[blparent] Travel agent purpose

[Veronica Smith]

Rebecca, why pick on her.  She is a travel agent who happens to be blind.  I
just thought it would be nice to have her on this list because she is blind
and she does travel and she does do research on what a blind person needs
when traveling.  It's the same principle of would you order spaghetti and
meatballs in a Chinese restaurant. I think Cheryl has given us a great
presentation of why her.   And you would eat the hotdogs if I said the
others were made from rubber.   V 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC Inc)
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:42 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Travel agent purpose

I still don't understand. 
Cheryll, why would I want to use you v. some other travel agent? 
Do you have a list of places that offer Brailled menus and tour guides
and that that material is up-to-date? 
I am not buying the argument that a blind travel agent may know what I
may need just because I also happen to be blind. That's like saying that
if Veronica is an American and I'm an American, she will know that hot
dogs will be a hit at the dinner table, because "All Americans like hot
dogs". 
Cheryll, this is your business. Do your thing and sell me on it. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:20 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Travel agent purpose

Thank you Veronica.

Again, some of my words don't come out correctly, I prefer speaking on
the 
phone or in person about things like this.

There are many avenues out there that can be used to help, and I am
learning 
more and more about them everyday.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Contractor
www.Echevarriatravel.com
1-866-580-5574
Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
CST-1018299-10


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Travel agent purpose


> Sometimes the benefit in having a blind travel agent is they know what
we
> need and more or less what we want. If the agent has been to the
places we
> are going, that helps with what is actually available.  There is no
> guarantee that one agent is better than another. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Karla Hudson
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 4:12 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Travel agent purpose
>
> Hi group and Cheryl,
>
> Tell me how you are different than any other travel agent I might work

> with
> for making vacation plans?  I am the person who started the Disney
> discussion.  My husband and I are both blind and have two children.
We 
> are
> both great travelers in most environments but know that amusement park
> settings can be challenging to orient to with two small children.  Our
> daughter is a great reader and does fine in most situations.  However,
I 
> do
> not like to put all the responsibility on her to assist with finding
> different rides and so forth.  Do you assist in arranging these
vacations 
> so
> that they can be more user friendly to the blind.  I think your
answers
> would be helpful to many and that is my reason for posting these
questions
> to the list.  Explain the benefits of having you as our agent.
>
> Karla
>
>
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