Honeymoon, better to book on my own or find a travel agent?

Question

We have a Liberty Travel near our home, also there are plenty of agents who specialize in honeymoon travel but since I was thinking of going to the Sandals resort, I could really just book it myself from their website. What have you all done to book your honeymoon?

Answer 1

Mention the word 'honeymoon' to a travel agent and they will double their prices straight away.

Answer 2

If you are confident in booking through the Sandals resort, I think you should do it. Your honeymoon sounds pretty straightforward and you will only really benefit from using a travel agent if you have connecting flights, inter-island transfers or more than one hotel package to consider. Of course you could always go to the travel agency and see if they can get you a better rate than you can get for yourself online, but I really doubt it, since they will add their fees in to your final price.

Answer 3

I travel often, and use a variety of methods to get tickets and make reservations, depending on what I want out of the trip and whats a better price. For what you want, it sounds very straightforward: either buy a package yourself on the website, or go to an agent. I would compare prices first, then decide. You never know if the travel agent is having a special.

Answer 4

We used Liberty Travel near us and had a wonderful agent.  We were so pre-occupied with the wedding and she thought of everything, including making sure that we had the seats with the extra leg room, by the exit door.  Things we wouldn't have even thought of.  Since we went to Hawaii it made a big difference.

Answer 5

well, we did both! originally, we had a travel agent book a resort for us. She was very sweet, helpful and tried to find a resort that we would enjoy. Some resorts are for people who like to party and socialize and some are more quiet and romantic. She found us an all-inclusive in jamaica. But alas, we were unable to afford it after some unexpected expenses came up, so we cancelled and booked our own honeymoon in a small historic town in Florida. We were able to find a beautiful b&b, book a flight on our own hours, book a rental car so we can do the things we -want- to do WHEN we want to do it. Resorts tend to make you make reservations for EVERYTHING. You have to sign up ahead of time, so you dont do anything on a whim, you're on a schedule. Travel agents can often get you good deals and it takes a lot of the stress away from the rest of your wedding planning. So, if you are headed to a resort, call an agent. if you 're not, do some research and see what you can find on your own. Good luck!

Answer 6

Do it yourself. your gal might know your love on her, the way you care her.

DO it yourself.. Enjoy

Answer 7

We usually do the research ourselves, figure out what we want to do and how much it would cost if we booked it ourselves, then get a travel agent to book it.  They can usually get you the same price, and then if anything goes wrong (delayed flight, weather, etc), you have someone to call to help you.

Answer 8

I was the one who planned the honeymoon when I was married and did the whole thing myself online.  My now ex and I sat down and decided we wanted to spend a week in the Monterey CA area.  From there I planned on where to eat on the drive up, where to stay, and made reservations.  

  It worked out so well because when I did it myself, I let one restaurant on the way up north (which we decided to stop at for our first dinner) know that we will be there and it's the first day of our honeymoon.  This restaurant pulled out all the stops with balloons, flowers, champagne, the whole 9 yards!  What a great surprise!

  To sum it up though, it's very easy to plan a honeymoon yourself and wouldn't spend the extra to have someone else do it.

Answer 9

I would get a quote from both places, and go with the better deal.