How Doctors, Judges & Executives Flew First Class Using Travel Agent Discounts

In the early 1990s, travel agencies frequent leveraged their access to first class travel perks at 75% discounts to attract capital. Doctors, lawyers, judges and business owners would frequent take minority stakes in travel agencies for no other reason than access the first class cabin at 75% savings. Investors measured ROI based the number of discounts airline ticket received rather than traditional investment metrics. This continued until Connie Chung’s Travel Scam report spoiled the party.

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