<P> Independent agencies usually cater to a special or niche market, such as the needs of residents in an upmarket commuter town or suburb, or a particular group interested in a similar activity, such as sporting events, like football, golf, or tennis . </P> <P> Travel agencies choose between two approaches . One is the traditional, multi-destination, outbound travel agency, based in the traveler's originating location; the other is the destination focused, inbound travel agency, that is based in the destination and delivers an expertise on that location . At present, the former is usually a larger operator while the latter is often a smaller, independent operator . </P> <P> Airline consolidators, tour operators, and other types of travel consolidators and wholesalers are high volume sales companies that specialize in selling to niche markets . They may or may not offer various types of services, at a single point of access . These can be hotel reservations, flights or car - rentals . Sometimes the services are combined into vacation packages, that include transfers to the location and lodging . These companies do not usually sell directly to the public, but act as wholesalers to retail travel agencies . Commonly, the sole purpose of consolidators is to sell to ethnic niches in the travel industry . Usually no consolidator offers everything; they may only have contracted rates to specific destinations . Today, there are no domestic consolidators, with some exceptions for business class contracts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> hide This section has multiple issues . Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (March 2009) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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