I don't know why I'm noticing more travel related stuff these days, but I am. This one caught my eye, from The Canadian Travel Press, a travel industry publication, with a primarily retail travel agent readership. The piece asks several travel agents across Canada the following question (and for the record, I am a huge fan of traditional travel agents, and think that the good ones are worth their weight in gold). Here is the question and one very telling answer:

Q: Do you believe that Internet booking companies like Expedia are cutting into your business significantly?

A: "I know we [travel agents] lose sales. It's a problem, but what can we do?"

- Suzanne Goyer, Suzanne Goyer Travel, Montreal

Well. I'm just not going to say anything further. That quote alone speaks volumes in many, many ways.