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Travel Agent Training -
Travel Education Starts Here
Ensuring your first step is
in the right direction.
Travel
Education is an important first step in ensuring your future
success as a travel agent professional. All training is internet
delivered via TravelCampus, a web-based delivered travel
agent education program that allows you to study at your convenience,
day or night, seven days a week. The subject content is dictated
by the industry. Each web-based
course is designed by experts to provide you the knowledge
and/or skill necessary to succeed in the exciting world of travel.
Taking Off In Travel -
This course provides an overview of the basics of the travel industry and career
opportunities available. Enjoy a fun, realistic presentation of: air travel, car rentals, hotel
accommodations, rail travel, tours, and cruises. Group travel, incentive travel, meetings and conventions,
in-bound tourism, international travel and niche travel are also discussed. There will be opportunities for
learning activities as well as exercises and thought-provoking case studies to aid in applying the principles presented.
Air Reservations - U.S. Domestic - Gain the product knowledge
and skills needed to research, plan and book air travel. You will
learn the terminology, the policies and the procedures of airline
travel and airline reservations.
Ground Transportation - Learn the basics of the product,
policies, procedures, codes, pricing and distribution. This study
focuses on Amtrak, VIA Rail, BritRail and Eurail, the types of
train accommodations, services and fare structure.
Hotels and Lodging - Learn the basics of the hotel product, rate
structure, property and room classifications, codes, published
and automated resources and non-automated reservations procedures.
Identify your guests' preferences, learn the variables that affect
prices, and select the right hotel for any given client. An additional
option is to enjoy the hotel sales training education program
developed by Marriott, entitled Hotel Excellence!
Developing Specialty Vacation Packages - Specialist Course
This timely course is designed to assist you, the travel professional, in preparing a sellable niche market vacation package.
Think about the possibilities when you can provide your clients with a product that will help them live out their
dreams and restore their mind, body and spirit. Not to mention how much fun designing a vacation package can be,
especially when you have a passion for the destination. Being enthusiastic about your own product is a natural marketing and sales tool.
Automated Air Reservations - You will learn to book air reservations
using RTS©, a hands on Computer Reservations System (CRS) simulation
of Sabre® in conjunction with the online tutorial. Each lesson
combines selections from a proven Sabre® text with helpful hints
and instruction to most effectively use the realistic simulator,
RTS© Sabre®. You will learn and practice the basic functions of
Sabre® as used by travel professionals planning and booking air
travel. Exercises and drills will improve your proficiency and
speed. You will master the skills necessary to make, maintain,
change, and cancel automated travel reservations. Note: RTS© is
only IBM compatible.
Automated Air Fares and Tickets - You will learn to find
the lowest applicable fare for your client as you utilize the
Computer Reservations System (CRS) Sabre® to display fares between
city pairs and the Sabre® pricing system to calculate the total
fare, including fees and taxes for the simplest and most complex
domestic air itineraries. You will be using RTS©, a hands on
Computer Reservations System (CRS) simulation of Sabre® in conjunction
with the online tutorial. Each lesson combines selections from
a proven Sabre® text with helpful hints and instruction to most
effectively use the realistic simulator, RTS© Sabre®.
Automated Car Rental and Hotel Accommodations - You will
learn to research, select and book car rentals and hotel rooms
using RTS©, a hands on Computer Reservations System (CRS) simulation
of Sabre® in conjunction with the online tutorial. Each lesson
combines selections from a proven Sabre® text with helpful hints
and instruction to most effectively use the realistic simulator,
RTS© Sabre®. You will learn and practice the basic functions of
Sabre® as used by travel agent professionals planning and booking
air travel. Exercises and drills will improve your proficiency
and speed. You will master the skills necessary to make, maintain,
change, and cancel automated travel reservations. Note: RTS© is
only IBM compatible.
Destination Geography - This course presents the travel and tourism
destinations that are regularly top sellers, according to the American Society
of Travel Agents. These are the states of Florida, Nevada, New York, Hawaii,
California, Washington D.C., Alaska and Illinois; the provinces of British
Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in Canada; and the countries of England, France,
Italy, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Australia. Maps are
presented with an orientation to location of each destination. The course treats
physical, locational and cultural geography as a travel sales product. A good
world atlas can greatly aid you in your study of Destination Geography.
The Cruise Market - Earn great commissions by booking cruises, one of the fastest growing
segments of the travel industry. Learn the basics of the cruise product, cruise classifications,
destinations, types of cruises, print resources and non-automated reservations procedures. Identify
your clients' needs and preferences, learn the variables that are available in cruising and select
and book the right cruise for any given client.
Selling Vacation Packages and Tours - Earn great commissions by booking vacation packages and
tours, one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry. Learn the basics of the tour product,
components of tours, tour destinations, types of vacation packages and tours, print and electronic
resources and non-automated tour booking procedures. Understand the function of tour operators and
wholesalers. Identify your clients' needs and preferences, and book the right vacation package for any given client.
ASTA Travel Marketing Specialist -
The ASTA travel specialist program is designed to help you, the professional, develop specialist skills.
This course progresses through basic marketing steps toward specific strategies and skills. Begin by
exploring the basics of marketing, then focus on the fundamentals of niche marketing and sales. Finally,
lay the foundation for becoming a successful niche marketer with a marketing plan, the basis for a successful business.
International Travel -
International travel is becoming more and more commonplace as businesses become more global. No longer is it the
seasoned travel professional that handles international travel bookings. Gain the knowledge needed to research,
plan and prepare to travel internationally. You will learn the terminology, the policies and the procedures of
international travel. This includes determining documentation needed, currency and exchange rates, time zones,
health concerns, safety issues, and what to expect upon return. Opportunities for application of knowledge
are provided throughout the course
For more
Travel
Education information, visit the TravelCampus web site.
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