It's sometimes fun to just browse these sites and dream a bit, even if you don't plan to go anywhere. I have lots of friends in the travel agency business. They're going to read this and scream at me, saying the Internet doesn't have that personal touch that a good travel agent can provide, which is true. And some will cry that between the airlines cutting commission rates and the Internet, many travel agents will end up padlocking their doors. Sadly, they're probably right.
Modern technology has a way of changing things.
And the travel industry isn't exempt from that. Joel Smith is a Detroit News business writer who reports on high-tech and computers. Copyright 1999, Gannett News Service. All rights reserved.