Picture this: a world where travel agents, en masse, hang up their headsets, close their booking platforms, and—dare I say it—put their “Out of Office” on for real. Not for a Maldives escape. Not for a site inspection in Italy. But for a strike.
It’s never happened. Not once in history. Not during economic crashes. Not during volcanic ash clouds. Not even during COVID-19, when the rest of the world was baking banana bread and panic-ordering dumbbells while we were cancelling cruises, chasing refunds, and emotionally supporting travellers we’d never even met.
Because travel agents? We don’t strike. We Care Far too Much.
We translate travel bans into human language. We know which airlines are in financial trouble before their shareholders do. We fix DIY disasters. We fight for refunds like lawyers. We rebook flights faster than you can say, “I thought this was non-refundable.” And we do it all with a calm, polite tone—while quietly screaming into a cushion.
But what if one day… we didn’t?
Imagine a Tuesday morning. You try to plan a family holiday. The booking engine freezes. The chatbot sends you to a call centre in Neverland. Your flight has been moved to next year. You panic. You call your travel agent.
You check social media. It’s trending:
#AgentOnStrike
#FindYourOwnWay
#NoMoreEmergencyCallsAtMidnight
The travel industry spirals. Travellers realise, too late, that a “best deal” doesn’t come with human backup. That booking online is not the same as having someone in your corner who knows the difference between Port Elizabeth and Porto.
Suddenly, the humble, underappreciated, often commission-starved travel agent is no longer invisible. They’re essential. They always were.
Here’s the truth: we’re not going to strike. Not because we don’t deserve to. But because we care too damn much.
So next time your agent fixes your passport, panic reroutes you around a typhoon, or explains why your Bali visa isn’t working—don’t wait for them to go on strike to realise their worth.
Please say thank you. Pay the consultation fee. And maybe—send tea.
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