HONEYMOON - TRAVEL AGENTS
Dina Silvestri - Travel Plaza (Toms River, NJ)
REVIEW - N/A: We got Dina’s information from another knottie’s recommendation on this board. She was absolutely amazing from the very beginning and was incredibly patient with us as must have changed our minds a hundred times and asked her tons of questions. We started off with just very vague information about the types of activities we wanted to do and the types of resorts we wanted to stay in and she was able to help us narrow down our choices, figure out our itinerary, and give us some great price options. We never met in person and handled almost everything via email and fax which was great for us since it gave us the opportunity to discuss things ahead of time and review things on paper before getting back to her. Highly recommend her.
Irene Mastalia - Travel Dreams (Sparta, NJ)
REVIEW - gibribuz: Irene has been used by many
knotties so I decided to contact her. She replied to my email in a matter
of minutes and immediately was very helpful and knowledgeable. She asked
us some questions about what we like to do, our budget, when we want to travel
and she found the perfect place for us -- Jamaica.
We had an amazing time and can’t wait to go back. We will definitely use
Irene to help us book our next trip.
Liberty Travel (Cherry Hill, NJ)
REVIEW - kristen 8040: My DH did not want to use a travel agent but I insisted because if something went wrong I wanted to be able to call someone. We ran into numerous problems along the way, like our travel agent not responding to e-mails, finding cheaper prices online, etc. A week before the trip we were so fed up once we heard what friends of ours were paying, we decided to call and complain. To compensate the fact that we were finding the price so much cheaper online, they were able to upgrade our room. The manager at the branch, Carol, was very helpful in these situations. We also had flight issues and even though they couldn't get our trip extended by a day, Carol was able to get us upgraded again. I probably wouldn't use a travel agent again unless it was for a trip with multiple destinations.
Mindy - My Vacation Lady (North Brunswick, NJ)
REVIEW - sgdc2011: I have been using Mindy for years to book all of my vacations from cruises to land packages so of course I booked my honeymoon through her! She is very knowledgable and when we sat down for a honeymoon consultation, based on what we said we wanted, she rattled off a bunch of options for us. We chose Hawaii. She sent us what she calls her "honeymoon destination reports" which are her suggestions based on her visiting that area, what her clients have told her, and what locals suggest. She planned everything including plane tickets, transfers, hotels, and excurions. Anytime I have a question she answers me back right away. She even lets me know when prices have gone down and she adjusted them for us. We haven't gone on the honeymoon yet but based on past experiences with her, she is great!!!
Vista Travel (Colonia, NJ)
REVIEW - Danes983: I was recommended to this Travel agency by a friend of mine. I ended up working with Nadine Matthews and she was really great. I called very very early in the game. Just because I wasn’t sure how much a honeymoon would cost and I needed to make sure that we had enough money. I
gave her my budget and she immediately sent me a huge fed ex package
with places that were both in our budget and also was a good spot
weather wise for January. We ended up booking the Sandals Grande St Lucia and got a great discount. She stayed in contact with me after we booked and about 9 months out she called me to book the flights. The whole experience was great and I did all of this over e-mail and phone. I never met her in person. I spoke to her the week before my trip and she assured me we would have a great time and we did. We are looking to plan an Italy trip and I will be calling her for sure.