Outsourcing

• someone else fixes our gas and electric • someone else grows our food, then sends it to supermarkets in little packets for us • someone else fixes our car when it goes wrong • someone decorates our homes, cleans our windows, plumbs in a shower • someone else cuts our hair • someone else makes our clothes • someone else collects our mail for us and puts it through our door • someone takes away our rubbish

The list goes on, so how come so many of us rarely consider outsourcing our travel?

When overhearing people talk about travel agents, I have heard people and businesses say ‘I can do it myself’. This is true and can also be applied to most things we outsource; we can make a coffee at home for approx. 3p a mug but think nothing of buying it from a coffee shop for £2.85!

You outsource, or use a professional, because they do a better job. They are experienced, they are trained, and they are knowledgeable.

Outsourcing saves you time, it gives you piece of mind and you know you will get the right, quality product at the end. Look around, research, get inspired, utilise the information and images available to us online, in books and get recommendations from friends & colleagues. The same as you might when researching a new hair style or trying to fathom out what’s wrong with the car this time. But when it comes to actually booking your travel, outsource it.

After a while, you wont need that first stage, you will trust that your agent will come up with the perfect product, same as you trust your hairdresser knows what style will suit you and knows what’s on trend. The same as you know the coffee shop will make you the perfect coffee.

Call me on 01442 540 068 / 07477 926 816 or email donna.eldred@travelcounsellors.com.