12 Reasons Travel Advisors Are Optimistic About the Future
bybeplay客服/Today is National Travel Advisor Day, a day to celebrate all that travel advisors do for consumers traveling all over the world. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has slowed down travel worldwide, advisors are still the heartbeat of the industry and even with so much going on, today is the day to take some time to celebrate you.
To celebrate, the team at Travel Market Report went out to readers to ask the frontline advisors why they’re confident in the future of their business and the future of the industry, even with the cloud of COVID-19 hanging over them. Here’s what they said:
1.内在价值,永远不会去旅行way.
“旅行是人生最大的乐趣之一,我们可能再也不会被认为是理所当然的。多年来,存在威胁和危机影响了旅游业 - 赫里纳,埃博拉病毒,寨卡病毒,暴风雪,flus,疟疾,9/11等,但我一直在向我的客户放心,并指出这样的例子向他们展示我们如何以某种方式找到一种克服这些事情并比以往任何时候都更强大的方法。”
- 杰米·墨索里尼(Jamie Mussolini),海滨旅行
2.取消的预订将回来。
“ 90%的人正在重新预订。这取决于供应商政策,有时是最好的选择,因为一些供应商(例如邮轮公司)非常慷慨。旅行会回来,人们不会待在家里。我认为2021年对旅行的需求很大。”
- 劳里·雷特曼(Laurie Reitman),劳里(Laurie)喜欢旅行,旅行专家的会员
3.一些新的预订仍在进来。
“我们在9/11和2008年的经济衰退中幸存下来,但我从来没有在我最疯狂的梦中,我认为世界将完全关闭。令人鼓舞的事情是,本周我们提出了三个新的旅行请求 - 2020年,一个是2021年!如今,这是如此积极的消息。”
-Roxanne Boryczki,AZ Trails Travel
4. People have spent their quarantines dreaming of travel.
“我看到这么多人在这段不确定性和孤立时期之后,在他们想去的地方徘徊和梦想。我们家门外有一个巨大的世界,人们想探索,联系和前往新的目的地。”beplay银行卡
-Limor Decter,Ovation Travel Group
5. Travel has become a necessity for people.
“For my clients, travel is an important leisure component of their lives, almost a necessity to their happiness. Whether it’s a family gathering, or a quick beach break, or a major expedition, they generally know they need to book early to get the experience they want at a good price. They know that the demand, once it’s safe to travel again, will be enormous, and it’s smart to book now for later this year or next year before the country-wide pent-up demand leads to higher prices and lower availability.”
-Ginger Morrissey,山顶旅行
6. COVID-19 was an opportunity for advisors to show their value.
“我认为使用旅行社,尤其是实体公司的信息有很多错误的信息,这通常比单独做的昂贵。一旦人们再次开始旅行,人们将对欣赏的看法非常不同,他们将希望我们提供的安全。”
- 特里·乔·伦诺克斯(Terri Jo Lennox),旅行时间
7. Short-term pricing improvements will help advisors.
“We’ve been through half a dozen of these. There will be a point for those who are reenact to say, ‘for that price I’ll go.’ It happens every time. They’re going to go.”
- John Schmitt, Frankenmuth Travel
8. Group business remains strong.
“我已经看到客户渴望逃脱,但是等待允许美国公民前往其他国家时会发生什么。我们不得不取消集体巡游,但将其重新预订为明年,大多数小组将其存款转移到了新的巡游,而不是要求退款。我希望!”
- 海伦·普里奇洛(Helen Prochilo),首选假期
9. Advisors are learning from the COVID-19 experience.
“我非常乐观!我认为这个行业具有韧性,人们喜欢旅行 - 这令人大开眼界,我认为人们肯定会再次旅行。人们心中的人们已经在考虑何时结束,我们可以去哪里?我对团队感到乐观,即使我们必须进行一些更改,以防止这种情况并保护我们作为代理机构,这是我们现在正在努力的事情。”
-Ann Sadie,萨迪的全球旅行
10. Absence of travel has made consumers want more.
“我可以诚实地说,100%的客户表示他们迫不及待地想再次旅行。我仍然有很多夏季公开旅行,他们希望有希望的客户想要拭目以待,但尚未取消。只有时间会给出答案。”
- Sylvia Lebovitch, Ovation Travel
11. Travel is the best escape.
“Over the years I've discovered that people travel for different reasons, but most travelers fall into two main categories. Some people travel to relax and unwind. And others travel to explore and discover. As I talk with clients all day, I am hearing concerns and reservations, but I'm also hearing a clear need for travel. My clients who travel to relax are stressed and anxious and need that trip more than ever. My clients who travel to explore are sick of staying home and are craving new and exciting experiences. I have been a full-time travel agent for more than 14 years. I've learned that no matter what obstacles we face, whether it be economic concerns, weather events, political unrest, etc., people will always continue to travel.”
-Darci Upham,Cruiseone特许经营所有者和度假专家
12. Change will come, but clients are loyal.
“While current times are tough, we are confident business will be back. People love to travel and now there is a pent-up demand because they haven't been able to. Prior to the pandemic, our business was trending towards small ship, luxury and river cruising in general. I believe this is a market that will see growth as people are looking to travel in smaller groups and they will find value in these types of experiences. Many of our cruise clients are excited to get back on the ships to see how things will be different regarding boarding, muster drills, dining, and more. Cruisers are loyal and they will be back.”
- 艾米·麦德森(Amy Madson),梦幻假期的特许经营所有者和度假专家