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Job Description
Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required. May also describe, plan, and arrange itineraries and sell tour packages. May assist in resolving clients' travel problems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 41-3041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,900.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
- Currently, there are 68,680 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Travel Counselor
- Travel Consultant
- Travel Agent
- Tour Counselor
- Tour Coordinator
- International Travel Consultant
- Destination Specialist
- Corporate Travel Consultant
- Beach Expert
- Auto Travel Counselor
- Travel Service Consultant
- Travel Professional
- Travel Coordinator
- Tour Agent
- Corporate Travel Expert
- Corporate Travel Counselor
- Corporate Travel Agent
- Certified Travel Counselor
- Certified Corporate Travel Executive
Tasks for “Travel Agents”
- Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.
- Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer terminal or telephone.
- Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
- Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
- Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.
- Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Card readers
- Multiline telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Computer laser printers
- Printing calculators
- Ticket printing machines
- Laser facsimile machines
- Copy machines
- Computer inkjet printers
- Public address systems
- Illusions Online Illusions OnDemand
- IMS Travel Agent Reservation Software System
- Sabre Airline Solutions SabreSonic Customer Sales & Service
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Globekey Agentkey
- Travel Agent CMS
- TourCMS
- Microsoft Access
- Colibripms Software Colibri
- Sabre Central Command
- Microsoft Outlook
- Travii
- TourWriter
- MGHworld Travel Agents
- Rezgo
- Rezopia
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- TravelCarma
- Apollo Reservation System
- DataSwell
- Global distribution system GDS software
- Orbitz Worldwide Orbitz for Agents
- Microsoft Word
- Rezdy
- Microsoft Excel
- Galor Travel Booster