The FI and I are going to talk to some travel agents this week regarding our honeymoon, which we are planning on going to St. Lucia! We are considering La Toc and Grande St. Lucian - both Sandals resorts - we've heard they're both great places to go! Anyways, what is best to do for this type of thing? Is it best to book through an agent or just do it yourself? Do you find it to be cheaper or easier one way or another? I am pretty good with booking travel things, as I've done that a good number of times in the past, but I was just wondering if there's an advantage to going to an agent or doing it ourselves? I always see that Sandals gives 65% off deals, which seems really great. Are the agents able to get you those deals as well, or is that a booking yourself thing? Any advice is helpful, so thank you in advance! If you have thoughts on which resort is better, please let me know that too! Thanks!
Re: How to book honeymoon - through travel agent or straight through Sandals?
We did flights separate.
I can say that we've "heard" Sandals treats travel agent clients a little better because they want the repeat business from travel agents. We just went to Beaches Turks and were upgrade to a concierge suite and got a free 5" X 7" photo-- so, we believe it to be true.
I'll send you who we use in a PM. She's young and fun and does tons of honeymoons- Sandals and beyond. Hope it helps. All the best.