Firewalker688
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Hello there,
My name is Scott and I have been lurking around here for a bit and enjoying the wealth of knowledge available on this site. Something I am curious about is do any of the dive clubs or groups of divers have a travel agent they book through. This is not a random question as my wife is a travel agent. She just booked a trip for a group of 12 to dive in Cozumel for one of the local dive shops. The prices she got were far lower than what they were able to get on their own (even doing it as a group) The prices were good enough it made me jealous I wasn't getting to go too!
In fact she submitted the quotes today and they are already getting prices lined up for another July trip.
Many people are very familiar with the ol' middle man and the raising of the cost with every one who gets in the line. Something that is a surprise to many is you can book through a travel agent who does the homework for you, makes the calls, books it all...... at a LOWER cost than you can get by booking yourself even on expedia/kayak/priceline. You might be wondering well someone is paying the agent. You are right. The destination pays the agent and not the client. You might think well that just makes them send the divers to one place. Not so much. They all pay almost the same price so the places who give the best diver experience get more people pointed their way. If my wife and I dive, we are able to try a new place and see if we liked it enough to recommend it to other divers. It doesn't mean you can't stay where you want to...just some places are known to give great experience and value.
If you are already getting a trip lined up I would encourage you to simply compare prices on what you can get vs what my wife can get for you. She has proven time and time again she can get the same thing for less. It's not some fancy tag line. It's just the truth. Diving is something we really share the love of with each of you and we would be glad to see how much we can save you during the purchase of something you will already be buying in the first place.
Please believe me when I tell you I am not a troll. This is far from a scam. I am not sure if this post is considered something that should be a paid ad. If so please advise. We are hoping to provide a service to the community that will prove itself as a fantastic idea many times over.
I invite any of you to PM me with inquiries about bookings or any other questions I may be able to help with. It will be easy to see if we can save you money on your trip. I am betting yes.
Thank you for your time in reading this. I wish each of you nothing but happiness.
Scott
Be well
I plan on posting this in a few of the dive club sub forums but I will refrain from looking like one big spam bomb.
My wifes FB page is in my sig if you want to contact her directly or just like the page and stay tuned for deals coming out on cruises, trips, etc.
My name is Scott and I have been lurking around here for a bit and enjoying the wealth of knowledge available on this site. Something I am curious about is do any of the dive clubs or groups of divers have a travel agent they book through. This is not a random question as my wife is a travel agent. She just booked a trip for a group of 12 to dive in Cozumel for one of the local dive shops. The prices she got were far lower than what they were able to get on their own (even doing it as a group) The prices were good enough it made me jealous I wasn't getting to go too!
Many people are very familiar with the ol' middle man and the raising of the cost with every one who gets in the line. Something that is a surprise to many is you can book through a travel agent who does the homework for you, makes the calls, books it all...... at a LOWER cost than you can get by booking yourself even on expedia/kayak/priceline. You might be wondering well someone is paying the agent. You are right. The destination pays the agent and not the client. You might think well that just makes them send the divers to one place. Not so much. They all pay almost the same price so the places who give the best diver experience get more people pointed their way. If my wife and I dive, we are able to try a new place and see if we liked it enough to recommend it to other divers. It doesn't mean you can't stay where you want to...just some places are known to give great experience and value.
If you are already getting a trip lined up I would encourage you to simply compare prices on what you can get vs what my wife can get for you. She has proven time and time again she can get the same thing for less. It's not some fancy tag line. It's just the truth. Diving is something we really share the love of with each of you and we would be glad to see how much we can save you during the purchase of something you will already be buying in the first place.
Please believe me when I tell you I am not a troll. This is far from a scam. I am not sure if this post is considered something that should be a paid ad. If so please advise. We are hoping to provide a service to the community that will prove itself as a fantastic idea many times over.
I invite any of you to PM me with inquiries about bookings or any other questions I may be able to help with. It will be easy to see if we can save you money on your trip. I am betting yes.
Thank you for your time in reading this. I wish each of you nothing but happiness.
Scott
Be well
I plan on posting this in a few of the dive club sub forums but I will refrain from looking like one big spam bomb.