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Date Submitted: 04/29/2011 09:47 PM
The Internet makes the World fast. It makes an information age, you can find any information on Internet. Sure, some need money. But it affects physical stores. Shopping online or go out shopping, check bus, TV program etc. that time table online or go information center take one and buy a newspaper? Even you can watch news, order pizza on the Internet. It can quite do everything. The travel industry has been struggling for quite some time. Between fuel surcharges, terrorism and general economic despair there hasn't been much of a boom in the industry lately. Travel agents in particular have been striving to save the industry and along with it, their jobs. They have been trying to compete with internet pricing for years now. But as the public becomes more and more comfortable with the internet and computers, it is easier than ever to book your vacation online.
There are still many advantages to using travel agents and their services. A travel agent is there to do all the 'legwork' for his/her clients. This makes it easier for them to sit back, relax and enjoy their vacationing experience. The public doesn't generally have the knowledge that an agent has about the destinations, restaurants, hotels and attractions. This is where a travel agent can help tremendously. It is the agents job to make all of this not only easier and faster for them, but more satisfying in general. As we are all fully aware, there are many websites now that are readily available to the public that allows them to book quickly, inexpensively and from the comfort of their own home.
Some of these included Orbitz.com, Travelocity.com, Hotels.com and Expedia.com. These are just a few of the sites available, there are many more targeted to specific destinations or hotel chains. But these sites don't always provide travelers with a definite answer to all their questions. There isn't that piece of mind that you have someone to turn to with a question or problem. Yes, you can book your flight...