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Thriving, or just surviving? Do travel agencies still have a place on the high street?

Analysis
Harry Kemble
16 July 2026

High street travel agencies are continuing to hold their own on the high street. So against the seemingly perpetually tough economic backdrop, travel agents tell TTG whether they're sticking or twisting in the current climate. Harry Kemble investigates.

Are high street agencies expanding?
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Agency bosses have told TTG if they're planning to grow their businesses in the coming months 

High street travel agencies are resilient. They have to swim against the current to achieve growth, no matter what is thrown at them.

People said the internet would kill off high street agencies. They were wrong. The same predictions are now being made amid the advent of AI.

But new data tells a positive story.