How to find correct travel agent for Turkey?

Of course, you may check the travel agents in your country but why not to consider choosing a travel agent online? By this way you can reach a local agency in Turkey.

Due to time difference, language, safety concerns, it might be easier to communicate with the travel agent in your country but a local agent is a great resource for information and can provide you with an entire range of services, which will make your trip run smoothly, as well as save you time, problems, and money.

So how to find your correct agent?

First, you should make a list of the things you will need such as date, place, and price range of your trip,questions...

A good quality travel agent will ask you to outline your trip. They will ask where you’re going and why, how you would wish to travel, how long you plan to stay, and what your travel budget is. Be open and honest with your answers. A good agent will gladly put together a sample tours that describe transportation, accommodations, and estimated costs.

A good travel agent will always take your needs into consideration. However, while an agent will typically ask questions to get this type of information from you (and you should take it as a bad sign if the agent does not), you will also need to do your part by speaking your mind.

Once you have your choices, call around to ask questions. You should ask most of these questions to person :

-         If they are member of TURSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agents). These are professionally trained travel agents who offer financial protection for a large number of travel purchases, they are highly trained and traveled and look after you when things go wrong.

-         If you are living in the USA, ask the agency if they are also member of  ASTA (the American Society of Travel Agents). By this way, you may learn if they are used to have American travelers.

-         If they will have a direct contact in Istanbul or in the cities you are going to visit because its important to have a local contact during your travel.

-         If their tour guides and transportation are licensed.