BEST TIME TO BOOK DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

BEST TIME TO BUY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
TRAVEL TIPS by YOUR TRAVEL COACH Ronald Reeker

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The Adobe Digital Index analyzes airline and hotel price trends including a formula that ensures the best flight fares. This report breaks down data from 2014 to 2016 looking at over 15 billion visits to US travel,airline, and hotel sites.
According to the Adobe Digital Index on average the best time to buy domestic flights is around 90 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE, but that can change substantially during big summer holidays.
For summer holidays here are the best times to book:

MEMORIAL DAY - 80 days before
JULY 4TH - 40 days before
LABOR DAY - 40 days before

According to Adobe Index "To determine whether the price you are seeing for any domestic round-trip airfare is a good deal , multiply the round trip miles (airport to airport) by $ .032, and add $ 230 to get the average price. For international round-trip airfare, multiply the round -trip miles by $ .08 and add $200."
This formula will give you a better formula for determining if the price quoted is a good deal or not. If it is not wait until a better deal comes along within the time frames above.

SHOULD YOU GIVE DISCOUNTS?

I always provide the best value, quality, and service to my clients at a very competitive and reasonable price, but my clients still want me to give them discounts.

I always try to be transparent in my price quotes based on my clients needs and budget, and prefer not to waste my time on price negotiations, because I have already given them a quote that best fits the needs of my clients in the first place based in the information my client has given me initially.

Sometimes my clients ask me to do the work for free, which you never want to do because you are a professional and you are in business to make a living and service your clients, and you can not survive by giving your time and effort and getting no return on your investment.

There is a price everyone has to pay in return for excellent value, quality, and service.

Some clients just like haggling and assuming that discounts can be freely given if they ask for them. The problem with this attitude is that these clients assume that I am overpaid, and that it is possible to get the cost down if they ask for them. In other words, they assume that I have a lack of integrity, or am asking too much.

I have found a great way to deal with these discounts requests.

                            I ASK MY CLIENTS “WHY"

I have not directly answered YES or NO , but have send the question back to the client to explain their reason for asking this question.

They might assume that I am so desperately needing the sale that I am willing to be underpaid in order to get their business. They might say “Do you have a special price for your friends and family?” I would reply “I have many friends and my fee is what they pay, I assume you want me to treat everyone equally and fair don’t you?”

Usually the clients will say “We were just wondering”, and they proceed to pay the regular fee I charge and have no objections to it at all.

The important key here is to do your homework on value , quality, and service and be competitive so your fees are reasonable considering the services you are offering to your clients.

I usually only give discounts to clients you have done business with me before, and to clients who refer other clients who do business with me. This is a benefit and reward for doing business with me in the first place.

Notice I do not say “NO” to people who ask me for a discount, I merely ask them “WHY” because it is quite possible that they have a good reason. I alway want to know what that reason is , so I can respond in a positive way to answer their question.

The very important factor to realize is that offering discounts at the first point of contact with your new clients is not a good reason to offer them since you have always researched value, quality, and service and the price is competitive and follow these guidelines.

Your business should have clear, transparent, and fair pricing and should apply the same rules and discounts to all your clients.

Once your clients realize your business has their needs at heart, they will not ask the question “ CAN YOU GIVE ME A DISCOUNT”

 CASAROCK TRAVEL

www.2880.mtravel.com

OUR FOCUS WILL ALWAYS BE ON YOU

One of the reasons why our business exists is that we put people first and our business needs second. 

We concentrate on finding the best travel options available for our clients based on their individual needs and their budgets.

We always are looking for ways to better serve our clients with the best value, quality, and service. We feel it is our top priority to go above and beyond our clients expectations, and to delivery a travel experience with memories that will last them a lifetime.

We feel if we did anything less than the best for our clients , we would not be doing what is expected of us. 

Our clients can always be assured that their interests are always our top priority, and our focus will be always on them in giving them more than is expected. 

While some businesses think that making money is their goal, we take a different approach in putting people first.

Our rewards in the end will be satisfied only after we serve our clients successfully and our clients are happy with a travel experience of their dreams.

You see we do approach our business in a different sort of way, and we are proud we have chosen to do it that way.

Our clients are happy and win, and our business prospers and win.

We would not have it any other way. 

If you want information on how we can help you with your travel plans, please give us the opportunity to be your only travel business. We feel you will be satisfied that you made the decision.

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NEVER COMPROMISE OR SETTLE

by Ronald Reeker

www.casarocktravel.com

Everyone has value and each of us has to find what they think that value is.

The problem is that too many of us set our standards and values too low, and never live up to our true potential. 

