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Home Travel Agent: Will I Be Able To Live On My Home-Based Travel Agent Salary? by: Tim Bruxvoort Does travel to places like Fiji, Rome, Italy, Hong Kong, Bora Bora, Paris, London, and Australia sound like something you want to do? Would you like to stroll on secluded beaches, dine in quaint little restaurants, or wander around in ancient castles? If so, becoming a travel agent may be a good choice for you. But can you really make decent money being a travel agent? Is there a future in it? According to the United States Department of Labor, 'Industry consolidation and increasing use of the Internet to book travel will result in a decline in the employment of travel agents. The Internet increasingly allows people to access travel information from their personal computers, enabling them to research and plan their own trips, make their own reservations and travel arrangements, and purchase their own tickets.' So as the need for travel agents declines, so too will their salaries. And salaries of travel agents are already low. The United States Department of Labor, says that the 'Median annual earnings of travel agents were $'26
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