The catch is that there are no more industry discounts given out to travel agents! Honest, the airlines haven't done this in many years... hotels, maybe you could finagle a discount, but often there are other better deals being offered to the public. What rare rare agent offers there are are nearly impossible to take advatange of (think like frequent flier miles), or are educational trips involving inspections at locations. Agnets truly in the biz may get some more freebies/discounts based on their volume (hard work!). Just the agent card won't get you far- these cards cost all of $15, and yet many agentss don't bother because it gets you not much more than nothing. Agents are in the biz because they love to travel, but it's not free... you would do better being a frequent customer of an airline/hotel chain/credit card program.