{"id":18880,"date":"2023-01-18T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/?p=18880"},"modified":"2023-01-18T20:13:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:13:01","slug":"upgrade-your-travel-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/upgrade-your-travel-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade your travel game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a luxury travel agent to add value to your holiday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of you reading this would have signed up to The Bon Vivant Journal for the restaurant guides, but my day-to-day is, in fact, planning holidays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been running my own travel company and planning luxury trips for almost a decade \u2013 there\u2019s nothing about luxury hotels I don\u2019t know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, I can plan your holiday for you, but more importantly, I can offer a lot more with each booking than going direct to the hotel or by using an online travel company:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Access to free perks and benefits with your booking at no additional cost to you (see below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Independent, informed and personalised travel planning and advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Full support, fast response times and excellent customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free perks and benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I offer the following added extras at over 2,500 hotels across the globe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Free breakfast for 2 people per room daily<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; An upgrade subject to availability (sometimes guaranteed at time of booking)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; $100 hotel credit to spend on food and drink, spa or airport transfers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; early check-in\/late check-out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; welcome gift on arrival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These free benefits come with every room booked with no minimum stay required and, importantly, at the same cost as booking directly with these hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hotels include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtuoso.com\/advisor\/emyrthomas\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtuoso hotels<\/a>, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Ritz Carlton, Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt luxury brands, Shangri-La, IHG, Six Senses\u2026. and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can also access cheaper \u2018net\u2019 rates for flights if travelling in business\/first class, which can result in substantial savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can be as hands-on as you need me to be &#8211; I can plan your trip from start to finish, or simply make the booking for you (plus everything else in between).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am based in London but book travel worldwide and deal with travellers across the globe without charging a fee or membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can be reached on my personal email and mobile so you know you\u2019re in safe hands \u2013 plus I have a team working with me to make sure everything runs smoothly in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try me out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:emyr.thomas@bonvivant.co.uk?subject=Upgrade%20My%20Stay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Send me an email<\/a> with your travel brief (however detailed or vague) and I will do the rest. Or simply get in touch to enquire further about our services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best wishes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emyr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Founder, Bon Vivant Travel)<\/em><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use a luxury travel agent to add value to your holiday Many of you reading this would have signed up to The Bon Vivant Journal for the restaurant guides, but &#8230; <a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/upgrade-your-travel-game\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-18880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-travel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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