Christine Turner, Travel Agent
The Frugal Traveller
Our gadget-loving travel agent Christine Turner of The Frugal Travelers drew upon her visual savvy as she treated us to a slideshow featuring, among other tempting sights, images of tropical wedding destinations.
Christine, who herself tied the knot in Varadero, Cuba, dispelled the myth that destination weddings are more expensive than locally planned celebrations. On the contrary, destination weddings can save couples an average of $15,000.
The average cost of a wedding in Canada, once you've factored in expenses for a banquet dinner, flowers, cake, photography, DJ, ceremony and venue rental costs, can be upwards of $20,000. By comparison, the cost of a Mexican resort wedding event can be as little as $5,000, and with Christine sourcing out the best possible package deals, destination weddings can be an excellent value, even considering travel costs.
Another advantage? Because the celebration is spread out over several days, couples can spend more quality time with their guests.
All-inclusive Luxury
You don't have to be engaged to take advantage of the many luxury travel deals accessible to Christine. Packages can include such pluses as "no wrist bands" classification (nice not to stand out like day-glo signage when you're out and about) and an English-speaking staff. Often you'll have a choice of several upscale restaurants, and if they do require reservations and no seats are available, you'll be given a pager so you can enjoy a pre-dinner drink as you wait for notification. 24 hour room service may also be available.
What's the deal with travel insurance?
Many of us may assume - erroneously, as it turns out - that the travel insurance policies provided by our credit card plans are more comprehensive than may be the case. Trip delay insurance can be particularly tricky. For instance, while your policy may (or may not) cover rebooking due to flight delays, it won't cover missed flights for other reasons, e.g. your shuttle bus breaks down en route to the airport. To learn more, please read Christine's informative blog post, To Insure or Not to Insure ... Travel Insurance & Credit Cards. Given that trip delay insurance can be purchased for as little as $7 a day, it's an option worth considering.
Ready for a vacation? Contact Christine today and put her expertise to work for you.
Travel better. Spend less.
1 866 988 5283
christine@thefrugaltravelers.com
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