July 8: Travel advisers can save travelers money, time and headaches (Richmond Times Dispatch)
July 8, 2012
In his business, Ken Gassman traveled enough to put Phileas Fogg to shame: London, Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Dubai, Antwerp, Beijing.
"I never used travel agents because somebody else was paying," the Hanover County financial analyst said. But "I'm now trying to retire, so any travel I do now is personal, which means I have to foot the bill."
He and his wife wanted to take their granddaughter to Europe for two weeks, and when he started pricing the cost of the flights and hotel ...