10 Good Reasons to Book through a Travel Agent

1. Best Value
Agents provide their clients with the best travel value possible. They can't control travel prices but they can provide you with accurate information as to what choices and special promotions exist, and can speak to a particular product's quality. They're there to help you get the best value for your travel dollar.

2. Choice
Travel agents give you a variety of travel options and quotes from a host of travel suppliers.

3. Customer Advocate
In the event that you have a problem with a particular part of your travel experience, travel agents can act on your behalf to see that restitution is made.

4. Convenient One Stop Shopping
Agents can save you time and money and can handle every aspect of your trip from air tickets to a car rental and from lodging to activities.

5. Expert Guidance
Agents are experts in understanding and deciphering the intricacies of the system and in helping you take full advantage of them.

6. Personalized Service
Agents are not some impersonal voice thousands of miles away. They know you and what you value in your travel experience.

7. Professional Advice
Agents are experts in making sure that people get where they need to go-at the best price and in the most pleasant way possible.

8. Unbiased Information
Agents work for you, not the supplier. If you're happy with your travel experience, it goes to reason you'll return to their agency the next time you're looking to make travel arrangements.

9. Time
Agents have all the information at their fingertips, a big advantage for today's time strapped consumers. Instead of your calling or going online with each individually, agents can pull up all your travel options within minutes. 

10. Trust
56% of "wired travelers" have looked but not booked.
Of those, 64% cited the fear of using a credit card online. You can relax when using a travel agent, knowing that your credit card information is secure.