Course Title: Travel Agent Training
Hours required: 200
Price: $1,595
Length course offered: 6 Months
Instructor: Christy Champagne [Bio]
Description:
This nationally recognized Travel Agent License training program is a proven, successful method for motivated people to begin a travel career, and will help prepare students for The Travel Institute (formerly ICTA) TAP Certification. Students learn the basic skills needed to operate a computer reservation system. This program consists of two modules including a Travel Career Development module and an interactive reservation system module. For the reservation system module students get their choice of SABRE, WORLDSPAN, APOLLO, GALILEO, or AMADEUS GDS system. All materials included.
This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers. This course is rated Five Stars (out of 5) by our Students! "I was very pleased with the assistance of my instructor and with the course overall. The course was very well-structured. I liked the quizzes, they made me go back and review chapters properly." - R.S., Chattahoochee Technical College (Fall 2006)
Goals:
By completing this course the student will: Learn the basic history and future of the travel industry. Learn to identify the various types of travelers and match them to the correct travel products. Learn how airline computer reservation systems operate. Learn the basics of travel geography. Learn how domestic and international airfares are determined. Learn the proper documentation needed to travel internationally and how to obtain it. Study how the ground transportation system works including rail, cars, and bus tours.
Learn how hotels are rated, priced, as well as the different between a hotel and a resort. Learn about cruises - how to read and understand brochures, match the client to the proper ship, and explain the value of cruising. Learn the various types of tours from escorted to independent. Learn about marketing. Learn the basic formats used by the airlines to book flights, price tickets, build the passenger name record (PNR). Learn how to change or cancel records. Learn how to book cars and hotels in the reservation system.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
Offered in connection with a college or university near you, our self-paced, online career courses are designed to launch you into your dream job.
Begin your course anytime. Textbooks are included, and you will have access to student support via phone, email, and chat 24 hours a day.
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Instructor Bio: Christy Champagne
Christy Champagne has been working in the travel industry for the past 14 years. She attended American Airlines travel school in 1995 and has had the opportunity to work for many great companies. Christy has a great amount of travel experience and knowledge to bring to the table. She started off working for a tour consolidator for her first job where she booked discounted international travel.
About a year later with the same company she began booking travel for attendees to the Dallas Market Center. She then worked for American Express Travel booking corporate travel and continued to book corporate travel for different companies such as Carlson Wagonlit, BCD Travel, and Travelocity. Christy is back working with American Express, booking mainly leisure and luxury travel for the platinum card travel service and loves it.
She works from home and feels lucky enough to work for such a great company! She is proficient on the Sabre travel system and has been working with Sabre for her entire run in the travel business, and will be able to answer any questions you may have regarding formats, questions on the course, as well as industry related questions.
Patricia Flores has been working in the travel industry over 14 years. She attended International Travel and Aviation Academy in 1991 in Arlington, TX. She has excellent qualities, strengths and outstanding customer service skills. Her career started at Cendent Travel where she specialized in booking leisure destination packages.
She went on to work for World Travel BTI preparing corporate reservations for Pepsi Cola Account and other various corporate accounts. Patricia has been fortunate to work for wonderful companies such as Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Travelocity. Preparing domestic and international air, car, hotel, train and tour reservations. Patricia presently works as a home agent for American Express Platinum Travel preparing luxury travel.
Patricia has a lot of knowledge in Native Sabre and Turbo Sabre Systems. She is proficient and has a lot of experience in the travel industry. Please feel free to ask her questions regarding formats, and industry related questions.
