Another day, another report that says travel agents are booking less frequently with global distribution systems (GDSs).
The latest study pedaling a rueful nostalgia is from 2014 Supplier-Travel Agent Marketing Report from ASTA, the American Society of Travel Agents.
The report says agents are booking air tickets 15% less than they did in 2006, while they’re booking tickets direct from airline websites 65% more. That result combines with the trend that there are fewer than 10,000 agencies in the US today — down from 32,000 in 1998.
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