How to become a travel agent
Getting travel agent jobs isn’t as hard as you might believe. In fact, all of the top paid travel agents have followed basically the same formula.
In this article, I’ll outline everything you need to know to get a high paying travel agent job. We’ll talk about salary expectations, job descriptions, training and more. We’ll even discuss what you need to do if you want to get a travel agent job that you can work from home.
Without further ado…
Travel agent job description
As a travel agent, you are going to have a range of different responsibilities. Even though there are “responsibilities”, the average day as a travel agent beats the pants off of most other 9 to 5 jobs.
Here’s the normal description you’ll find for travel agent jobs:
Consult with clients. Determine their desired travel dates, destinations, preferred transportation method (plane, cruise, bus) and financial situation. Calculate totals for all travel fares, accommodations and extras. The travel agent can use the assistance of a calculator or computer program. Make reservations with desired hotels and book dates of departure and return with chosen transportation companies. Create attractive travel itineraries and tour packages for clients. Be aware of and offer promotional travel incentives and unadvertised discounts. Brief your clients on information related to their chosen destination, such as vaccination requirements, local customs, weather conditions and points of interest. Remain in contact with client up to the departure date to answer any relevant… Read the rest
Well you won’t be traveling to Monaco and staying at a five star resort on a budget, will you? Maybe so! Mostly, traveling on a budget means finding the cheapest price for the experience you want.
When traveling on a budget it’s best to keep in mind the following points:
1. Travel in the off-peak seasons. You can save up to as much as fifty per cent off air flights and accommodation costs if you plan to travel in low season times.
2. Stay away from popular tourist spots (unless they are on your ‘must-see’ list). If you can go off the beaten track with your destinations, things can be cheaper to see and do and your cultural experiences will be richer.
3. Try camping. Not only is it the cheapest form of accommodation it’s a great way to get up close and personal to nature. It’s the best way to see National Parks and Heritage listed areas.
4. Look for special travel offers (or packages). But make sure you check everything that they include – and don’t include.
5. Invest in a travel pass where you are able. Most developed countries have a rail or bus transport system where you can obtain day, week or monthly passes that will get you around cheaply.
6. Get a work permit if you aim to gain employment while traveling overseas. Working can help subsidize places that aren’t so cheap, such as… Read the rest
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Cheap travel means you get to go more often, go on longer trips or just save some of your money for other things. Fortunately, it doesn’t mean low-quality travel. If you find a way to get a cheaper plane ticket, for example, you might be flying on the same plane as with the more expensive tickets.
Of course sometimes you can save money by traveling differently, and that’s okay too. Why pay an extra $40 for a hotel if you like the idea of staying in a hostel with visitors from around the world? Why rent a car in countries where good bus and train systems make for cheaper and more interesting trips?
Essentially you can travel cheap in two ways. First, you can find cheaper ways to get the same thing. The other, perhaps more powerful way, is to alter your expectations and plans to create a more interesting trip that is also inexpensive. The tips that follow will help you do both.
1. See if you can book two flights cheaper than one.
My wife and I are thinking about going to Ecuador this year (2007). Checking for our approximate dates, I found that it would cost $950 each round trip from Colorado Springs, or $1,900 total. Then I checked from Colorado Springs to Miami. It would be $215 round trip. From Miami to Guayaquil, Ecuador costs $350 round trip. That makes it just $565 to Ecuador, or $1,130 total – a savings… Read the rest
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