How to earn money in the travel?

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How to earn money in the travel?

Answer 1

There are several ways to get into the travel business and a variety of jobs from doing airline reservations to booking cruises and tours to being a tour guide. So you need to decide first what track you want to be on, i.e. making reservations vs leading a tour group.

The path to being a travel agent goes through a college program OR programs designed by companies in the travel business. I completed a company designed program sponsored by Carlson Travel, a nationwide travel company. The instruction entailed learning how to use the automated reservation system (you can learn Sabre or Worldspan) that the airlines, hotels and car reservation places use; learn how to prepare tour vouchers; and learn about the structure and procedures in the travel industry.

After completing your training you need to connect with a travel agency, like American Express or AAA, or go work for an airline or cruise line. If you want to eventually become an independent agent and , for example, work from home by PC, then you need to work for an agency long enough to get credentials and certified as a member of the professional travel agent's organization, ASTA (see web site below) That is your ticket to being paid.

When you complete a travel school they will provide placement assistance and information. Now the downside of the travel business is the pay is not very good. Years ago the airlines used to pay 4% and more commission on airline ticket sales. That has now been reduced to zero and the Internet has resulted in many more people just making air reservations online. So most commission will be on hotels and cruises and tours.

You can also get into the travel business by working for a travel agency and they will train you; or by  working for a cruise line and learning in both cases the business from the ground up.

Check out these web sites:

http://thetravelacademy.com/careers/trav...

http://www.collegeanduniversity.net/coll...

http://www.asta.org/Education/travelscho...

http://www.trade-schools.net/directory/t...

http://www.directoryofschools.com/Travel...

Answer 2

help other travellers,lifting their luggage.

charge them. easy isn't it?