fly now. pay later.

One of the great things about working with a travel advisor is that we’ve got more flexible payment options available to our clients, compared to if you were to book directly with the airline, tour operator, cruise line or resort.

Since we bundle services together to take advantage of wholesale, in-market rates, we’re often able to lock in prices and availability with a deposit that’s only a fraction of the total cost of the trip. In those cases, final payment is generally due 60 to 90 days prior to travel, though with our suppliers’ new “book with confidence” policies — a response to the pandemic — in some cases, you can cancel with very short notice to get a full refund.

But what if you want to go extra big with your trip right now, except you don’t want to carry a balance on a credit card? Well, we’ve got solutions for that, as well! Because of our partnership with a company called Uplift, you can finance that bucket-list adventure, in a way that makes sense economically.

The difference between using a credit card and using the Uplift deferred payment method is that with Uplift, customers are charged a simple interest letting them know exactly how much they will be paying upfront and when their payments will be done. Uplift never charges a late fee or prepayment penalty and it allows a specific trip to be kept separate from all other expenses on a card to allow for easier budgeting.

For most clients who use these deferred payment options, it’s not really about buying a trip that you can’t afford — rather, it’s a different way to manage the expense of the trip. Clients frequently use a financing option like Uplift to upgrade flights and accommodations or to extend a trip, without having to pay the full amount up front and run up a balance on their credit card.

Ready to plan a trip? We’d love to tell you more about options to manage the expense of travel.