Picture Yourself Working as a Travel Agent
Imagine working as a travel agent and earning an attractive salary. The agency you work for has just come through the busy winter vacation season. Several of the clients for whom you booked holidays contacted you when they got back to tell you what a wonderful time they had, and how your professional know-how set them up much better than anything they could have done themselves. As word of mouth spreads, you are receiving an ever-increasing number of referral clients, and this is very gratifying. You feel a sense of achievement that you are contributing to your clients' enjoyment of life and that you have fulfilled your career goal of becoming a professional travel agent.
Career Outlook
Given the popularity of business and recreational travel, there are many opportunities today to work as a travel agent, or to pursue another career in the travel and tourism industry.
The United States Department of Labor reported a median annual earnings of $26,630 for Travel Agents in 2002.* In addition to the attractive salaries many people are attracted to this field by the travel benefits, such as reduced airfare and discounted hotel rooms.
Travel Agents Require:
• General knowledge about air travel, rail, car rental, and hotels
• Detailed knowledge of airfare rules, codes, fares, regulations, booking and ticketing procedures, insurance, and commissions
• Understanding of corporate and leisure travel and of national and international destinations
Stratford’s Travel Agent home study course will provide you with the skills you need to get started on the right course toward a new moneymaking career as a travel agent. Enroll now! |
| * Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publication, "Occupational Projections and Training Data 2004 - 05." |
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| "This was a great program because I was able to work at home while on my maternity leave. Before, I never had the time to go back to school. This program worked out great." — T.H. - Prince Edward Island |
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| "You helped me make my dream come true. I always wanted a diploma in Travel & Tourism." — F.V. - Georgia |
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