Nowadays, when you're planning a travel project, you can quickly feel overwhelmed by the multitude of offers and the different ways of booking your stay, as well as by the wealth of information available online. And when you want to travel responsibly and ensure that local communities benefit from the impact of your trip, it can sometimes be difficult to know how to go about it. To address this challenge, TripConnexion developed the concept of direct travel: a new way to travel, more authentic and above all more affordable, in direct contact with local tourism operators !
Direct travel: what is it?
It's simple — travelling directly it means preparing, building and realising your travel with local tourism operators. These can be local travel agencies, independent local guides, activity centres or associations. It is, in fact, an an alternative form of travel to more classic travel with tour operators taking a commission on the travel sold, and it's the opportunity to live more diverse and above all more human experiences! Direct travel is the way to travel halfway between a road trip and classic tour operators: a new form of tailor-made travel, in a sense. Indeed, it is these local experts who will be best placed to answer your questions and provide the best advice! This can suit private trips as well as those taken in small groups and, in all cases, these are trips that go off the beaten tourist track: a more authentic and less formulaic travel experience. The traveller thus has the free choice to shape their stay as they see fit: they can sleep in a resort or with a local family, be independent and take just one excursion during their stay, etc. Tailor-made trips (as opposed to catalogue trips that are fully packaged) are on average 15% more expensive, and when you book a trip with a classic French agency or a tour operator, the price includes the commission, which can be in the region of 15 to 30%, and this surcharge does not feed into the local economy. TripConnexion, with its direct travel system, gives purchasing power back to travellers by enabling trips that are 15 to 30% cheaper, where the money goes entirely to the local agency. It's a new, healthy model that contributes to local economic development! In fact, TripConnexion is a free platform for direct travel that generates revenue solely from the local operators it lists, who pay a fixed monthly subscription to be visible on the network. Today TripConnexion has more than 160 partners across more than 80 destinations! All you need to do is submit a travel request on their site and they will connect you with the right local, French-speaking agencies who can meet all your expectations. Find out more about TripConnexion: https://www.tripconnexion.com/ Direct travel is a new way to travel responsibly and fairly, by contributing directly to the local development of the country you visit! Convinced? Check out the infographic below on the subject — all the inspiration you need to embrace direct travel for your future trips!
