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Why Does IWC Use a Travel Agent?
- With today's competition for limited airline group seating, IWC blocks some seats well in advance of the project to ensure that participants can arrive and depart as scheduled. By pre-arranging an itinerary, we make it possible for small groups and individuals to not have to buy immediate-purchase tickets.
- A travel agent helps us arrange for our groups and individual participants to fly together when possible and to arrive and depart at similar times, which eases the burden of arranging in-country transportation from the airport to the group housing location.
- The IWC-appointed travel agent is fully informed on international travel, provides real-time support while groups travel, and seeks to minimize logistical difficulties such as using split tickets, multiple carriers, inadequate layover times, and entry/departure requirements.
- A travel agent is essential for group travel to negotiate competitive airfares with airlines, offer delayed-payment reservations, and inform participants of issues and best practices in travel.
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