05/09/2026
One of the question that travel agents (including myself) hear quite often is:
'๐๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ยฃ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฉ๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ?'
The answer is simple, but it's something that's easy to misunderstand.
โ๏ธ Travel prices are LIVE.
When I send you a holiday quote, I'm showing you the price and availability at that particular moment.
Think of it as a snapshot ๐ธ.
Flights can increase in price as seats are sold.
Hotel rooms can sell out or move into a different price bracket.
Special offers can end.
Availability can disappear altogether.
All of this happens without any notice, I don't get a heads up it's going to happen, so I can't give you a heads up its going to happen. Unfortunately, I don't have a secret little button marked "keep this price for my client"! ๐ I'd love that button- believe me!
So if you receive a quote and want some time to think about it, that's absolutely fine. I completely understand that a holiday is a big purchase and you may want to discuss it, check dates or compare options.
But here's the important bit to remember: ๐ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ.
If you come back several days or weeks later, I may need to search again and the price could be higher, lower or the original option could be gone completely. There's nothing I hate more than rechecking a holiday for a client, to find it's sold out, or increased in price.
That's not me changing the price.
It's not me trying to rush you into booking.
It's simply how the travel market works.
๐ก My advice?
If you find a holiday you love and the price works for you, don't leave it sitting in your inbox for weeks assuming it will still be there.
And if you need time to think, that's completely okay. Just know that the earlier we confirm, the more likely we are to secure the option you've been quoted.
Because in travel...
๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ต๐ผ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
