InteleTravel Blog

Originally published February 20, 2019. Updated February 24, 2020. 

We're obviously huge proponents of travel agents, but not just because we educate the best and most knowledgeable travel agents in the world.

We love travel agents even more for what they do for so many of their clients.

It's nothing new that people are more susceptible to getting sick after a flight. The close quarters to so many new people and low cabin humidity are two of the main reasons for this. Why? Because cabin humidity sits right around ten percent, your throat and nasal passages are more likely to dry up a bit, leaving it harder for you to fight off those pesky germs.

Planning your vacation is a full-time job.

Between coordinating dates that suit everybody, booking transportation, gathering passports, figuring out hotel rooms and car rentals and activities and grub, you might as well quit your day job right now, just to start.

Spoiler Alert: InteleTravel Travel Agents (better known as Travel Advisors) cost you nothing.

When first contemplating booking your next vacation with a travel agent, you'll likely wonder how expensive they'll be.

With ever-advancing technologies and a preponderance of hackers adept at utilizing these for nefarious purposes, it's no surprise that internet fraud is on the rise, up 16% from 2015.

Traveling—it's all fun and games until something goes missing.

And that could mean losing something you've brought with you on vacation, or somebody breaking into your home while you're away.

Long-haul flights are never easy.

When you’re on a trip, nothing can be more jarring than walking into a hotel room with no real personal appeal. Even the most luxurious of rooms can still make you miss the little comforts of home.

What’s your passport photo look like? That bad, huh?

One of the best parts about traveling to Europe is that you have the opportunity to buy items in duty-free shops. Yet you can’t just bring back anything you want from your travels and expect not to pay tax on it; not all items qualify as duty-free. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), there are rules and regulations on just what you can bring back and how much of it.