Top Ten Reasons To Book Europe With A Honeymoon Travel Expert
Top Ten Reasons To Book Europe With A Honeymoon Travel Expert
Or… Ten reasons why you should never book Europe on your own!
Unforgettable Honeymoons Specializes in Greece and Italy Honeymoons, our experts have traveled extensively to these locations and have planned hundreds of honeymoons start to finish. The Benefits of booking with us are simple: Experience, Safety, Expert Knowledge, Competitive rates, Guidance from start to finish.
Here are the top ten reasons why you should trust the honeymoon experts with your dream Greece or Italy Honeymoon:
#1 Europe can be a very complicated trip to book on your own due to the complexity of moving around in a foreign country, including language and currency differences as well as the travel between each location. Many couples do not anticipate these challenges beforehand and think that it is simple and easy to get around. For example, many couples do not realize there are no cars in Venice Italy. They arrive at the airport thinking they will grab a cab, when that is impossible. Then they are led to a public ferry, and before you know it have spent hours riding around on a ferry not knowing where to get off. This is just one example of a detail that can lead to a disastrous start for an Italy honeymoon.
#2 Guaranteed rates in US Dollars : When you book with a US based travel agency you are guaranteed rates in US dollars for your upcoming honeymoon. If you book online directly with a hotel you are booking and paying only in Euros. It is easy to get fooled because the hotels website shows you the US dollar conversion, however, your price can fluctuate between the day you book the trip and when you arrive and pay for the trip. In addition, if you really want the rate quoted online you have to pay upfront in full at time of booking which means the hotel now has money often months in advance. When you book with our agency, the quoted rates are not going to change and there are no surprises later.
#3 Hotels look good online, but once you arrive it might be a different story. You’ve checked the trip advisor reviews and they look good, but who is writing the reviews? Many Europeans have a different standard than Americans, what is fantastic for them might be a terrible choice for us. Bedding is a huge factor, and many cheaper hotels in Europe only offer small twin beds that are low to the floor and hard, not comfortable at all for a good night’s sleep. When you book with an expert who has been there you know that your agent has first hand knowledge of the property. Our handpicked hotel choices are based on many years of research and personal visits to the hotels.
An email from a past client who booked Greece on their own after they found what appeared to be an incredible deal for a caldera view suite with Jacuzzi for $250 a night:
“Can you help us? we are in Santorini – we booked a hotel that looked incredible online for only $250 a night, the hotel is more like a 2 star hotel , totally deceptive pics online, and there 5 flights of steps to get to our room from the front lobby ….please can you help us rebook something asap , you did an incredible job on our honeymoon and we wish we would have had you book this trip but we are reaching out to see if you can please help us find a nicer hotel in Santorini as we are here for another 3 nights” hope you can help.
thankfully we were able to assist these clients, but this is just one example of how you can be mis led by reviews and pictures online.
#4 Our average couple asks us over 25 uniquely different questions before they leave about their upcoming trip, if you book the trip on your own, you will be your own travel agent and handling all of these details on your own, not what you want to do when you are getting ready for the big day. If you book on your own who is going to answer all of your questions and put your mind at ease with your last minute concerns.
#5 Honeymoon perks: If you book on your own it is doubtful you’ll get the perks you deserve. You will when you book with a professional who has a relationship with hotel and makes a point of contacting the hotel on your behalf before you arrive alerting them that you are a valued client on your honeymoon. There is a great benefit to booking with an agency that has relationships with the hotel. When you book on your own you are a number booking on a website. There is no relationship besides your credit card charge.
#6 If something unexpected happens on your honeymoon that is stressful and unpleasant … book it on your own and you are now the crisis solver, book with the experts who have already anticipated challenges before they happen and you probably won’t be in that position in the first place…. but if something does come up and you need help there is nothing more valuable than an expert agent to handle your crisis and put your mind at ease.
#7 Pay one agency instead of booking everything separately keeping it simple can eliminate the stress of a European honeymoon adventure. Pay in USD with no surprises.
#8 Expert advice on everything – Once you get to Europe you’ll want to know what to see and do, where to eat, and how to save money. If you book on your own you’ll spend weeks surfing the internet and trying to navigate the lay of the land. Book with an expert who has been there and booked hundreds of clients to the locations you are visiting , and you’ll have the benefit of knowing exactly what to see and do and what not to do, ultimately this service will maximize your every moment on your Europe honeymoon.
#9 Transfer advice and assistance– Many couples do not know the ins and outs of the transfers, the rail passes, and often will arrive somewhere and not know what to do next, a Europe travel expert takes the guessing game out of how to get where and what best route will be saving you time and money ( as well as stress)
#10 If you book directly with hotels, you will most likely pay in full- and if you need to cancel, you may never get your refund. Millions of travelers learned the hard way during COVID that is almost impossible to get a refund from a European hotel when a crisis occurs. Book with a professional and you’ll get advice on travel insurance as well, and how to book the right travel insurance to protect your honeymoon dreams.