Question

Travel agents are market intermediaries who make their living by gathering, organizing, and dispensing information about travel-related services that is not readily available to most consumers. Through new information technologies, such as the Internet, much of this information can now be made directly available to consumers. Therefore, as more consumers gain access to these new technologies, demand for the services of travel agents will be drastically reduced. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?A. Travel agents routinely use the internet and other new information technologies as sources for the information they obtain for their customers.B. The amount of information available through the internet and other new information technologies is increasingfaster than the capabilities of most consumers to process itC. Many people use travel-related services, such as airlines and hotels without consulting a travel agent.D. The people who currently use the services of travel agents are also those most likely to gain access to newinformation technologiesE. The internet and other new information technologies are currently used by a relatively small proportion of thepopulation

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Travel agents routinely use the internet and other new information technologies as sources for the information they obtain for their customers

Explanation:

These travel agents also have access to this information on the Internet  and because of it, they know the prices these airlines and hotels put up on their website and regulate their own prices, making it cheaper, so as to remain in business.

The travel agents can also gather, organise and dispense travel related information at a more affordable rate. These travel agents will access the travel and booking information from the airlines, hotels, etc and go ahead to make logistics that will make the journey easier, cheaper and more enjoyable to their customers.

The advent of travel information on the internet that is also accessed by the travel agents will not necessarily reduce the importance of the travel agents, it will merely make them offer better services because they now have a serious competitor which is ease of information on the internet.