Travel agents are the classic example of an industry killed by the internet. Software engineering is facing the same disruption, but the timeline is compressed.
Travel agents don’t provide any value in modern day. You don’t get a price discount, booking trips online is easier than paying taxes, plus influencers show people where to stand in line to eat and take pictures. It’s sad I used to love to travel but the world has gotten a lot smaller and generic. The fake plastic corporate capitalism has done to the earth what they did to Christmas.
My travel agent i can call / email / text during a trip and theyre able to pivot and get me different flights or rebooked so incredibly fast. It has come in amazingly helpful when flights gets cancelled or extended delays.
Paying someone you trust to take care of your travel arramgements in advance and live is a nice luxury.
Yeah bro I can pivot and get a different flight 24hrs and a day right from my phone before talking to a third party. You’re situation sounds awesome in the 1990s though.
As long as they’re a good agent. I did a trip this year with my aunt, she booked through a travel agent who was absolutely useless. Messed up a couple of reservations which made the whole thing way more stressful than if I’d just managed it myself.
The point is the do all the work for you, and usually know where to go and what to do. Why the hell would want to find an “influencer” and watch their nasty shit?
You must be the only one on earth who doesn’t read reviews and weigh the information on the things you enjoy. I bask in the glory and presence of such a god. Forgive me a mere mortal with limited funds and time.
Doesn’t appreciate truly experiencing art, thinks Mexican food in the US is too hot. I wouldn’t trust you’re taste. You probably will love the new season of stranger things and did you know you can put mayo on french fries? You probably like vinyls for the sound quality but don’t prefer live music too lol.
Have you been everywhere, or just at the “sights” and in major cities?
My most memorable holiday was a 4 week hiking and camping trip all within 50 miles of my home.
Visiting a friend’s family in their tiny Eastern Polish village was a close second.
Third would be traveling the length of Patagonia using only public transportation.
The touristy trips to Thailand, the USA and the European capitals don’t even make the top 10.
Travel agents don’t provide any value in modern day. You don’t get a price discount, booking trips online is easier than paying taxes, plus influencers show people where to stand in line to eat and take pictures. It’s sad I used to love to travel but the world has gotten a lot smaller and generic. The fake plastic corporate capitalism has done to the earth what they did to Christmas.
My travel agent i can call / email / text during a trip and theyre able to pivot and get me different flights or rebooked so incredibly fast. It has come in amazingly helpful when flights gets cancelled or extended delays. Paying someone you trust to take care of your travel arramgements in advance and live is a nice luxury.
Yeah bro I can pivot and get a different flight 24hrs and a day right from my phone before talking to a third party. You’re situation sounds awesome in the 1990s though.
As long as they’re a good agent. I did a trip this year with my aunt, she booked through a travel agent who was absolutely useless. Messed up a couple of reservations which made the whole thing way more stressful than if I’d just managed it myself.
The point is the do all the work for you, and usually know where to go and what to do. Why the hell would want to find an “influencer” and watch their nasty shit?
How old are you? Lol nasty influencers include websites like Tripadvisor and Rick Steves.
My age has to do with not wanting to listen to people who have been paid to promote a thing?
You must be the only one on earth who doesn’t read reviews and weigh the information on the things you enjoy. I bask in the glory and presence of such a god. Forgive me a mere mortal with limited funds and time.
I would never base my vacation plans around some random person on the internet and their “review” of something.
Doesn’t appreciate truly experiencing art, thinks Mexican food in the US is too hot. I wouldn’t trust you’re taste. You probably will love the new season of stranger things and did you know you can put mayo on french fries? You probably like vinyls for the sound quality but don’t prefer live music too lol.
See, everything you said is wrong and therefore if I saw your reviews I would not want to trust anything you said. Thank you for proving me right
I see you cannot tell the difference between opinions and facts about things, places, etc. you should work on that.
Travel other places. The world is big.
I been everywhere except antarctic, Russian, India, and central Africa. I’m good thanks.
Have you been everywhere, or just at the “sights” and in major cities?
My most memorable holiday was a 4 week hiking and camping trip all within 50 miles of my home.
Visiting a friend’s family in their tiny Eastern Polish village was a close second.
Third would be traveling the length of Patagonia using only public transportation.
The touristy trips to Thailand, the USA and the European capitals don’t even make the top 10.
Really you enjoyed not being by people the most and visiting friends and family the next most? You don’t say! I’m shook! /S