Travel agencies in various parts of the world bid goodbye to commissions from air ticketing a long time ago. Even in India, the last decade witnessed commissions dwindling from nine to seven to five to three percent and independent agencies filed lawsuits against airlines in the High Courts of the country so as to reinstate higher commissions but to no avail. In October 2008, 16 international airlines... 

Asia Pacific Travel Research and Analysis from PhoCusWright The Asia Pacific (APAC) region includes some of the world’s key emerging markets as well as more established travel economies.  Even amidst the turbulent economy of 2009, compared to other regions, the Asia Pacific travel market is relatively stable. There has been an overall downturn, with all the major segments—air, hotel and car—declining...