Why Choose a Travel Professional?
Simply put, experience, connections, access and assurance.
1. SAVE TIME
Planning a vacation is complex and time-consuming. We have all the information readily available from vetted sources, and can access appropriate travel options quickly.
A lot of planning goes into the perfect vacation. From hotels, ground transportation, activities and tours ... we know who and what is good, and what is not.
2. SAVE MONEY
We inform you about all your choices, comparison shop, tell you about promotions, and advise on the pros and cons of a particular product so you can have the best experience for your budget.
3. BETTER VACATION
You can certainly plan a vacation yourself. However, if you are planning a complex itinerary, want to stay in high-end hotels, need a guide, are seeking the services of a local expert, or are planning a trip to a destination that is unfamiliar, we are your best resource to make your trip a success and help you avoid making a costly mistake. Also, many times we can get you extras you can't get yourself. Our commitment is to you, so get you the best value and have a travel experience that meets or exceeds your expectations. Our goal is to create raving fans and clients for life.
4. LATEST INFO AND INSIDER KNOWLEDGE
We are in regular communication with our suppliers, so we are on the front line of new itineraries, changes, alerts and more.
5. EXPERTISE
We are constantly trained, attend seminars, and travel to many destinations in order to stay on top of the trends. We are immersed in travel full-time, not just during lunch hours and weekends, so we can stay at the top of our game. The connections we have are the keys to providing you with a memorable vacation experience. This allows us to meet or beat any other price (online, too), provide room upgrades, make hard-to-get reservations, arrange guided tours, and act as a concierge.
6. CUSTOMIZATION
We take into consideration your preferences, likes, dislikes, special needs, and we will create a journey customized for your specific needs and desires. We can also suggest enhancements to packaged tours that you may not have even thought of. After all, we have had lots of practice at creating memories that last a lifetime.
7. LESS STRESS
There are lots of important little details and options that can be overlooked. We know what to look for and what to do, so you can relax and enjoy your trip.
8. ASSISTANCE
Questions about passports or visas? We can guide you. Don't know how to check in online or how to find your electronic documents? We are glad to help you. Just want to call and say "hi" we would love to hear from you.
9. STUFF HAPPENS!
If you encounter an issue during your trip, we are an advocate on your behalf to get resolution.
10. TRUST
We have been working with most of our clients for years, because we have developed relationships built on trust.
11. CUSTOMER SERVICE
A website cannot offer all of the above advantages, plus give you the peace of mind that comes from working with someone who knows and cares about you. Plus, you get to talk to real humans!
12.NO FEES... WELL ALMOST
At World Cruises and Travel, our expertise is FREE. We occasionally charge a fee for airfare, because the airlines don't pay us. However, by working with various suppliers, we have access to non-published pricing which the public can't get, and we can sometimes save you hundreds of dollars.
The experienced agents at World Cruises & Travel = Peace of Mind
Here is what client recently said...
Fred, Michigan To the clients and future clients relying on Blair Hickey for their travel arrangements. For years I have engaged Blair to make all sorts of flawless arrangements for cruises, crossings and global transportation, but only in the last year have I realized how lost I would be without her relentless efforts. A Seabourn crossing from Miami to Barcelona was booked in 2019 for travel in the spring of 2020. Obviously all plans and arrangements were cancelled because of Covid 19…all plans except for Seabourn’s ideas which could best be described as nonexistent . Alternant future options were not comparable and our efforts to simply cancel and restart at a later date were futile, and any request to just get our full fare payment refunded was denied.
Finally after months of rejection or no response from Seabourn, Blair Hickey secured full cancellation refunds, delivered in grudging partial payments. It was not even possible for me to talk to Seabourn, much less help with this effort. I’m positive that without Blair’s relentless efforts, my girlfriend and I would simply be out roughly fifteen thousand dollars.
I once thought that Seabourn was the classiest cruise line. I guess the “Carnival” effect has taken over.
Fred, Michigan To the clients and future clients relying on Blair Hickey for their travel arrangements. For years I have engaged Blair to make all sorts of flawless arrangements for cruises, crossings and global transportation, but only in the last year have I realized how lost I would be without her relentless efforts. A Seabourn crossing from Miami to Barcelona was booked in 2019 for travel in the spring of 2020. Obviously all plans and arrangements were cancelled because of Covid 19…all plans except for Seabourn’s ideas which could best be described as nonexistent . Alternant future options were not comparable and our efforts to simply cancel and restart at a later date were futile, and any request to just get our full fare payment refunded was denied.
Finally after months of rejection or no response from Seabourn, Blair Hickey secured full cancellation refunds, delivered in grudging partial payments. It was not even possible for me to talk to Seabourn, much less help with this effort. I’m positive that without Blair’s relentless efforts, my girlfriend and I would simply be out roughly fifteen thousand dollars.
I once thought that Seabourn was the classiest cruise line. I guess the “Carnival” effect has taken over.
