Large ryokan face difficulties in cutting down on their deals with travel agents in spite of the heavy burden of agency fees on their business, because large ryokan need a large and steady number of reservations.
巨艦を誇る旅館ほど、安定的にお客を確保するため、取次手数料が経営上決して軽くはない水準にあるものの、エージェントとの関係を希薄化しづらい。