Well I thought I'd do an update...

It is my fifth day as an agent today. I've had four days in the office and today will be my second day on Amadeus training (we use Amadeus, Dolphin and some program called Squirt to put A and D together).

I ditched STA Travel at the final hour (more like final five minutes before close of business on Friday) and took at job at a Kiwi owned company called House Of Travel. HOT is a mid-market agency sitting a tier about Flight Centre. My office is located in a nice area of Auckland so I should be getting some nice bookings.

Amadeus is a total b!tch for a newcomer, but I'm learning quickly which is great - I can already book and price a not-too-complex booking (ie. don't ask for a round the world including stops in Cuzco and Bologna!).

So yeah... Going well so far and pretty happy with my first week in the travel industry - this move is going to be my big stepping stone! Only think I don't like is that (a) my base pay has been halved - almost died when I checked my account this morning (b) my commission is quaterly.