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‘Travel agent’ is named as one of the eight most useless jobs
A website has named ‘travel agent’ as one of the most useless jobs.
The new site, CareerCast.com, faces a backlash from agents after it claimed technology has rendered their job useless.
The list of Most Useless Jobs, posted at http://www.careercast.com/career-news/useless-jobs, includes, in alphabetical order, atmosphere coordinator, compositor, data-entry keyer and/or word professor, medium/professional clairvoyant, shoe repairer, sign spinner, telephone operator, and finally, travel agent.
"Technology is the most consistent factor in rendering a job useless," the report notes.
It said online sites have made travel a "do-it-yourself endeavor: you can book accommodations, transportation, discover restaurants and entertainment, and navigate your route online. Thus, the traditional travel agent is no longer necessary".
But it added: "Specialised travel agents still exist to tackle unusual or exotic requests, usually from wealthy clients. They’ve created a niche that has turned a useless job into a profitable one."
By Cheryl Rosen, Editor TravelMole US
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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