Why Use a Greek Travel Agent
Travellers to Greece will
find it easier to arrange a pre-set package and visit the ancient
sites, places off the beaten track or beautiful Greek islands.
What you are doing is trusting the agent's expertise and
organisational skills to provide you with the suitable itinerary.
This is the best
way to go.
Our land tours are organised for individuals and groups (1 - 50
persons) with self driven cars or cars with a driver.
If you are the type of
person who likes to book hotels yourself and believe that you
save money by not using a travel agent you must remember that:
- When you book a hotel
on your own then it is your responsibility to get to the
hotel, plus,
- it is almost
impossible to get reliable information on the internet
for the Greek ferries, since they release the schedules
very late and then they change them. If there is a
cancellation, you will still have to pay for the hotel
you booked even if you can't get there. Unfortunately
this is valid even in cases of "force majeure"
(strong winds, bad visibility, strikes etc.),
- Greek travel agents
have access to more reliable ferry and flight information
and it's their responsibility to keep you informed.
- Booking from an
automated website with all the hotels in the country all
the work is done strictly by prices and numbers and you
do not know any more about the hotel and rely on reading
their description. A travel agent knows the hotels and
the pros and cons of each. A hotel that looks perfect may
be totally inappropriate for you. And a hotel on a quiet
island may be next to the island's only disco which stays
open until dawn.
- Finally, the Greek
Travel Agents by working through "hotel
accommodation wholesallers" always quote you better
prices from the prices you can get straight from the
hotel itself. The best way is to check both; the price
you are quoted by the hotel and the price the travel
agent quotes to you for this same hotel. Remember also
that the travel agent knows how to secure his booking.
Your booking can be rejected by the hotel even at the
last minute as been overbooked.
ASTORIA TRAVEL (est. 1960), provides the
guarantee you need for an enjoyable holiday in Greece.
