Yes paying someone is the way to go and it has always been the case. I have a travel agent I use for my flights and have her phone number in case I need assistance whilst travelling. It has happened a few times in the past I have had flights cancelled whilst at the airport and she stepped in and got me re routed on the best flight available. Others were sleeping in the airport and she managed to get me on one of 2 flights which the first was as a standby that didn't work out, but the 2nd flight I was accepted. Sometimes it costs very little to pay for assistance and people don't quite understand the benefits.
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I think for a while there the internet sites were the better way to go and it drove a lot of full service travel agencies out of business. Over time though the sites had their profit margins diminished by competition and the only way they could make money was to cut services. It is nearly impossible to get in touch with anyone that works for an online source of these sorts of things while your agent, that you are paying very little money to albeit more than Expedia, is going to answer every time. In my mind it is definitely worth the tiny bit of extra that you pay if for nothing else, peace of mind.
Yes I agree and it is friend money which is cheaper than online which she earns commission from. She has saved my bacon so many times and others who also use her and will never leave her services. I told her she has a business here and should expand it but has done nothing with this. Most businessman would use her if they only knew she existed.