from one hotel to another in different positions I ended up at call center selling this type of vacation packages, I've found really interesting that you can travel for a fraction of the cost of a regular hotel stay, but it does come with some strings attached.
Since it is really hard to make a cold call and get people to commit into buying something without seeing it, they didn't allow us to fully disclose all the requirements and qualifications needed from the costumers to be able to use the package until after the payment was made. To me it was dishonest and deceitful.
I have learned a lot about the business and that's why i believe i can help you save money.
The biggest problem I encounter is that most people have own a timeshare, heard about it or even taken a sales presentation in the past, and as a result of it more often than not you have been scared for life, either because you bought something that it wasn't right for you or your family or knew someone that did and you do not want to make mistake maybe during the presentation you felt you were push to much by a salesman and that is why you do not want to buy a package like this.
Because of that I seen a lot of people arrive to the same hotel, having paid a full price and then being convince by one of the concierges to take this presentation any way, they disguise it as a welcome breakfast, or a property tour to show you all the amenities and what did you get in return? a t-shirt, a few coupon for a car rental, maybe a restaurant discount (and they were staying at an ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT) and by the way they are not clear that you are only committed to certain amount of time and that's why you end up loosing half of your day, and if you schedule a tour you must cancel it because they will not do it for you or refund your money if you missed it.
My loyal costumers have told me that knowing all this details up front gave them an upper hand at the time of the guided tour, because they knew the time that they will spend, that they were not committed to buy anything unless the product that was offer was perfect for them and their family, most of them travel with this packages a couple times to see different hotels and vacation clubs, before buying their first membership.
With me you will find that all the questions you may have will be answer to help you save money taking advantage of this products offer by the hotel chains and vacation clubs.

Let's go straight to the point:
Advantages of this packages

  • They are set for a fix amount of days and a total of people.
  • Fix price.
  • Huge savings, in some cases more than 50% of regular price.
  • Great cost-benefit.
  • Lots of destinations and hotels to choose from, even some 4 or 5 Diamonds Resorts.
  • Depending on destinations Meals and beverages are included  (breakfast, lunch and dinner) or All Inclusive (unlimited food and drinks alcoholic and non-alcoholic).
  • Some even offer one way transportation from the airport to the hotel at your arrival.
  • Discounted rates if you like to extend your trip or add people to travel with you.
Disadvantages of this packages
  • You must meet all the requirements impose by the vacation club of the hotel of your choosing.
  • You must agree to take a VIP guided tour of the facilities and listen to a non pressure sales presentation that will last between 90 to 120 minutes.
  • In most cases if you like what if offer to you, it's a one time deal, because you can not come back to the resort using this type of promotion, you must pay full price at a regular travel agency or through the hotel reservation department.
  • Some resorts or some of the sales personal can be very persuasive, don't allow it and keep your cool.
  • You can't book any tours or excursions for that day.

I Think I have cover a lot of very important points in this introduction and I will be posting more interesting things like some FAQ's and also some general qualifications and/or requirements for this type of packages.

If you are interested in acquiring a package, please email me with suggested dates and contact information and I will check availability, send you information about the promotions and hotels available, and call to answer any questions you may have. At the moment I'm only working with hotels in Mexico, mainly Cancun and Riviera Maya, but also Cabo and Vallarta.

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