[cornishfrogboy]

I think that it depends on what you want.

If it is, say a flight to Mexico and a stay in an AI resort, then Travel agents on line can be very competitive.

If it is an Orlando, simple stay on site or hotel vacation, then I would price up a DIY before seeing if a travel agent can beat it. (I generally used to find they could not, but no longer book this type of vacation).

If it is an Orlando vacation, mainly with Villa, then it would be DIY as I want to have control and select my own Villa, have a night at the start in a Universal Premium hotel etc etc.

If , as I do these days, I want a multi city, multi accommodation US vacation, possibly involving trains, planes and automobiles, then it will inevitably be DIY.