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There are people who have built careers around providing the services the letter writer requires. They are called travel agents. Why should he prevail upon friends who may have their own travel headaches? Curbside pick-up, airline terminal drop-off, reasonable accomodations and recommended itineraries can all be had with one simple phone call to a professional travel agent. I'm not a travel agent, but I have planned enough family vacations to know that there are times when you really need someone else to handle the details.