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16/11/2012
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Specialist talks about the pros and cons of each type of trip so you can choose the most suitable for your profile
SAO PAULO - Fortaleza, Maceió, Foz do Iguaçu, Caldas Novas and Rio de Janeiro are just some of the places that the merchant Katia Cristina de Carvalho, already met traveling through a travel agency. The next destination is Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul "I prefer the convenience of an agency. When traveling do not want to think about anything or have any concern, "he says.
In the opposite way, Secretary Daniela Rodrigues does not give the freedom to travel on their own. She already knew that France, Italy, Romania and Turkey, believes that planning the trip itself also means less impact on the pocket. "Whenever I travel on my own and with a low budget. So I adapt the tours and places where I stay, according to how much I have available, "he argues.
For travel expert and associate editor of Pulp Editions, Patricia Papp, both the independence and convenience are valid arguments for those who are in doubt whether to hire a travel agent or go by yourself, respectively.
Agency
According to Patricia, who did not want to worry about hotel, booking tickets or any other things should use an agency. Make a group trip is also a good idea for those looking for new friends, feel insecure in unfamiliar places or do not speak the local language. "With the agency, the tourist is someone always around for advice and solve everything for him," he says.
Traveling by agency is not necessarily more expensive, also says the expert. That's because companies work with many packages, which gives them better negotiate with suppliers, resulting in lower prices for booking hotels and flights, especially if tourists looking for comfort.
Moreover, alert, with company travel often do not allow greater exploitation of the visited site, since packets standardized result in very little flexibility. Another disadvantage is that the rides usually have a start time and end time. That is, a person can not stay longer in a place you enjoyed or go later to city tour because not had enough sleep the previous night, for example.
Self
About the trips on their own, Patricia points out how great advantage of the freedom in choosing accommodations, itineraries and number of days that the ride will last. "In a planned trip on their own, one can adjust the budget according to their needs," he says.
To cut costs, the traveler has the possibility to opt for cheaper hotels or even hostels and even camps for those with an adventurous spirit. However, this type of travel, you should be willing to organize everything from hosting to transfer within the chosen destination.
You must also try to predict unforeseen know what to do in case something happens and take extra caution when planning trips to places with very different cultures, such as China or the Middle East. In such cases, it may be a good idea to hire a guide or interpreter.
Success
Regardless of the choice is the essential self. What is your profile? What is the purpose of your trip? Make friends or take this time to forget everything and everyone? You like adventure, finds interesting walking aimlessly around town and find places little known by tourists? Or would enjoy all the photos in seconds and record the highest number of monuments possible? No problem in asking out information to local or think that a big monkey?
The answers to the above questions will certainly help define how will your next vacation trip.
If paint problem ...
In fact, travel through a travel agency is more comfortable, but nothing guarantees that there may arise a problem. According to Ibedec (Brazilian Institute for the Study and Protection of the Consumer Relations), remember that agencies have joint and several liability also respond if something goes wrong in any outing. Therefore, it is important to keep receipts of all commitments made with the company as well as flyers and advertisements.
For people traveling alone, it is best to drill to reduce the possibility of unforeseen events. So she listed some sites that can help anyone plan the trip itself:
www.booking.com (tickets and hotels)
www.lastminute.com (purchase airline tickets last minute)
www.airbnb.com (accommodations offered by locals)
www.expedia.com (rental cars, tours, tickets and hotels)
Source: Infomoney
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