Citing low consumer demand, Carnival Cruise Lines told Travel Market Report that it is canceling two of its current air programs. Most agents were not surprised as these were program that few of them had booked. Several also saw Carnival as being on the leading edge of a trend and predicted other lines would soon follow.

Mid-sized agencies are being squeezed on either end – by smaller, often home-based, agencies with little overhead on one side and by larger agencies with more capital and clout on the other.