358winner,
This is slightly off-topic. While it is possible to do the arrangements yourself and have fine trip, the greatest value of a travel agent is when something goes wrong, such as a delayed flight.
Have seen that more than once, and when you're in a foreign country trying to rearrange airline schedules or even just get through gun registration. Some trips go as planned, but when something goes wrong a good travel agent can fix stuff, even in another country.