Either our parents or our friends have told you that you "can't do that" or tried to convince you to do something or to direct you in a direction hinders you from being the best you can be in life.

***** Anytime you settle or make compromises you will lower your value *****

Many people do not realize how very important values play a role in their life.

It is the primary determining factor if they are going to be successful or a failure. 

As you grow and develop your values in life, it is okay to accept "positive" advice" from people who try to motivate, encourage, and inspire you to be the best you can be, but never never accept "negative" comments from people who want to lower you to their levels. 

I believe everyone wants to be more than just "average" or "ordinary" and they want to achieve the very best they can. 

Their will be challenges along the way for each of us to overcome in this journey, but if we stay true to the values we have set for ourselves, we will ultimately achieve them. 

The question is "are you willing to stay true to the values you set for yourself, or are you going to settle or compromise for something less that will lower you values?

A MAN OF PASSION AND LOVE FOR LIFE

You may not know about the man Leo Buscaglia, but he has been a big influence on me and many others while I was growing up.

I had to opportunity to see him speak and meet when him personally and his influence, knowledge, and teaching  has changed my life.

Leo Buscaglia known as "Dr. Love" and "Dr. Hug" started classes in the 1970's at the University of Southern California, and has written over the years many books on the subject of  love as the one unifying force of life.

One thing that impressed me the most is that when he started his classes on love that he taught them free of salary and tuition just so his students could have a class on the essential things in life and to help the students to discover their own magic.

Anyone who ever walked into his classroom or heard him speak immediately felt his energy, the way he engaged his students, and his passion for the subject of love and for people.

Leo would after each class and after each speaking engagement get down among the audience and give hugs to anyone and everyone who came to see him. They were not those small hugs, but big bear, sincere and loving hugs, and you could feel how precious an experience being there with him would be.

Leo Buscaglia spoke with such a simple truth and in very simple ways that affected everyone's heart very deeply.

One of my favorite quotes from Leo Buscaglia is :

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

Leo Buscaglia is no longer with us but his influence and teaching about love, life, and people will last forever.

RETIREMENT IDEAS ON YOUR BUCKET LIST

by Ronald Reeker

www.casarocktravel.com

Are you already retired, getting close to retirement, or just thinking about retiring early?

You might as well start thinking about living your life and making those travel dreams come true.

Here are some great ideas you might want to considering doing.

Even if you are still working for a living and having to bear that thought of going to work everyday, these are some great ideas for you to do today before its too late.

Why wait until you are too old, or too sick, or too tired to follow your dreams.

The time is now for you to enjoy your life to the fullest.

Why wait any longer.

You never know when your time will be gone forever.

GREAT TRAVEL IDEAS

1. TAKE A CRUISE

Taking a cruise in not only fun, but it is the best way to travel and save money and meet new friends for life.

2. TAKE AN ADVENTURE TOUR WITH FRIENDS

There many special tours that cover just about everything you would want to do, and traveling as a group you save money.

3. TAKE AN ISLAND AND BEACH TRIP

Did you know that this is one of the best ways to stay healthy, get energized, and be happy.

4. TAKE A BACK TO NATURE TOUR

Getting back to nature and enjoying the great outdoors will make you feel young again. Enjoy what mother nature has designed for you in the natural wonders of the world.

5. TAKE AN UNIQUE AND EXOTIC TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

Why not try something totally different and get out of your comfort zone for a while. Pick a travel destination that will let you live like something you have never done before. The rewards will last a lifetime.

These are just some ideas to get you thinking about what you are going to do with your life.

Stop thinking about all those negative things that prevented you from going in the past.

Stop thinking about tomorrow, and start planning to do it today.

The longer you put it off, the more you will regret it later.

The time of your life is now.

EVERYTHING ALWAYS COMES IN SEASONS

My dad and I were both raised on a farm while we were growing up, and we both knew what the challenges of being a farmer were, and what we had to accept, and what we had to bear for choosing this path in growing up.

We had to wake up early in order to feed the livestock, we had to work long hours in the field planting and harvesting the crops, and we knew that the weather many times determined if we failed or succeeded.

I wish people today were more like farmers in their way of thinking about life and the struggles you have to go thru to become successful.

It is all about respecting each other, working together, and hanging in there no matter what the kind of storms come your way.

There are not too many people who choose farming as their way of life today, and that is sad.

If you think about it for a moment , if it was not for a farmer, we probably would not exist. so the next time you see a farmer, go up to him or her and thank them for being who they are and what they do for a living.

They are one of the reasons why you continue to exist.