Travel Agent
Career Goal: To become a travel agent. -By: Erika Bute
Career Overview
Travel agents help clients plan trips and purchase tickets for travel and events. Agents help people take the stress out of traveling.They find travelers the best rates possible for
airfare, accommodations, and attractions and find the best package to ensure that their trip runs smoothly. This causes many travel agents to worry and requires them to be extremely organized. However many companies, especially those that run cruise lines or entertainment parks want travel agents to promote their destination features. So they often times give travel agents big discounts or even complementary trips.
Skills and Interests
- Helping Others
- Listening
- Thinking Critically
- Enterprising- You carry out projects and lead people to make certain decisions.
- Conventional-You pay close attention to detail and are very organized.
Working Conditions
Wages and Outlook
- U.S median is $17.53 an hour
- Minnesota statewide median is $14.31 an hour
- 970 workers employed in this career in Minnesota
- It is in low demand with -21.6% growth rate
Career Related Occupations
- Travel Guides
- Tax Prepares
- Advertising Sales Agent
Program of Study
- Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism
- Associate of Science in Travel and Tourism Operation
Program Admission
Courses needed in high school to get your diploma
- 4 credits English/Language Arts
- 3 credits Mathematics
- 3 credits Science
- 3.5 credits Social Studies
- 7 credits Electives
Classes to take in high school to help you become a Travel Agent
- Communication
- Drama
- Foreign Language
- Geography
- Technology
Program Coursework
- Customer relations
- Business writing
- Sales techniques for travel and tourism
- Reservation planning
- Ship, train and airplane travel
- Legalities affecting the travel industry
- Travel and tourism marketing
- Travel and tourism for special interest groups
- Human resources management
- Research methods
Related Programs
- Selling Skills and Sales Operations
- Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
Resources
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- "Study.com -." Study.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.