1st Class Travel participates in Travel Agent Awareness Day!

Local Travel Agency Participates in Nationwide “Travel Agent Awareness” Campaign

1st Class Travel Joins Day-Long Effort to Dispel Myths of Travel Agents

1st Class Travel (gofirstclasstravel.com) announces their participation in the quarterly “Travel Agent Awareness” campaign, an effort by the travel agent industry to promote its value to the public. This is the second such online event organized by the travel agent community, and took place on Monday, Feb. 1. The theme of this event is “Ask an Agent,” and travelers are encouraged to tweet their questions using the hashtag #AskAnAgent.

1st Class Travel is a local travel agency with 45 years of experience. Shari Elfrink, president, believes the campaign is an important step to demonstrate to travelers why travel agents are still relevant in today’s world of online booking services.

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The Travel Agent Awareness campaign is the brainchild of Leila Coe, a travel agent based in Central Florida, who established the group as a way to open the lines of communication between the public and the travel industry. “There are a lot of misconceptions out there about travel agents; that we are a dying breed, that online booking engines are better or cheaper.” Coe goes on to explain, “The truth is that travel professionals know the ins and outs of the destinations and can help you out in difficult situations – the immediate response by travel agents in the wake of the tragic attacks in Paris highlights the ability of a travel professional to make travel safer and more convenient for clients.”

For more information, find 1st Class Travel online at gofirstclasstravel.com or call (573) 651-0088. To ask your travel-related questions, follow 1st Class Travel on Facebook or Instagram and use the hashtag #AskAnAgent. The Travel Agent Awareness organization’s hashtag is #TravelAgentAwareness.