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$40,000 Vacations Inspire Finance Pros to Become Travel Agents
A growing number of professionals have left the security of high-flying jobs in finance, law and other white-collar industries to join the rapidly swelling ranks of travel advisers.
More people are leaving their office jobs for the flexibility of the travel industry.
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Lisa Reich studied hard to become a forensic accountant. She worked in the field for eight years, and enjoyed interacting with her clients. But the divorce cases she often dealt with were becoming depressing.
One day, she wandered into a local travel agency looking to book a trip and got chatting — they offered her a role as an independent contractor that day.