Travel Agents Expect Continued Business Growth in 2013
A
survey by ASTA has found growing optimism among travel agencies regarding sales
and profits in 2012 and 2013. Agents expect an average of 9% profit this year
and predict profit in 2013 to reach an average of 10%. Most agents surveyed
reported improved business in the first half of 2012 compared with the same
period last year. "The results of this survey indicate that, despite a slower
than hoped for pace, the travel agency industry is rebounding well and set to
recover fully," said ASTA President and Chair Nina Meyer