Pezani wothandizira woyenera

Ngati mukusungitsa tikiti ya ndege yosavuta kapena chipinda ku hotelo yomwe mukuidziwa bwino, simungafune wothandizira. Koma pamaulendo ovuta, maulendo, maulendo apanyanja ndi maulendo okwera mtengo, wothandizira amatha kusunga nthawi, kupwetekedwa mtima - ndipo inde, ngakhale ndalama.

Chinyengo ndikupeza yemwe akugwirizana ndi zosowa zanu.

Choyamba, kodi othandizira amalipidwa bwanji masiku ano?

Tinafufuza zingapo, m'dera lathu komanso m'dziko lonselo. Pamagulu apaulendo omwe ndalama zimalipidwa - monga maulendo apanyanja ndi maulendo ena - othandizira ambiri amakulangizani ndikusungitsa ulendo wanu kwaulere.

Koma pakafunika mayendedwe okhazikika, kapena ngati palibe ntchito yomwe idzalipidwe ndi ogulitsa, othandizira ambiri tsopano amalipiritsa zokumana nazo kapena zosungitsa zomwe zimatha kuyambira $25 mpaka $250 (ngakhale zambiri zikuwoneka ngati $100 kapena kuchepera). Ngati mungasungitse ulendo wanu, ndalama zokambilana nthawi zambiri zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pamtengo waulendo wanu.

Kusungitsa matikiti osavuta a ndege kudzera mwa wothandizira mwina sikuli koyenera; ena amalipira mpaka $50 pa tikiti iliyonse. Koma mochulukirachulukira, apaulendo ali okonzeka kulipira $ 50 mpaka $ 100 kuti wothandizira akonze tikiti yaulere yowuluka pafupipafupi yomwe imatha kutenga maola angapo pafoni, atero Nina Meyer, woyang'anira maulendo opumira ku TraveLeaders ku Coral Gables, Fla.

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Othandizira ambiri tsopano amagwiritsa ntchito mtundu wina waulendo kapena malo ochepa, kotero amatha kupereka upangiri wodziwa zambiri komanso ntchito zaumwini.

Ndiye iwo ali ndi mgwirizano. Kulumikizana kumeneku kungakufikitseni muhotelo "yogulitsidwa", kukweza hotelo, kuchotsera. Ndipo angakupezereni mtengo wa hotelo yotsika mtengo kuposa momwe mungapezere pa intaneti.

"Maiko angapo monga Italy, Spain, Britain - atsitsa mitengo yawo kuti apititse patsogolo komwe akupita. Tawona mitengo ya pa intaneti yokha yomwe ndi yoposa $40 kuposa yomwe ndingapeze ngati wothandizira," akutero Gabrielle Conea wa Corporate Leisure Specialists ku North Miami Beach.

Momwe Mungapezere Wothandizira

Funsani mozungulira. Malingaliro anu abwino angakhale ochokera kwa bwenzi kapena wapaulendo mnzanu amene amayandikira tchuthi mofanana ndi momwe mumachitira.

Ngati ulendo wanu ukupita kumtunda, yesani mamembala a Virtuoso (www.virtuoso.com) ndi Ensemble (www.ensembletravel.com). Awa ndi ma consortia omwe othandizira awo amakhazikika paulendo wapamwamba ndikuyika ndalama pamaphunziro opitilira kuti adzidziwitse zatsopano.

Mneneri wa Virtuoso a Misty Ewing anati: "Othandizira athu ayenda bwino kwambiri.

Koma bwanji za munthu amene akuyenda pamlingo wapakatikati? Inde, othandizira adzakutengerani - koma kachiwiri, muyenera kulipira chindapusa.

Kodi mungawapeze bwanji? American Society of Travel Agents imakhala ndi masamba awiri. Pa www.astanet.com, mutha kusaka wothandizira pafupi ndi inu. Pa www.travelsense.org, mutha kusaka wothandizira malinga ndi ukadaulo wake.

Travel Institute, yomwe imapereka maphunziro apadera kwa othandizira, imalembanso akatswiri omwe adachita nawo maphunzirowo. Pitani ku www.thetravelinstitute.com; dinani "Info for Travelers" pamwamba pa tsamba.

Bungwe la Cruise Lines Industry Association limatchulanso othandizira oyenda panyanja. Pitani ku www.clia.org; dinani pa "Tengani Cruise" pansi pa tsamba.

(Kumbukirani, m'zaka za e-mail ndi mafoni am'manja, wothandizira wabwino safunikira kukhala pafupi.)

Ndipo musaiwale AAA. Mamapu amtundu wa TripTiks ndi ntchito imodzi yokha. Maofesi a AAA ali ndi mamapu okhazikika, amagulitsa mabuku owongolera (ndipo nthawi zambiri akanyamula), amatha kujambula chithunzi chanu cha pasipoti (chaulere kwa mamembala) ndikupereka chilolezo chapadziko lonse lapansi. Pamalipiro, atha kufulumizitsa pasipoti yanu kapena chitupa cha visa chikapezeka, akutero mneneri Mike Pina.

