by Nolan Burris
Wednesday May 13, 2015

Several years ago, at an industry event where I was about to speak, I was sitting at a table full of travel agents.  As often happens, the subject of “the good old days” came up.  I joined in with four fellow long-timers to share almost mythical stories of happy flight attendants, tasty airline meals, free FAM trips, and rock-solid commission structures.  One tablemate said with a sigh “I sure miss the way things used to be.”

After about twenty minutes of listening politely, a relative newcomer to the industry could no longer contain herself. She blurted out.... “That all sounds lovely, but I’ve also heard that you made very little money, had almost no say in how you ran your own business, and that you could…

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