Earlier this week, I blogged about part 1 and part 2 of Larry Olmsted’s articles on “why you need a travel agent” in Forbes’ magazine. See https://lushlife.ca/2012/02/why-use-a-travel-agent-part-1-pinging-on-the-forbes-article/ and https://lushlife.ca/2012/03/why-you-need-a-travel-agent-part-2-pinging-on-the-forbes-article/. Now, I’m pinging on part 3 of Larry’s article . (See http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/01/24/how-to-find-a-superstar-travel-agent-part-3/ ) Larry’s article explained how travel advisors can help make your trips both better experiences, and […]

Forbes magazine did a 3-part article recently on “why use a travel agent.”  The opening salvo of “why?”  http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/01/20/why-you-need-a-travel-agent-part-1/ Author Larry Olmsted put it this way:       …the bottom line is that :      *they know more than you do,      *they are better connected than you,      *they have access to benefits you can’t get