Do you have an interest in world travel? Do you have a talent for organization, scheduling and communication? Are you a good problem-solver?
If so, you may want to consider a career in the travel and tourism industry.
What Travel Consultants Do
Before the Internet, travel agents often spent most of their time simply booking airline and hotel reservations for their clients. Today, with most reservations being done over the Web, modern travel consultants are freed up to provide more in-depth and comprehensive services. These often include:
- Researching and recommending travel packages that best meet their client's needs.
- Acquiring in-depth knowledge of cruise lines, resorts and tour companies.
- Coordinating airline flights with hotel accommodations, car rentals, rail travel, etc.
- Helping clients with travel particulars such as acquiring passports and visas, recommending restaurants and points-of-interest at their destinations, showing how to deal with currently conversion issues, etc.
Being a professional travel consultant also often requires helping clients deal successfully with last-minute schedule changes, lost luggage or other emergencies.
Travel and Tourism Training at Everest College in Toronto Central
Specialized Travel and Tourism career training is available at the Toronto Central campus of Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care. Designed to give students the knowledge and hands-on experience to qualify for entry-level jobs in the travel industry, Everest's Travel and Tourism career education program can be completed in as little as seven months.
What You'll Learn
Everest's Travel and Tourism career education program teaches students how to use Apollo and SABRE, the two computer reservation systems most commonly used in Canadian travel agencies. Worldwide destinations are studied in all courses throughout the program.
Specific courses include:
- Travel Fundamentals
- Computer Fundamentals
- Tours
- Selling Cruises
- Tariffs and Ticketing
- Travel Agency Operations
- Apollo
- SABRE
Upon graduation, Everest students can take advantage of the school's Career Services department, which helps with resume creation, interview preparation and identifying local employment opportunities.
About the Toronto Central Campus
Everest College's Toronto Central campus is at 117 Eglinton Avenue in central Toronto. The campus is easily accessible by public transportation as well as private automobile and is close to several daycare centres, restaurants and shopping.
For more information about the Travel and Tourism career education program, contact Everest College today!
Financial assistance may be available for those who qualify.
