Alfred Travel Center

To all my clients....Thank you for your patience and continued support as we navigate these unprecedented circumstances. Alfred Travel Center has been helping our clients with cancellations, refunds and re-bookings. When we can look beyond the current climate, Alfred Travel Center will be standing by to help you plan your next dream vacation. Please feel free to contact me and I can watch for some fantastic incentives for your much needed future vacation!... Thank you and please stay safe and healthy. Sunnier days are coming soon!.

To all my future cruise clients asking for a great deal when this is over!!

We are here to assist our clients; their health, safety and well-being is our top priority. We provide available information, so our clients can make informed decisions about their travel plans. Travel advisors are trained to monitor situations like weather disruptions, health situations or travel warnings that may impact their clients’ travel plans. As such, they... also can work on alternative travel plans and can likely have those in place the moment the need arises. Whether traveling domestically or internationally, our number one priority is always our clients’ safety and well-being. We are advocates for our clients; and they know that by working with a true travel professional, we are there for them before, during, and after their trip should they need us which gives them peace of mind. We strongly encourage all clients, whether they are traveling domestically or internationally, to purchase travel insurance, particularly right at the same time as travel is booked. Travel insurance offers an additional layer of protection for travelers and can potentially help save a traveler hundreds or thousands of dollars if a medical or travel emergency occurs. o Coverage updates from travel insurance providers are available on: https://www.travelleadersgroup.com/coronavirus-travel-insur Five reasons to use a travel advisor: Booking with a travel advisor means placing your trust with someone who will look after you, not just during the coronavirus crisis, but at any time. 1. Emergency contact while you’re abroad No matter where you are in the world, travel advisors are available to answer your questions. Rest assured, customers always have the comfort of knowing there’s someone there who can offer expert advice whenever they need them. 2. One single point of contact for customer care Your travel advisor is the single point of contact for the customer and will handle all arrangements with airlines, cruise lines, tour operators, hotels and ground transportation companies. They will deal with everything on behalf of customers -- there’s no Googling the right contacts or waiting on hold. 3. Expert knowledge Our advisors work closely with relevant industry associations and government agencies to ensure that correct information and full facts regarding current international travel is always communicated to our customers. 4. Value for money Our advisors work hard to provide the very best value in the market, with exclusive rates for the world’s best hotels, cruise lines and airlines. 3 5. Greater trip protection Our advisors can recommend options for travel insurance companies to protect your financial investment as well as provide medical evacuation services and trip interruption See more

Like the airlines, without immediate intervention, travel agencies and travel management companies (TMCs) that support millions of consumers and corporations are in danger of a broad failure. Travel Leaders Group estimates that, through mid-March, transaction have declined by 60-90 percent and are worsening as more countries close borders. It is a general misconception that everyone books their own travel directly with travel suppliers and through online travel websites. In 2019, travel agencies sold more than $76.5 billion in airline tickets covering more than 302 million passenger trips. "Travel agencies sell over two-thirds of cruises and 68 percent of tours, according to research consultancy Phocuswright. There were nearly 13 million annual cruise passengers from U.S. ports in 2018.

Call me to reserve a Riu Palace Punta Cana all inclusive vacation for a winter get a way. It is simply amazing, great accommodations, food, drinks and the staff goes above and beyond. Beach is awesome too.

1st bus from NYC to Alfred Dec 3rd departs at 230pm. No bus service Dec 2nd departing Alfred to NYC or NYC to Alfred due to winter storm This is update as of Dec 2nd at 1030am......