Conflict of Interest - Travel Agents and Preferred Products

Posted by naharazizi on Friday, October 21, 2011



Perhaps the most dodgy aspects of travel agency practice in Australia is pushing 'preferred' products to customers. This is not technically a rip off, but if you're after an unbiased recommendation of the steer most travel agencies agenata.Glavni will have some tour companies and even airlines from which to get more commissions (which may be twice the other tour company could sell).

So you are booking a tour in South America and wants some advice on a tour company? Chances are you'll be pushed to use the agencies' preferred supplier as they make more money than you way.As there is no legal requirement for agencies to declare this conflict of interest. Just look around the shelves of major agencies and it will be clear from a single brochure to their preferred dobavljača.Najbolji example is Flight Centre: who push the Intrepid tour

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This does not mean Intrepid is a great choice, just be aware of any advice that is not without bias. You must provide a tour companies (Tour) suits your needs. Do not rely solely on agent advice on this (contact the company directly if you have any questions ).

This conflict of interest can be applied to many products that prodaju.Glavni agencies will have the advantage of the hotel and car rental companies. For almost every product will be an advantage they give that makes them more money.

agents will often have a few goals in mind when selling your home. There are always incentives for various companies for travel agents to sell their proizvoda.Poticaj can be 'sold five tours get one free' or something similar. This is another reason why agents can give you a very biased advice. More or less independent agencies are more likely to give you unbiased advice because they do not have the same deals with tour operators as the main players, but it is never guaranteed.