Recession strengthened cruise industry and TA/cruise line relationships

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:41:36 -0500, George Leppla wrote:

http://www.travelmarketreport.com/le...leID=3549&LP=1

Cruise executives say the downturn strengthened the cruise industry
through improved efficiencies. They also said it showed the importance
of their agent partnerships.

Of course, people outside the cruise industry have been claiming that
the travel agency distribution system is on the verge of becoming
extinct for the past 15 years.

And yet, somehow..... 75% to 80% of cruises are still sold by travel
agents.

Go figure.

Figure what? That you are picking on a bunch of folks that don't know
what they are talking about? Anyone who says TAs for cruising are near
extinction aren't worth worrying about so why do you?
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