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Career as Travel Agent
Travel agents make tour plans for tourists and clients, plan the itinerary, suggest best travel options and advise about destinations.
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Travel Agents
- Make travel arrangements for clients.
- Keep and give information about travel destinations, national and international.
- Give information about different travel modes such as airlines, cruise lines, transport, trains and about accomodation for tourists to suit all budgets .
- Make secure travel arrangements for their customers.
- Work on computers and telephone to contact and make reservations on airlines, hotels etc.
- Visit destinations to discuss and make business deals which they offer to their clients.
- Prepare iterenaries, make reservations and issue travel documents.
Employment Opportunities
- Government tourism departments
- Travel agencies
- Civil aviation
- Tour operators
- Self employment is a common feature in this sector
- Railways
- Cruise liners
Recruiting Companies
Recruiting Sectors
- Government Tourism Departments
- Star Hotels
- Private enterprises
- Airlines
- Cruiselines
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream: Any
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Graduation
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Goal
Travel Agent
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Std XII
Stream: Any
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Graduation
TravelTourism/PublicRel/Adv...
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Postgraduation
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Goal
Travel Manager
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Std XII
Stream :Any
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Course&Certi...
IATTA/ UFTAA/ FIATTA
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Work Experience
Travel Agency
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Goal
Travel Agent
* The Indian Institutes of Travel and Tourism Management provides
educational options for all kinds of jobs in the industry. These
institutes also conduct several executive development programs
providing opportunities for up gradation of skills
IITTM
College of Vocational Studies, Delhi
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Content on this page is by Career Expert Mrs. Kum Kum Tandon MA (Psychology), M.Ed, Diploma in Educational Psychology, Vocational Guidance & Counseling (NCERT, Delhi) | View Complete Profile |