Disintermediation is a process by which the consumer 'bypasses' the services of an Intermediary or intermediaries in the chain of distribution, in order to purchase products direct from those who supply them.
In the travel industry, examples of disintermediation include airlines selling tickets direct to the public over the internet, thus cutting out the travel agent in the selling process.
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