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Amtrak does not pay travel agent commissions.
Amtrak's website says they do.Amtrak does not pay travel agent commissions.
They do pay commissions.Amtrak's website says they do.Amtrak does not pay travel agent commissions.
Interesting. I say that because the agents I used for corporate travel added a service charge to amtrak tickets just as they do with airline tickets. Based on that, I just assumed Amtrak had dropped commissions just like airlines had done years ago. That being the case, I agree that dropping commissions is "low hanging fruit" for lowering expenses. I can't imagine the justification for not doing that.Amtrak's website says they do.Amtrak does not pay travel agent commissions.
Corporate travel is much different than leisure travel. Corporate operate on negotiated rates and the only leisure travel that does that is wholesale travel. There are still plenty of travel agencies selling Amtrak, so eliminating commissions would not be a good idea, even though you would consider it low hanging fruit. It is a good channel of revenue and the comission is small when compared to other expenses. It amazes me that there is so much discussion about eliminating expenses when the discussion should be a about increasing revenue - which Amtrak has does year after year. There are reorganizations being discussed and we shall see what happens when they occur.Interesting. I say that because the agents I used for corporate travel added a service charge to amtrak tickets just as they do with airline tickets. Based on that, I just assumed Amtrak had dropped commissions just like airlines had done years ago. That being the case, I agree that dropping commissions is "low hanging fruit" for lowering expenses. I can't imagine the justification for not doing that.Amtrak's website says they do.Amtrak does not pay travel agent commissions.
Yeah, I remember the Reno advertisement in the CZ timetable.Actually, the system timetables and many route timetables are cost neutral or profitable: they contain advertisements.
That's crazy talk.Unless you are familiar with the exact roles and responsibilities of various levels of management, you are in no position to suggest elinimation of positions.
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