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When I tell people I am a travel consultant, they look at me blankly and then say, “I thought that travel agents no longer existed!”  And since I am there in the flesh and blood in front of them, all I can say is that we still exist.  Some even thrive.  There are some inside (and outside) the industry who believe we exist only to get free travel.  And is that ever a laugh and a half!  Much like any other entrepreneur, all the money I make gets poured back into my efforts to build and sustain the business.   

My business is the business of making people’s dreams come true.  My job is to help to make any bumps in the road to that dream get smoothed out.  People work really hard all year long for that 1 or 2 weeks of vacation.  Some people never actually take their vacation time and use it to rest or relax or rejuvenate.  That is so sad.  In Europe people get 4 or 5, even 6 weeks of vacation.  They understand that a person who has rested and rejuvenated their mental, physical and emotional selves make better employees.  People who broaden their lives with travel live better lives.  That is what I like to contribute to. 

So if you think travel agents don’t exist anymore or are archaic, think again.  We are here and we are thriving!