Overcoming travel budget concerns: 3 agents share their go-to strategies
Posted by Kathryn Folliott
Even before all the January credit card bills, 51% of Canadians said they weren’t planning a winter vacation for 2019-2020, and 66% blamed a lack of budget. So what’s a travel agent to do?
Gilbert Manza, Owner, Executive Travel Services Inc. based in London, ON says the majority of his clients are receptive to spending enough on their vacations to make the trip worthwhile. However over the years Manza has found a few helpful strategies for dealing with budget pushback. “I mention that ‘you live once and life is short’, the new ‘toys’ in the garage can wait, this is something you do for yourself and your health,” he says.
Manza also counsels clients to “spend the extra this year and perhaps do a staycation or drive vacation next year.”
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