Articles tagged “travel agents”

When people speak of the health of the travel agent profession, they're speaking about agencies like this which produce a specialized product that even the best efforts of Priceline and Expedia couldn't match.

Rand McNally's sale of Tripology signals the failure of the mapping company's quest to transform itself into an online travel company.

Such are the strange hopes of the digital advisory committee formed to built out the future of Thomas Cook. Hard time deciding whether this is a parody, or just an enlightened state of self delusion.

There's nothing more touchy in travel agent land than cruise lines bypassing them and selling directly to consumers, which many cruise lines are increasingly doing. Cruise lines still rely heavily on travel agents, and pity the poor cruise line employee who candidly confides to the customer that booking through the cruise line directly will save some hassle and money.

The world's largest tour operator is pushing an online strategy and establishing direct relationships with consumers, meaning traditional travel agents are increasingly getting cut out of the picture. TUI Travel's online business now stands at 40% in the UK, and the company hopes to achieve that mark globally.

We don't know who these 10 agencies are, likely all offline ones. DoT has of late become a lot stricter on enforcing the decade-plus old rule, and with humans involved with travel agencies, enforcement becomes an issue.

If by back, she means back of beyond, then yes.

So more copying than innovating? But seriously, having five iPads in stores isn't the answer either, and customers are voting with their feet.

The idea that Brits still use travel agents doesn't hold up against the data compiled by TripAdvisor and further confirms our view that these outdated institutions will soon be nothing more than a pile of bricks.