How has the internet changed travel agent jobs?

A travel agent’s clients include corporations, groups, or individuals, who often have very different travel needs and expectations. Travel agent jobs have dipped sharply, dropping about 70% between 2000 and 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The proliferation of online travel companies has made it easy for deal hunters, armchair travellers, and business travel planners to track information and find the best deals at their fingertips. But don’t count out travel agents yet—many are seeing a resurgence as travel recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. TravelPerk used BLS data to analyze the decline in U.S. employment of travel agents…