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A professional agency - to handle your holiday
tour - can give you a calculated itinerary, which
helps you make the most use of your time.
 Details like your airline/rail/bus bookings,
hotel reservations, etc. are taken care of, so
you can relax more.
A professional firm will be able to tell you which
places to visit according to the time of the year
(season), your budget.
If you're travelling abroad they can also take
care of procuring your visa. Be sure to give them
advance notice.
In choosing your travel agent:
Always depend on reputed names. Even if the prices
are a little steep, you are in safe hands.
For instance:
An agent may show attractive brochures of five
star hotels where you will stay, and on reaching
the destination, may put you up in a three star.
You end up paying more for less. To be on the
safer side, ask the agent to produce confirmation
of reservations in your name from the hotel.
Also check the menu the agent offers. You may
have to put up with insufficient meals at the
destination if you don't.
If an agent offers an attractive lower price for
a round trip, check small details like sightseeing
charges, etc. He may take you to places which
demand expensive entry fees and you will have
to cough up more money than expected. The transport
for sightseeing may also not be of good quality.
Try and crosscheck as many details as you can.
Also compare one agency's rate with the best in
the market and see what that agency has to offer.
Lastly, except for the business traveller, not
many people have a passport ready. Instead of
rushing it through in the last minute, apply for
it well in advance.
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