Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Boston, Jo'burg, HK
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Lifetime Diamond, CX Gold, Mrs. Pickles travels for free
Posts: 13,859
Don't forget the value of some potential risk to your reputation, if the agency cockles it up. If there are problems in organization, a "tour" turns out to be a visit to the cockle-shell earring factory, or things go awry, and it is the travel agencies' fault, some people may view you as an endorser of this travel agency and blame you. That has a price too, maybe a very high one.