If your travel agent is just an order taker that travel agent will soon be out of a job. If you have a good travel agent the value they provide is worth their wieght in gold. If you are lucky enough to have one of these agents then you will understand this and are more than happy to pay their fees. If you have never had a good agent, you will continue down the path thinking you can do a better job.

I would challenge anyone out there to try to do a better job themselves compared to a good agent. My money would be on the agent.