Travel Agent Online Courses

Learn how to become a Travel Agent at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster. The Penn Foster Travel Agent distance learning program can be your passport to an exciting future as a Travel Agent. Train quickly and conveniently and learn the skills you need to succeed. You'll learn:

• How Travel Agents use Computerized Reservation Systems
• The key tourist destinations throughout the world
• About tour and vacation packages
• How to start your own travel agency
• And you'll learn it all at home - no classroom needed!

Start a satisfying, new career in the field of travel.

Why train to become a Travel Agent with distance learning? With the right credentials, you can:

• Enjoy the perks of a travel career reduced rates and "working holidays."
• Work as a Travel Agent for an existing agency or start one of your own.

Travel is one of the largest businesses in North America. That means career opportunity for you!

We'll send you FREE information - with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about how to become a Travel Agent with Penn Foster's training that includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need.
• Travel Agency Proficiency exam voucher.
• Toll-free instructional support.
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail.

Professional Career Development Institute has trained tens of thousands of people – people just like you – for better careers. Now, it’s your turn. Our home study courses are all nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council. Let Ashworth University help you prepare for a professional career, earn your associate’s degree, or get your high school diploma.

Why Home Study?

• Comprehensive texts and learning materials are mailed to your home
• Learn in your spare time, at your own pace
• Exams are open-book/open notes

Choose From More Than 50 Courses
If you’re self-motivated, can study independently, and have a strong desire to learn, you’ll enjoy our distance learning programs. Current offerings include:

For more information on the career training adventure of your dreams, just select from the list below. Whatever course you choose, we want you to have an enjoyable experience with distance education!

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What does a travel agent do?

Constantly changing airfares and schedules, thousands of available vacation packages, and a vast amount of travel information on the Internet can make travel planning frustrating and time consuming. To sort out the many travel options, tourists and business people often turn to travel agents, who assess their needs and help them make the best possible travel arrangements. Also, many major cruise lines, resorts, and specialty travel groups use travel agents to promote travel packages to millions of people every year.

In general, travel agents give advice on destinations and make arrangements for transportation, hotel accommodations, car rentals, tours, and recreation. They also may advise on weather conditions, restaurants, and tourist attractions. For international travel, agents also provide information on customs regulations, required papers (passports, visas, and certificates of vaccination), and currency exchange rates.

Travel agents consult a variety of published and computer-based sources for information on departure and arrival times, fares, and hotel ratings and accommodations. They may visit hotels, resorts, and restaurants to evaluate comfort, cleanliness, and quality of food and service so that they can base recommendations on their own travel experiences or those of colleagues or clients.

Travel agents also promote their services, using telemarketing, direct mail, and the Internet. They make presentations to social and special-interest groups, arrange advertising displays, and suggest company-sponsored trips to business managers. Travel agents no longer receive commission payments from domestic airlines, and agents face increasing competition from the Internet for low-cost fares. In an effort to find a niche in the market, many travel agents now specialize in travel to certain regions or for certain groups of people, such as honeymooners, grandparents, or ethnic groups.