By this time, I am probably freezing my ass already in Paris. The main purpose of this trip is for business. Yes, business. I’d love to do the guessing game here and make you think about what sort of business I have in Paris but you will definitely not have guessed it. You see as … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Being a Travel Agent
Workload is sh*tload!
It’s not even the peak season yet but work is upto my eyeballs these days. Last Saturday, we’ve had 40 passengers in our office and we were only 3 at the counter. An average package consultation can last for about 15 minutes to an hour or so. When the day ended and the doors were … Continue reading »
The longest airport transfer, ever.
So a passenger of mine earlier was being stingy and would like to take a flight going to New York even if his destination is Los Angeles, because the flights are cheaper to New York during the time of his travel. He then asked me if I can arrange an airport transfer for him from … Continue reading »
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Inspection
As a part of our job, we usually get invited by any travel-related companies to showcase what they have to offer. My very first site inspection was in Maldives, visiting 10 resorts in a span of 5 days. Now that one was really tiring and we were unable to enjoy the beauty of the place … Continue reading »
D’akujem.
It’s been really busy for the past few days and it’s not even the peak season yet. The Easter Holiday and the school break is on April which is what we’ve been busy during these days (Note: if you’re planning to go to Phuket on April, forget about it. You’re too late now!). My colleagues … Continue reading »
The itch.
It has been 8 months now since I’ve had a real vacation and I tell you, it’s not easy. No, the London weekend last November doesn’t count as a vacation. It was merely 3 days and on top of that, it was cold and I didn’t lie on a beach somewhere. A perfect vacation for … Continue reading »
The high rollers.
The other day, I was dealing with a royal family of one of the Emirates in the UAE. The Shaikha (an honorary title for women belonging to the leader’s family) was the one who personally went to our office with no bodyguards whatsoever to book their holiday. I didn’t even know that she belongs to … Continue reading »
Round the world in 30 days or less.
Sometimes, I’m not really sure how people live their lives. Do they have a full grasp of the reality or they have this make-believe world in their head that they somehow incorporate to the real world that they live in? Today, I had a passenger who wants me to arrange a holiday for him in … Continue reading »
The Case of the Geographically-Challenged Passenger (Reblog)
Original post was written on the 3rd of July 2010. I came across it while searching for a post that I have to submit as an entry to a competition. I’ve read this again and found it really funny as I can still remember it like it just happened yesterday. in a normal, non-hectic Saturday … Continue reading »
The Business Class Passengers
At work…. Two very normal looking girls walked in the office carrying with them the amount of attitude fit for the whole population of Dubai. A fake British accent can be heard as soon as they started talking to the receptionist about the vacation that they’re planning. They were then lead to an agent to … Continue reading »
