Free Republic

.ASTA came out in strong support of the travel agency industry today in response to a statement President Barack Obama made regarding how the Internet has replaced many jobs, including travel agents, while speaking at a town hall meeting in Atkinson, Ill. In his talk, Obama said, “one of the challenges in terms of rebuilding our economy is businesses have gotten so efficient that -- when was the last time somebody went to a bank teller instead of using the ATM, or used a travel agent instead of just going online? A lot of jobs that used to be out...