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Study: travel agents have disappeared and that’s a bad thing – News

The traditional travel agent is a thing of the past. Nowadays, the burden of planning a vacation falls on the consumer.

“Traveler decision support is one area that has become more and more automated and perhaps less and less helpful to a traveler,” said Mark Lehto, an industrial engineering professor at Purdue University.

Travel agents and booking websites, however, are only the starting point in a decentralized network of the tourism and hospitality industry, which also includes transportation services, hotels and restaurants. These businesses are moving toward automation to improve efficiency and cut costs, sometimes to the detriment of the

To curb illegal immigration, Haryana to table travel agents bill — up to 10 yrs jail, Rs 2L minimum fine

Gurugram: To keep a check on travel agents who dupe people into illegal immigration, the Haryana government will introduce a bill in the upcoming budget session of the assembly beginning on 20 February.

The draft of the bill — Haryana Registration and Regulation of Travel Agents Bill, 2024 — was approved by the state cabinet Tuesday.

The bill mandates mandatory registration of travel agents and provides for stern punishment of imprisonment up to 10 years, a fine of Rs 2 to 5 lakh, and attachment of properties for the offense of human trafficking – sending people abroad on fake

Travel Suppliers With the Best Commissions for Travel Advisors

by Eric Bowman
Last updated: 7:00 PM ET, Sun September 17, 2023

Last month, ASTA sent a release about suppliers who pay timely commissions.

We surveyed top travel advisors in the industry to find out which suppliers truly deliver big when it comes to commission.

It’s important to note that not every single travel advisor makes the exact same commission as their peers in the industry.

More seasoned and experienced advisors with bigger books of business are surely going to have higher commission numbers.

Additionally, some advisors receive higher earnings with their host agency and are not able to publicly