Thursday, June 26, 2008

Why I Travel Through P1D

Platinum One Destinations is less a travel agency (though it handles all the function like one and more) than it is a private “country club” for the discerning traveler. It’s exclusive, upscale and quite frankly not for everyone because not just anyone will recognize the value P1D represents, just as not everyone with a driver’s license can appreciate the value of a Porsche 911.

But it is true for Platinum One Destinations what they used to say about the sports car: “There is no substitute.”

As traditional travel agencies march toward extinction, P1D is redefining the game altogether by bringing back something that that has been sorely lacking in the travel industry for years: premier service and personal attention.

Discerning travelers know that traversing the globe has always been more than a ‘best price” proposition. Not so long ago, one would have called on a trusted trip advisor who not only had insider access to the best deals and destinations in the world, but who also knew their clients as people. This was the type of person you’d put your trust in because they could offer suggestions and recommendations based on experience, world knowledge and your personal preferences.

Platinum One Destinations revises that type of experience.

The hardest part about travel planning with P1D is simply deciding exactly where you want to go and when you want to be there. After that, your personal concierge handles every aspect of booking and arranging your trip for you.

It is as the French say, “Voyage Royale” - travel for kings and queens who want the best, hassle-free service and pampering available. (Because if you’ve never been treated like royalty when you travel, you don’t even know what you’re missing.)

Once you know what you want however, all you have to do is tell your concierge and he or she will take it from there. They will handle all of the planning details and any necessary research. Your concierge will return to you with itineraries, prices and options with courtesy, respect and a cheerfulness that’s difficult to find anywhere these days.

I simply place a phone call and not only does a license and bonded professional organize all of my travel needs (everything I’ve ask for), but they do it with such a helpful attitude that I’m bound to write about it and share it with others. When was the last time such a thing happened to you?

The truth is, P1D members receive a level of attention previously reserved only for wealthy, first-class travelers who were willing to pay a high price for such personal one-on-one service.

But Platinum One Destinations provides much more than just remarkable service. It’s no secret that most people who currently book online do so for low pricing. What is a secret is the fact that P1D members get even lower pricing than we can achieve elsewhere online.

As part of their service, P1D provides true wholesale pricing and direct access to thousands of resorts, cruises, condos and hotels as well. They find and provide premium inventory at top resorts and destinations around the world and make it available to their limited members.

And I do mean top resorts and destinations. P1D isn’t reselling certificates or offering burn weeks to places you have never heard of. This is a professional company with the best, most professional travel memberships available on the market today.

Their Concierge customer service is a 5-Star operation. Concierges are actually rewarded with the amount of money they can save members, so they never try to up-sell or badger me with choices I haven’t requested or am not interested in.

Each member also receives their own personal web portal, (one that offers all of the choices as other online booking engines but with with lower prices) where they can book flights, hotels, condos, cruises and resorts, anything travel related in exactly the same manner as one would on any other major travel site, if they wish.

Or, they can simply call their concierge.

In the end, Platinum One Destinations deliver on the promise of being a “total solution” for discerning travelers. They provide favorable pricing without ever compromising quality or service. Platinum One Destination allows me to travel the world at wholesale prices without having to pay any markup. It’s a new business paradigm and it works.

The concept is simple, elegant and perfectly executed.

Platinum One destinations is, in my book, Porsche-worthy: Quite simply, “there is no substitute.”

And that’s why I became a member.

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FULL DISCLOSURE: I offset the cost of my Platinum One Destinations membership by occasionally inviting others to “Join the club.” If you’d like more information about concierge travel through P1D, please Click Here.

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