IATA Consultant in Travel & Tourism

Course Objective

This program enables to handle all major aspects of the travel agency business and provide accurate advice to clients on major tourist destinations. Enables to construct fares for routings by applying advanced IATA fare construction principles; issue tickets and other documents for all types of international journeys.

Pre requisites

A good knowledge of English.

An interest in upgrading career in the travel and tourism industry.

Overview

Study popular tourism destinations and improve your sales skills to successfully advise your clients on the best travel options. Learn how to customize and construct complex travel itineraries, gain the skills to process ticket exchanges and reissues, and understand how industry regulations affect your travel operations.

Key Topics

• Identify and consult on popular international travel and tourism destinations
• Advise on modes of transportation, accommodation, and tours
• Understand IATA resolutions that apply to accredited travel agencies
• Construct complex fares and manage changes to electronic tickets
• Popular tourism destinations
• Sales techniques
• Airfare construction and ticket exchanges/reissuance
• Travel industry laws and regulations
• Tour, luxury and group travel options
• Accommodation (other than hotels)
• Social media marketing