Online influencers help revive old-fashioned business that was ravaged by rise of the internet READ MORE: Luxury travel agent lifts the lid on what it's like to plan vacations By Noa Halff For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:54, 22 July 2024 | Updated: 21:59, 22 July 2024 e-mail View comments Online influencers have helped bring an old-fashioned and dying industry back to life after it was ravaged by the rise of the internet. Millennial and Gen Z influencers are flocking back to travel agents, reviving the industry despite predictions that the internet would make the business obsolete.
A staggering 38 percent of travelers under 43 prefer human travel agents over online bookings now, compared to a mere 2 percent of Baby Boomers, according to an IBS Software survey published in December. Natalie Contrera, 35, of West Philadelphia, has jetted off to exotic destinations like Colombia, Belize, and the Dominican Republic - all thanks to her secret weapon. 'I give her a budget.
I give her a couple countries I want to go to,' Contrera told The Miami Herald . Natalie Contrera (pictured) has jetted off to exotic destinations like Colombia, Belize, and the Dominican Republic - all thanks to her secret weapon: a travel agent A staggering 38 percent of travelers under 43 prefer human travel agents over online bookings now. Jennifer Byrne (pictured), CEO of The Tropical Travelers, said millennial and the Gen Z generations is they're overwhelmed with the information online Read More Luxury trav.
