Do certain Travel Agents get priority dining reservations?

[PinkPixel]

I was looking at a Disney travel agent after someone I know raved about their vacation and tagged their agent on social media. I was always plan my own, anyway...this travel agent offers a $300 'VIP vacation planning package" that advertises getting you all your most wanted ADRS. That seems like a big promise, how do they do that?

 

[Aela]

AFAIK…. They break the rules, and this board will ban anyone that explains it I suspect.

 

[Disneydawg74]

It seems to me that WDW could easily put an end to this. I don’t understand why this hasn’t been implemented.

 

[Aela]

It seems to me that WDW could easily put an end to this. I don’t understand why this hasn’t been implemented.

I know some people have said they had their reservations canceled

 

[DisneyHardin]

I've never heard of that. My travel agent helps me get my most wanted ADRs by both of us logging in at the dot of 6 AM on ADR day and working on the list.

 

[Disneydawg74]

I've never heard of that. My travel agent helps me get my most wanted ADRs by both of us logging in at the dot of 6 AM on ADR day and working on the list.

Nothing wrong with that.

 

[jerrysinghh27]

The extremely user-friendly travel agency software offers booking and sales solutions both for B2B and B2C models.

 

[Eastern]

I know some people have said they had their reservations canceled

They are probably doing it wrong.

 

[Eastern]

It seems to me that WDW could easily put an end to this. I don’t understand why this hasn’t been implemented.

I think it would be hard to monitor.

 

[Disneydawg74]

I think it would be hard to monitor.

I’m speaking of canceling ADRs when hotel reservations that were used to make them are canceled. Doesn’t seem it would be that difficult.

 

[lowlight]

I feel like I’m the only one who has no idea what’s going on. Travel agents get special ways to make ADRs, but nobody can explain it because they’d get in trouble?

 

[lowlight]

So TA are making dummy +10 reservations and booking hard to get ADRs and somehow transferring them to their clients and canceling the dummy bookings? Or am I reading between the wrong lines?

 

[Pens Fan]

I feel like I’m the only one who has no idea what’s going on. Travel agents get special ways to make ADRs, but nobody can explain it because they’d get in trouble?

You are not the only one, trust me!

 

[Neurodude84]

I feel like I’m the only one who has no idea what’s going on. Travel agents get special ways to make ADRs, but nobody can explain it because they’d get in trouble?

We don’t talk about Bruno!

 

[LisaMc]

LOL - I heard from a friend who knows a travel agent, that they "get" Dining Ressies to give out to clients as a perk. It's hearsay, so I could be wrong. But that would explain a lot!

 

[Neurodude84]

LOL - I heard from a friend who knows a travel agent, that they "get" Dining Ressies to give out to clients as a perk. It's hearsay, so I could be wrong. But that would explain a lot!

And how would they know the exact time, restaurant, and party size to provide? Sounds like someone blowing hot air to me.

 

[Eastern]

I’m speaking of canceling ADRs when hotel reservations that were used to make them are canceled. Doesn’t seem it would be that difficult.

I guess it is or they would have done it already.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

And how would they know the exact time, restaurant, and party size to provide? Sounds like someone blowing hot air to me.

Which is why I think the entire process is bull and not being done
It's impossible to guess what a given party will need/want prior to said party booking their trip.
What the OP is saying some TA is offering really isn't all that impossible though.
Anyone can get their most wanted ADR with enough persistence. They don't say you get it on day 1. But by the time your trip comes along, I'd venture to guess they can. And there's likely lots of fine print in that guarantee to cover them in cases where someone books a trip 1 day out

 

[HashberryOTG]

I think what it means is that the TA is willing to spend the time to watch for available reservations like a hawk, to be signed up for one of the notification services to find out if one opens, and being available to log in immediately to try to snag it. It gives them a one-up in that the average person can't be that vigilant. Heck, I'd pay for that!

 

[lowlight]

Maybe that’s what OP was referring to, but definitely not the follow up posters.