Travel web sites feature pages upon pages of information, but finding exactly what a traveler is looking for can be an exercise in frustration. “It’s a cut-and-paste experience when you’re booking online. None of these sites are going to tell me what I can do with different options,” said Darin Read more…
The following article appeared in the New York Times and mirrors the experiences of many of our clients. Give us a call next time you need help sorting through the myriad of travel options on the web. We are at your service! Worst Part of a Trip May Be Booking Read more…
Today’s cruise promotions and low prices cause reactions ranging from “this looks interesting” to “how could this be true?” The cruise experts at Stellar Travel have a list of questions they always ask before helping our clients to proceed with any cruise reservations. 1. What is the cruise ship? 2. Read more…
Working with travel agents demystified The top three reasons people call travel agencies today: (1) they want advice, (2) they don't have time to plan their own travel and like the personal attention, and (3) they are confused by too many online options. How does someone become a travel agency Read more…
Avoiding the pitfalls of booking online directly with rental property owners: Whether you’re thinking of renting a condo on Maui or a villa in Tuscany, there are some risks to booking online directly with property owners. We have heard some very interesting stories by self-bookers, from “it didn’t look anything Read more…
Have you ever wondered how to get a hotel room upgrade? Have you ever had the experience of checking into a hotel and the person next to you is welcomed, greeted more warmly than you and, is obviously being treated like a VIP? That hotel guest’s travel agent may have Read more…
Recently I attended a party with a lot of people I didn’t know. After introductions and a brief chat, some of my new acquaintances expressed shock (!) at my profession. I replied that we are a very successful business model, meeting our client’s needs for personal and business travel. But Read more…
Rita did an amazing job organizing and advising us on our Parisian honeymoon. She came up with creative ideas and sent us to some really interesting areas of the city we never would have thought to go. All in all she was an A++!!! Brian G