5 Reasons You Should Use a Travel Agent

By: Mike Franks, Owner-Operator, Cruise Planners-Orange Park, FL

Sometimes, making vacation travel plans is easy. Technological advancements, particularly the internet, have made booking travel seemingly simple. Some travelers feel they can do it themselves and save time and money. A travel agent just isn’t necessary. Nothing could be further from the truth!
If you are an inexperienced traveler or just don’t have the time, patience or personal knowledge to do it yourself, using a travel agent makes a lot of sense.
Here are five reasons why travel agents are still a wise choice for booking travel: 

Cruise Vacations - The Best of All Worlds!

By: Mike Franks, Owner-Operator, Cruise Planners-Orange Park, FL

Deciding to take a cruise vacation can prove to be the most exciting and least expensive vacation you can find. Whether you choose an ocean cruise or a more intimate river cruise, it’s hard to beat cruising for destination selection, world-class entertainment and of course fine dining.

If you have never cruised or even considered a cruise vacation, it’s probably because of several reasons. You may have heard stories of people becoming seasick. Dr. Art Drisken, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chief Medical Officer says, “most new cruisers have no problems with seasickness on our ships, due to their size, navigational avoidance of storms, and ship stabilizers.” Other cruise line officials and veteran cruisers echo that assertion. Even if you are prone to motion sickness, medical science has perfected medications delivered through patches, wristbands and orally that will ease or prevent motion sickness.