Will AI Replace Travel Agents? AI Risk 70/100

Q: Will AI replace travel agents?

Travel agents get an AI risk score of 70 out of 100 (high risk). Big changes are already under way and most of the routine work could be automated by about 2030.

High risk

The verdict

Big changes are already under way and most of the routine work could be automated by about 2030.

What AI already does

AI planners build itineraries and compare flights and hotels instantly.

What stays human

Complex group, luxury and corporate trips, and help when things go wrong.

What to learn next

Niche travel, events, corporate travel management.

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Safer moves from travel agents: event planners (30), managers (30), project managers (38).

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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