Once you have decided your destination point,next you've to decide whether you need tour operators of certain kind or traveling of your own.The senior travelers always prefer the travel agents while other people choose to plan trips of their own. Below are few things to look out while deciding whether to use trip agent or not.

Pros

Comfort

While you have the trip, somebody else deals all the particulars. You select the planned travel plan, pay off the travel agent and sit back as the agents deal with busmen, airways, hotelkeepers and local guides. All you have to do is to reach the departure point with your traveling bag in hand and on time.

Price

Big travel agents make use of savings of scale. They've purchasing power with hotels,airways and ground transport services. Few of such economies are distributed to you.

Worry-Free Travel

Your guide and travel agent should concern about handling with troubles like transit strikes and language barriers. Troubles could be rare on agent trips because the travel agent got the travel plan earlier and, most probably, has guided this trip several times earlier.

Social Opportunities

Meeting new people is a great fun. Certain trips are made by having social interaction on mind.You can access to the overcrowded and unusual destinations

Learning Experiences

Cons

Pre-planned trips

Pleasure of one person is the pain of another. Many travelers want to visit places at their own footstep. They enjoy the flexibleness of the individual trip. If you are the kind of traveler who wishes to see the places independently, then the travel tours agency plan won't work for you. Natural attractions aren't part of the travel agents plan, either; you can't duck into the attractive restaurant or shops suddenly. If you like spending the whole day in British Museum, for instance, skip the trip agent and visit London independently.

Health Concerns

Lack of free time

Personality Conflicts

Conspicuousness

Schedule Issues