Seems like the travel agent has been replace by: 1. the travel blogger who writes about places and why you might/might not want to go there. 2. the tour guide

Seems like the travel agent has been replace by: 1. the travel blogger who writes about places and why you might/might not want to go there. 2. the tour guide who books everything end to end for everyone on the tour and goes along to show and explain the sites.