2013 Travel Agency Industry Overview
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The U.S. travel agency industry processes $141 billion in annual travel sales, arranges over 144 million trips annually, and employs a 105,000 person workforce. Travel agencies account for 64% of air sales, 64% of cruise sales, 66% of tour sales, and 18% of hotel sales. The industry is comprised primarily of 7,768 small businesses owned by women, which operate out of 13,262 retail locations across the country.
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