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4 sourced facts about travel agencies, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerfell from 124,000 to 88,000 (about 29%)
The rise of sites like Expedia hit traditional travel agencies hard in the early 2000s.
Source: Wikipedia, Travel agency (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answer$46,400
Despite industry disruption, travel-agent pay has stayed a solid middle-income wage.
Source: Wikipedia, Travel agency (citing US BLS) (2022) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 78%
The rest came from fees charged directly to travelers.
Source: Wikipedia, Travel agency (2016) en.wikipedia.org
Answer1887
That's decades after Thomas Cook's pioneering British excursions.
Source: Wikipedia, Travel agency (2024) en.wikipedia.org