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Article: Travel Agents: Fast-Growing Industry Also Stressful to Newcomers. (Originated from The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- January 27, 1995
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Part of a monthly series of stories about hot jobs for Florida in the coming decade. Jan. 28--It sounds like the perfect job: booking cruises to Alaska, honeymoons to Cozumel, business trips to London and summer hiking excursions to Switzerland.
Indeed, most travel agents enjoy their jobs. But, they caution that the job can be stressful. The recent flurry of airfare wars are squeezing profits, and the information superhighway could eventually take a bite out of their business.
According to state labor experts, travel agents are among Florida's fastest-growing occupations.
Between 1991 and 2005, the state Department of Labor and Employment Security ...