Othandizira AAA nthawi zambiri amagwira ntchito paulendo wapamadzi. Ndipo amapereka phukusi la AAA la mamembala okha a Disney omwe amaphatikizapo nthano zaulere, malo apadera owonera zozimitsa moto, malo oimikapo magalimoto omwe amakonda komanso kuchotsera kodyera ndi kogona.

Ndipo umembala wa AAA umaphatikizapo kuchotsera kumahotela ambiri ndi zokopa.

Kupeza Woyenera

Kupeza wothandizira woyenera kuli ngati kupeza dokotala kapena wothandizira: Iye akhoza kukhala woopsa kwa wina, koma osati kwa inu.

Musamayembekezere wothandizira kuti apereke nthawi yake kwaulere. Mvetserani kuti ngati sakulipidwa ntchito ndi ogulitsa, akuyenera kukulipirani. Ndipo ngakhale atakhala kuti akupatsidwa ntchito, mumafuna kuti mumve bwino kuti malangizowo ndi omwe ali abwino kwa inu - osati omwe angamupindulitse kwambiri. Mtengo umathandizira kukulitsa gawo ili.

Mu bungwe lalikulu, kumanani choyamba ndi woyang'anira zosangalatsa, akuwonetsa Nina Meyer wa TraveLeaders ku Coral Gables. Atha kucheza nanu mwachidule, kenako ndikuwongolerani kwa wothandizira yemwe ali woyenera.

Nawa mafunso omwe muyenera kufunsa:

• Kodi wothandizira wafika komwe mukufuna kupita?

• Ndi chidziŵitso china chiti chapadera chimene ali nacho ponena za malowo? (Mwachitsanzo, kodi adaphunzirapo za izi?)

• Kodi wayenda momwe mukufunira (paulendo wapamadzi, woperekeza, kudzera pa phukusi kapena nokha)?

• Ndi mabungwe otani omwe bungweli lili nawo, ndipo kodi wothandizirayo ali nawo?

• Kodi wakhala akuchita bizinezi yoyendera maulendo kwa nthawi yayitali bwanji? Kodi bungweli lakhala likuchita bizinesi nthawi yayitali bwanji?

• Kodi ambiri mwa makasitomala ake ndi ongoyenda wamba? Mabanja? Oyenda otsogola?

• Kodi amadziŵa za mtengo umene mukufuna kuyendamo?

• Kodi ndi mautumiki otani amene amapereka, ndipo amalipira ndalama zotani pa mautumiki amenewo?

• Kodi pali makampani omwe sachita nawo bizinesi motsatira ndondomeko?

• Kodi amalandira chipukuta misozi kuchokera kwa wopereka chithandizo, ndipo ngati ndi choncho, kodi amalandila chipukuta misozi chochuluka, kunena za ulendo wina? (Ngati ali “wopereka wokondeka” ndi kampani ina osati ina, funsani tanthauzo lake.)

• Kodi ubale wa wothandizila ndi woperekera katunduyo ungakupindulitseni, monga kukwezedwa kapena kubweza ngongole?

• Kodi wothandizira angakuthandizeni pambuyo pa maola ngati vuto labuka, ndipo mungawapeze bwanji? (Osagwiritsa ntchito molakwika kukhudzana kumeneku. Ipulumutseni ku zovuta zenizeni.)

Kulankhulana ndikofunikira. Wothandizira akuyenera kukufunsani mafunso ambiri, kuti atsimikizire kuti muli patsamba lomwelo. Muzokambiranazi, muyenera kugawana izi:

• Zaka ndi zokonda za chipani chanu. Khalani achindunji momwe mungathere. (Ngati ana anu ali amphamvu kwambiri, achinyamata achikulire anzeru, musaganize kuti mapulogalamu a ana oyenerera adzakopa chidwi.)

• Kudzipereka pazachuma paulendo.

• Liwiro la ulendo wanu. Kodi mumadana ndi nthawi, kapena mukufuna kuchita zinthu pang'onopang'ono?

• Cholinga choyambirira. (Kugwirizana ndi banja? Kuyendera likulu lililonse la ku Europe? Kupumula ndi kupumula?)

• Mayendedwe omwe mukufuna. Khalani achindunji momwe mungathere.

• Zinthu zovutitsa. Kodi ndinu wapaulendo amene angayende masiku awiri kuti akafike kumalo akutali? Kapena mukufuna kukhala ndi maulendo apandege okha? Onetsetsani kuti wothandizira akumvetsa mulingo wanu wotonthoza.

Mukamaliza kucheza, ngati simukumva bwino ndi wothandizira, musamakhale naye. Bwererani kwa woyang'anira zosangalatsa ndikufotokozera chifukwa chake zinthu sizili bwino. Uzani wothandizirayo kuti sizikumveka bwino. Kapena ngati mukuchita manyazi, nenani kuti zolinga zanu zasintha.

Palibe wothandizira amene akufuna kasitomala wosakhutira. Ndipo palibe wapaulendo amene ayenera kukhala ndi tchuthi choyipa chifukwa sanafune kunena kuti, "ayi zikomo."

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