13 Facts About Travel agencies

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Travel agencies can provide outdoor recreation activities, airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, travel insurance, package tours, insurance, guide books, VIP airport lounge access, arranging logistics for luggage and medical items delivery for travellers upon request, public transport timetables, car rentals, and bureau de change services.

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Travel agencies can serve as general sales agents for airlines that do not have offices in a specific region.

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Travel agencies use the services of the major computer reservations systems, known as global distribution systems, including: Amadeus CRS, Galileo GDS, Sabre, and Worldspan, which is a subsidiary of Travelport, which allow for comparison and sorting of hotel and flight rates with multiple companies.

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Travel agencies can be multinational companies, referred to as "multiples" in the United Kingdom.

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Helloworld Travel agencies is an example of a franchised travel agency, giving agents access to internal systems for product and bookings.

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Examples include StudentUniverse and STA Travel agencies, which specialize in youth travel, or CWT, which caters to corporate travel.

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Outbound travel agencies offer multi-destinations; inbound travel agencies are based in the destination and deliver an expertise on that location.

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In many countries, all travel agencies are required to be licensed by the International Air Transport Association.

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In 1895, Baldwins Travel agencies was founded by Alfred K Baldwin, originally a printer, bookbinder and publisher in Tunbridge Wells.

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Originally, travel agencies largely catered to middle and upper-class customers but they became more commonplace with the development of commercial aviation.

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In 1951, the precursor to Helloworld Travel became one of the first travel agencies in Australia.

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In 1955, Henderson Travel agencies Service became the first black-owned travel company and the first to take large groups of black tourists to Africa.

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In 1995, Internet Travel agencies Network sold the first airline ticket via the World Wide Web.

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