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Description
Become a Travel Agent with Training from Gatlin International
Have you ever wanted to become a travel agent? The Travel Agent Online Training Program will teach you all you need to know to start a travel career. You'll learn about ground transportation and the airline industry, hotels and resorts, cruises, tours, international and domestic travel, reservations and pricing, and more.
The travel and tourism industry is a $4 trillion a year industry and one of the top world employers. This is a completely internet delivered program allowing you to study at your own pace and schedule to join the fast-paced world of travel as an independent travel counselor. Courses cover air fares, documents, travel reservations, leisure travel products, cruises, hospitality, ground transportation and automated reservations, faring and ticketing offering a solid foundation with which to begin a new career.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Interpret reservation information for air travel, cruises, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages
- Make reservations for air travel, cruises, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages
- Properly quote air fares
- Issue airline tickets
- Match the cruise or vacation package to the client
- Be proficient building a Passenger Name Record (reservation - PNR) on a Computer Reservation System (CRS)
If you've ever had the desire to become a travel agent, this is the coures for you.
Our online teaching process makes learning to become a travel agent more convenient and affordable than ever. Simply click the registration button located on this page to get started training to become a travel agent.
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Outline
Outline
- Air Reservations (U.S. or Canadian)
- Lesson 1 – Introduction to Air Travel
- Lesson 2 - Codes
- Lesson 3 – References: Printed, Automated and Electronic
- Lesson 4 – Itineraries
- Lesson 5 – Passenger Name Records
- Lesson 6 – Airport and Airline Policies and Procedures
- Lesson 7 – Review and Exam
- Air Fares (U.S. or Canadian)
- Lesson 1 – Fares Overview
- Lesson 2 – Discount Fares and Fare Basis Codes
- Lesson 3 – Interpreting Fare and Rule Displays
- Lesson 4 – Constructing Fares
- Lesson 5 – Interpreting Taxes and Fees
- Lesson 6 – Review and Exam
- ARC Documents
- Lesson 1 – Domestic Airline Tickets
- Lesson 2 – Methods of Payment
- Lesson 3 – Refunds
- Lesson 4 – Exchanges
- Lesson 5 – Review and Exam
- Automated Air Reservations (Apollo or Sabre, U.S. or Canadian)
Lesson numbers vary but topics include:- Introduction to Automated Air Reservations
- Overview of GDSs, CRSs and Apollo or Sabre
- Information Systems Available
- Availability and Sell
- Itineraries
- Mandatory Fields
- Optional/Supplemental Fields
- Seats
- Modifications and Queues (Sabre only)
- Summaries, Drills and Exams
- Automated Air Fares (Apollo or Sabre, U.S. or Canadian)
- Lesson 1 – Domestic Fares
- Lesson 2 – Domestic Fare Rules
- Lesson 3 – Fare Quote/Tariff Display with Rules
- Lesson 4 – Summary and Exam
- Lesson 5 – Pricing and Ticketing
- Lesson 6 – Summary, Drill and Exam
- Fares and Tickets International (U.S. or Canadian)
- Lesson 1 – International Fares Overview
- Lesson 2 – Routing Based Fares
- Lesson 3 – Mileage Fares
- Lesson 4 – International Ticketing
- Lesson 5 – Review and Exam
- Hotels and Lodging
- Lesson 1 - Guest Preferences and Types of Lodging
- Lesson 2 - Hotel Classification Systems
- Lesson 3 - Hotel Rates
- Lesson 4 - Hotel Reference Distribution Systems
- Lesson 5 – Selecting and Booking the Right Property
- Lesson 6 – Review and Exam
- Ground Transportation
- Lesson 1 – Car Rental Preferences and Qualifications
- Lesson 2 – Car Rental Companies and Car Types
- Lesson 3 – Car Rental Rates
- Lesson 4 – Car Rental Distribution System
- Lesson 5 – Car Rental Reservations and Procedures
- Lesson 6 – Review and Exam
- Lesson 7 – Rail Travel Appeal
- Lesson 8 – Eurail and Britrail
- Lesson 9 – Amtrak
- Lesson 10 – VIA Rail Canada
- Lesson 11 – Review and Exam
- Automated Car Rentals and Hotel Accommodations (U.S. or Canadian, Apollo or Sabre)
- Lesson 1 – Car Rental Product
- Lesson 2 – Car Rental Booking and Modifications
- Lesson 3 – Summary, Drill and Exam
- Lesson 4 – Hotel Accommodations Product
- Lesson 5 – Hotel Booking and Modifications
- Lesson 6 – Summary, Drill and Exam
- The Cruise Market
- Lessons 1 & 2 – The Cruise Market
- Lesson 3 – Types of Cruises
- Lesson 4 – Cruise References and Resources
- Lesson 5 – Cruise Reservations and Sales
- Lesson 6 – Review and Exam
- Selling Vacation Packages and Tours
- Lesson 1 – Introduction
- Lesson 2 – Vacation Packages and Tour References and Resources
- Lesson 3 – Types of Vacation Packages and Tours
- Lesson 4 – Vacation Package and Tour Sales
- Lesson 5 – Review and Exam
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 240.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Upon registering, you're given an initial six months to complete the program. Should you need more time, you may request a six-month extension at no additional charge.
- Instructor
Lisa Wade graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986. She went on to attend The Center for Travel Education, now TravelCampus.
She began her travel career as a Corporate Travel Agent for Murdock Travel Management, responsible for booking and providing information to certain corporate accounts. From there Lisa became a trainer, assessing needs and scheduled, planning and instructing employees in specific needed skills.
In 1998 Lisa became the School Director, enrolling and placing students. She hired, trained and scheduled instructors, collected payments and budgeted monies. As School Director Trainer Lisa compiled and updated a procedures manual, assessed progress of, problem-solved, counseled and advised school directors. Lisa also taught the entire travel course with games, activities and techniques to reinforce concepts.
In more recent years, Lisa has been director of Curriculum Design/Development, coordinating textbooks for use in proprietary travel schools, designed and developed Education Systems textbooks into online format for TravelCampus. She has been instrumental in developing online courses for travel and tourism companies and headed all instruction for TravelCampus, ASTA and IATA online courses.
- Prerequisites/Audience
Students need access to a computer, Internet access and basic computer skills – ability to use a keyboard, web browser, email, etc.. They should be high school graduates or equivalent with the ability to read and write English.
The intended audience for this program is individuals who are interested in making a career in travel as a travel agent/counselor.
- Requirements/Materials Included
Students need to have access to the internet and a PC or virtual PC for automation courses. All required materials are available online. Textbooks are available for purchase which parallel course content, if desired, but are not required.
