Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Benefits of All-Inclusive Holidays

By Pat Webber

Today's travelers are looking for more ways of saving on holidays trips owing to the current economic times that are prevalent in many parts of the world. Some are even choosing to cut down on their holiday travel preferring instead to route their money into savings. But regardless of the tough times, there are still many travelers who have an undying passion for traveling will not cut down but instead they seek innovative ways to save money. These are termed smart travelers and are very knowledgeable regarding holiday deals when it comes to their airline tickets, car rental, hotel and other vacation-related expenses. They instead prefer to pay one fee which covers the airfare, the hotel expenses, the car rental and tours. These types of travel packages have become very popular and have become known as all-inclusive holidays.

Money is not the only item that motivates bargain-hunting travelers and tour operators understand this. Time is also essential to these travelers and the process of finding a good holiday destination that makes sense is also part of shopping smart hence the popularity of all-inclusive holidays. All-inclusive holidays provide some serious advantages for the travelers and we shall examine these next.

One advantage of all-inclusive holidays is that they save the traveler time. In the past, the traveler had to contact the different airlines and try to cut a deal. Since there are very many airlines, one had to contact many of them in order to settle for the one that had the best prices. A shorter way was to deal with a travel agency. Then after securing the best airline they had to contact the hotels in the country of destination. This was also another ordeal because there was little or no information on which hotels were out there. Finally one had to figure out how to get around when they got there. That meant searching for car rentals with little or no information not to mention there was little or no way of knowing what one was signing up for or what really awaited them. All-inclusive holiday tours eliminate all that. For one super-low price, the trip organizer will organize the airline ticket, the hotel, the car rental and even the tours of the destination. All this is a tremendous time-saver.

All-inclusive holidays are also cheaper. This is because the airlines, the hotels and the car rental companies have joined hands and decided to offer these packages to customers at reduced prices. They understand that the lower the prices, the more the customers they will get and this will translate into overall profits. It therefore makes sense to get an all-inclusive holiday package rather than try to buy the package deals individually.

All-inclusive packages are also more convenient than regular travel deals. One can easily buy the deals online at popular travel websites such as Travelocity and Expedia. One need not traverse other travel agencies to find deals. Everything is located on one website and with one click and one payment can secure an all-inclusive holiday package.

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