Travel agents are responsible for helping travelers select and organize a trip according to a specific budget. They can be found in both brick-and-mortar establishments and online. The market size of the travel agency industry worldwide reached 475 billion U.S. dollars as of January 2023. Overall, roughly 201.4 thousand businesses operated in this market, while this industry employed approximately two million workers.
Key data on the travel agency industry worldwide as of January 2023
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IBISWorld. (January 25, 2023). Key data on the travel agency industry worldwide as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179124/global-travel-agency-sector-key-data/
IBISWorld. "Key data on the travel agency industry worldwide as of January 2023." Chart. January 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179124/global-travel-agency-sector-key-data/
IBISWorld. (2023). Key data on the travel agency industry worldwide as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179124/global-travel-agency-sector-key-data/
IBISWorld. "Key Data on The Travel Agency Industry Worldwide as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179124/global-travel-agency-sector-key-data/
IBISWorld, Key data on the travel agency industry worldwide as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179124/global-travel-agency-sector-key-data/ (last visited September 22, 2023)
Key data on the travel agency industry worldwide as of January 2023 [Graph], IBISWorld, January 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179124/global-travel-agency-sector-key-data/