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'Why don't people choose agents like they do hairdressers?'

High street
Gemma Harvey
8 December 2020

Something that has struck me this year from all those conversations about "getting booked in to see my hairdresser" after the various national and local lockdowns is the loyalty people show their hairdresser versus that they show their travel agent.

Why should the loyalty vested in hairdressers be any different to travel agents? (Credit: Adam Winger / Unsplash)

We usually go back to the same person or salon every time; we know them by name, and we trust them to do a good job. It is a personal relationship.


A haircut is also a time when we talk openly about where we are going on holiday – but when it comes to actually booking a holiday, why do many people not have the same personal relationship with a travel agent?


Only 50% of respondents to a poll I conducted earlier this year said they book their holiday with the same agent each time; 33% said they book online (direct), while 17% said they book their own holidays.