Career Details :: Travel Agents
Description
Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Computes cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quotes package tour's costs.
- Books transportation and hotel reservations, using computer terminal or telephone.
- Provides customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.
- Plans, describes, arranges, and sells itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- Prints or requests transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.
- Collects payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- Converses with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
Related Careers
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Couriers and Messengers
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Flight Attendants
- Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents
- Tour Guides and Escorts
- Travel Clerks
- Travel Guides
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Selling or Influencing Others
- Performing for/Working With Public
- Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
- Assisting and Caring for Others
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Consequence of Error
- Provide a Service to Others
Related Majors
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