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Sep 3, 2009, 6:54 pm

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Originally Posted by oldpenny16

I know longer use a travel agent in my home area. I use a travel agent and agency that specializes in cruises and high end tours. I don't have time to fiddle around watching for price reductions. I have to trust a professional to do the job properly.

Once in a while I attend a meeting that is held on a cruise ship and book via the meeting. I still get my returning passenger loyalty benefits and points.

I stayed with local travel agencies as long as I could but one after another closed until the only few left had little to offer. I miss having face to face meetings with my travel agent, but time have changed.

So sad and so true. Having been in the cruise industry for over 20 years it saddens me that many of the travel agents that I use to work with are no longer there. As Darwin said, "Survival of the fittest".

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