New Site Helps Make The Connection
(NAPSA)—The best trips make
direct connections—including a
direct connection between tour
operators, destination specialists,
hotels, lodges and B&Bs and the
travelers who need their services.
Travelers find that when they
deal directly with destination spe-
cialists, they get more detailed
information which allows them
more control and offers them more
options. Detailed information can
help improve the quality of the
travel experience and make it eas-
ier to tailor.
The innovative site, TopTravel
Sites.com, now offers such small
businesses direct access without
the time-consuming and expen- Destination specialists have
sive interference of advertising or found an innovative way to
any other middlemen. directly connect with travelers.
Because the site has no adver-
tising, visitors don’t linger there. A This has become an increas-
Go Direct(ory) sends them directly ingly popular option for travelers
to the service providers they who want to see destinations
choose—and that can be good for from an insider’s point of view—
business. something local travel agents
If you have a travel-based prod- may not be able to help them
uct to sell—an underbooked or with. The site is a win-win situa-
highly specialized tour, a travel tion for travel specialists and
deal or a vacancy in your B&B— travelers alike.
this site makes it easier to connect Since the site does not rely on
your business with the people who advertising, it asks service pro-
are shopping for specialized desti- viders for a $100 fee that entitles
nation services or a quality exotic them to list three destinations
or domestic travel experience. and last-minute deals. Such a fee
Experts say there’s a huge can quickly be recovered if a guest
potential for return in small busi- books a weekend stay in your
nesses where one vacancy can lodge that’s suddenly available be-
have a far larger effect than it cause another guest cancelled his
might in a large hotel. reservation.
The site is also a very effective Last-Minute Travel
way to connect the traveler with Besides the Go Direct(ory)
destination or travel agent special- advantages, there’s a free Travel
ists, who are often well acquainted Insider newsletter offered at the
with what an area has to offer site, which also informs visitors
because they are based there or about travel deals. The newsletter
have undertaken specialist train- has 20,000 subscribers. Visit
ing for the specific destination or www.TopTravelSites.com to learn
travel activity. more.