Travel Industry Trade Secret Revealed:
Consumers Save Hundreds of Dollars On Their Vacations
Hotels
and Resorts are in the business of selling rooms.
However, that’s not the only business they are in.
Not only do resorts need to sell rooms, they need PEOPLE to use
their other facilities. Well
guess what. If they have an
empty hotel room, not only have they lost revenue from the empty rooms,
but they’ve also lost revenue in their restaurants, spas, gift shops,
bars and other revenue producing opportunities inside their property.
So,
what do the owners do, to minimize this loss of revenue?
Well, of course they are going to try to offer special prices for
the rooms on their website, they’re going to try to sell the rooms by
offering package deals with travel agencies – but no matter what, it
is inevitable, they will have many, many, many nights with empty rooms.
Actually hotels have more nights where they have empty rooms then
they have nights where they are sold out.
This
is where the secret lies.
So they can still generate revenue, they have arrangements with
few companies to make the empty
rooms available
for the price of the room
tax.
These
rock bottom savings are made available because the Travel Industry
realizes it’s better to make a little money then no money at all.
This
is not offered on their website, this is not offered if you call the
reservations desk, it’s not available if you call their 800 number.
As a matter of fact, if you call the 800 number or the
reservations desk, the person you’re talking to may not know what
you’re talking about. This special discount is only available to specific travel
professionals. The
travel professionals make these opportunities available through what’s
called Vacation Certificates.
A
vacation certificate is an arrangement whereby you pay in advance for
the use of travel accommodations or facilities at some later date where
no specific dates for traveling is specified.
Kind of works like a gift certificate.
You’ve paid for it, you have it, and when you’re ready to use
it you make your reservation.
The benefit of paying in advance with no specific date usually results
in tremendous savings.
Vacation
certificates can be for transportation, accommodations, cruises and/or
discounts, and are normally in cities that are geared toward attracting
tourists i.e.
Orlando, Las Vegas, Cancun,
Caribbean, Hawaii, Europe etc.
When
purchasing a Vacation Certificate, you are informed of all the terms and
conditions of the vacation certificate, including destination choices,
your total financial obligation, all eligibility requirements, and
instructions on how reservations are to be made ahead of time.
Planning
a vacation using Vacation Certificates is a little different.
As a matter of a fact, if you are a traveler that waits until the
last minute to plan your vacation – then Vacation Certificates are not
for you. Like most retail
items, if you wait until the last minute, you generally have to pay
premium prices. Also major
holidays are not ideal times to use Vacation Certificates because most
providers do not have Empty Rooms or Empty Seats during these times.
So, if you can avoid the
major holidays and plan your vacation more then 30-60 days in advance
– you can be looking at saving as much as 80% on
your next vacation!!!!!
How do
you travel with a Vacation Certificate?
Terms
of Vacation Certificates vary by each certificate, so it is important
that you review the terms of the actual certificate before purchasing.
However, the following contains the process for most Vacation
Certificates.
#1 Find
a Source that has Vacation Certificates
Vacation
Certificates are normally made available in bulk to business owners who
use them as Sales Incentives. Some
facilities offer Vacation Certificates just for their location – but
they normally require the traveler to attend a sales presentation.
However, there are a few
retailers that sell individual certificates directly to consumers
without any required sales pitch.
Once you’ve found one, you have found a Gold Mine because you
now have an opportunity to take advantage of
the secret to traveling for tremendous savings.
#2 Activate
the certificate
After
you purchase the certificate, you have to activate the certificate.
This is sometimes called “Redeeming the Certificate.”
There is normally a Redemption Fee.
This fee MUST be disclosed on the terms of the Vacation
Certificate and it covers shipping, handling, administration charges and
other costs associated with assigning you to a specific Travel
Professional that you will be working with to actually plan the details
of your vacation. You will
generally receive the contact information for the Travel Agency or
Travel Professional and sometimes a special Reservation Form within two
weeks of activating your certificate.
Be
aware, some certificates may require you to activate or redeem the
certificate within a certain amount of time.
#3 Make
Your Reservations
When
you have decided where you want to go and when you want to go, contact
the Travel Agency on the Special Reservation Form that was sent to you.
Give them the destination and your desired dates to travel and
they will look for the hotel, resort, cruise or airline (depending on
the type of certificate you have) that has available accommodations.
Remember, they are looking for the empty rooms or the empty
seats.
#4 Pay
Just the Taxes
Vacation
Certificates normally require you to pay the taxes for the services you are
using. For accommodations
you pay nightly room taxes, for cruises you pay taxes and port charges
and for airfares you usually pay airline and airport taxes.
The amount of taxes to be
paid by the traveler is specified in writing on Vacation Certificate.
What
Does This Savings Actually Look Like?
Here
is an example of the savings you may experience by using Vacation
Certificates. Note:
Actual price may vary.
This does not reflect guaranteed prices.:
|
DELUXE
HOTEL ROOM ACCOMMODATION
FOR 2
|
Normal
Travel
3
Days/2 Night
|
Vacation
Certificate
3
Days/2 Night
|
|
Cost of a Vacation Certificate
|
0.00
|
40.00
|
|
Cost to Redeem/Activate Certificate
|
0.00
|
15.00
|
|
Avg Cost Per Night including taxes
|
$99.00
+ $12.00 tax
|
$12.00
tax
|
|
TOTAL
COST ENTIRE STAY
FOR
2
|
$222.00
|
$79.00
|
APPROX
60%
SAVINGS!!!!
|
1
BDRM CONDO RESORT ACCOMMODATION
FOR
2
|
Normal
Travel
8
Days/7 Night
|
Vacation
Certificate
8
Days/7 Night
|
|
Cost of a Vacation Certificate
|
0.00
|
69.00
|
|
Cost to Redeem/Activate Certificate
|
0.00
|
30.00
|
|
Avg Cost Per Night including taxes
|
$199.00
+ $38.00 tax
|
$38.00
tax
|
|
TOTAL
COST ENTIRE STAY
FOR
2
|
$1659.00
|
$365.00
|
APPROX 80%
SAVINGS!!!!
Can
you believe these savings!!!!! And,
guess what. You are among the few people that are aware that these savings are
available to the general consumer.
Vacationing
in luxury can now be a reality, because while you’re having dinner in
the hotel restaurant, the couple in the table next to you has no idea
that while they paid at least $200 plus tax a night for their Condo
Suite, you only paid a mere $38 – and you’re both staying in the
same type of room!!!!!
If you are paying regular room rates for
your vacations – you are wasting money that you can use for a much needed spa treatment or an extra round of
golf.
If you’re not taking a vacation
because you think you can’t afford it – it’s time to ask
yourself the question-- "Don't I deserve a nice vacation too?"
Whereas,
before you would go to a website or call an 800 number and make a
reservations paying anywhere from $79 - $199 or more per night, now
that you are aware of this money saving travel
secret, you can
simply purchase and activate your certificate, contact the travel
professional provided on your special reservation form, pay the room
taxes (normally between $12 - $38 per night) and stay in either a deluxe
hotel or a 3 – 4 Star Condo Resort.
That’s right, now you can not only go on a vacation, but
Vacation in Style
at an unbelievable price!!!
Now
that you know the secret. What
are you going to do?
For
you next vacation, will you go to a Hotel Website, and pay $79 - $199
per night? Or will you
purchase and activate a Vacation Certificate and $$$$$$$!!!
THE CHOICE IS YOURS…
If you decide you want to
SAVE LOTS OF MONEY!!!!!
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www.tripsfor99orless.com
NOW!!!