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Taking Off In Travel - $180.00
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.
ARC Documents - $180.00
Prerequisite courses: Air Reservations and Air Fares U.S. Domestic
Here is your ticketing course. Your air traveler will need a ticket and boarding pass to board the
aircraft at departure time. The airline tickets used for air travel in the United States are issued,
controlled and processed through an Area Settlement Plan administered by the Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC).
Here you will cover the ticketing types, forms, policies and procedures per the ARC as well as forms of payment,
refunds and exchanges.
Air Fares - U.S. or Canadian Domestic - $180.00
Prerequisite course: Air Reservations U.S. or Canadian
Learn the air fare terms, codes, fare construction principles and fare application
rules necessary to find, interpret and apply the lowest applicable fare to your clients'
air itinerary. Practice the interpretation of the multiple air transportation taxes and fees
applicable to air travel. Air fares are historically difficult to interpret and apply. This course
presents the basics in a simple format with many applications to allow you to become proficient.
Air Reservations - U.S. or Canadian Domestic - $180.00
Gain the product knowledge and skills (with the exception of automated reservations) needed to research,
plan and book air travel. You will learn the terminology, the policies and the procedures of airline travel
and airline reservations. While the sale of air travel is no longer the major revenue producer for travel
professionals, it is a vital part of the travel industry as the most used mode of transportation to business
destinations and highly used mode to vacation/leisure destinations. Therefore, becoming an expert on the product,
airline policies and procedures as well as reservations policies and procedures is essential to your success.
Canadian course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Automated Air Fares and Tickets - $180.00
Prerequisite course: Automated Air Reservations
You will learn to find the lowest applicable fare for your client as you utilize the Computer Reservation System (CRS)
Sabre® to display fares between city pairs and the Sabre® pricing system to calculate the total fare, including fees
and taxed for the simplest and most complex domestic air itineraries. You will be using RTS©, a hands on Computer
Reservation 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 pricing air travel. Exercises and
drills will improve your proficiency and speed. You will master the skills necessary to quote fares and price automated
travel reservations. Available in U.S. or Canadian versions. Note: Each course requires a new software download. RTS© is only
IBM compatible but may be utilized on a Mac using Virtual PC.
Canadian course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Automated Air Reservations $180.00
You will learn to book air reservations using RTS©, a hands on Computer Reservation 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. Available
in U.S. or Canadian versions. Note: Each course requires a new software download. RTS© is only IBM compatible but may be utilized
on a Mac using Virtual PC.
Canadian course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Automated Car Rental and Hotel Accommodations $180.00
Prerequisite course: Automated Air Reservations
You will learn to research, select and book car rentals and hotel rooms using RTS©, a hands on Computer Reservation
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 booking car and hotel arrangements. Exercises and
drills will improve your proficiency and speed. You will master the skills necessary to make, maintain, change, and cancel
automated car and hotel reservations. Available in U.S. or Canadian versions. Note: Each course requires a new software download.
RTS© is only IBM compatible but may be utilized on a Mac using Virtual PC.
Canadian course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Destination Geography - $180.00
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.
Developing Specialty Vacation Packages - Specialist Course - $180.00
This specialist course will help you, the travel professional, in putting together the components of a sellable niche market vacation package. Think about the possibilities when you can provide your clients with a specially developed product that will help them live out their dreams and restore their mind, body and spirit. Think about how much fun designing a vacation package can be, especially when you have a passion for the destination. This course will provide you with the information and tools you need to grow your business as you develop your own vacation packages.
Course receives one, level one CITC credit
Fares and Tickets International - $180.00
Prerequisite courses: Air Reservations and Air Fares
International air travel has expanded exponentially in the past decade and promises to continue to grow.
This course will provide you with the skills required to meet the needs of your international air travelers. These
skills include an understanding of the two basic international faring systems, mileage and routing as well as currency
procedures, including the use of the fictitious currency, Neutral Units of Construction. You will learn to interpret
all the data found in the faring and pricing information in the CRSs and as printed on international tickets. This
includes international fare basis codes, base fares, taxes, surcharges, currency codes and mileage principle coding
as applicable.
Ground Transportation - $180.00
You will find car rental a relatively simple product to sell and book and commissions are reasonable. Some seventy percent of
North Americans travel by car while vacationing. Learn the basics of the product, policies, procedures, codes, pricing and distribution.
Rail travel recaptures the image of a different time and appeals to many leisure travelers. This study focuses on Amtrak, VIA Rail,
BritRail and Eurail, the types of train accommodations, services and fare structure.
Course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Honeymoon & Destination Wedding Course - $1778.00 (8 modules plus tour experience)
While honeymoons have long been one of the most enjoyable trips to plan, the recent trend toward destination weddings has provided travel professionals with new opportunities and new challenges. Our course helps you master both kinds of travel and provide the background to grow this segment of your business.
The eight-module course covers all aspects of romance travel — from the basic components of today's destination wedding and honeymoon bookings and the secrets of working with key client demographics (e.g., Millennials, same-sex couples) to proven techniques for marketing and promoting oneself as a romance travel specialist and resolving common issues that crop up with these clients (e.g., price shoppers and "tire kickers").
This course includes the following:
- The latest statistics and research you can apply to help you build a successful travel specialty
- Important new trends in destination weddings
- Updated information about the most popular wedding destinations and their legal requirements for marriage
- New information about how to use social media most effectively to promote your honeymoon business
- Study materials, testing, and Experiential Tour
Hotels and Lodging - $180.00
Earn great commissions by booking your clients' hotel accommodations. 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, select the right hotel for any given client.
Course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Selling Vacation Packages and Tours - $180.00
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.
Course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Small Group Tour Leadership - Specialist Course - $180.00
Have you always dreamed of traveling the world and getting paid to do it? Or do you have specific knowledge or interests you can share with others? Put your dreams and interests to work for you! This timely course is designed to assist you, the travel professional, in becoming a small group tour leader. Determine if you have the skills, knowledge, abilities and traits you need to be an effective tour leader. Study tour leader roles and responsibilities. Learn conflict-resolution skills and prepare to manage a tour group. See how to polish your resume and market yourself to find a tour leader position within the industry and become a "Leader of the Pack."
Course receives one, level one CITC credit.
The Cruise Market - $180.00
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.
Course receives one, level one CITC credit.
Travel Sales and Trends - $180.00
Enjoy expected as well as surprising sales techniques and new approaches as you explore and practice them. Included
you will find telephone business manners, listening skills, and tools for targeting the traveler. Discover successful
sales steps for telephone reservations agents as well as for the travel professional working with clients one on one.
Trends in the industry include the use of the Web for a variety of travel resources as well as current information on
possible careers in the industry. This is an excellent introduction to the program.
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