TRAVEL AGENT OPERATIONS - Platinum Level

Welcome to our 'One Stop Course' - TRAVEL AGENCY OPERATIONS 

This course give you the opportunity to develop the understanding and knowledge at a professional level of the Travel industry for those who would like to work travel operations.   This course is an introduction of the industry and gives you scopes of all the elements required. This course provide a comprehensive introduction to practical skills required in  flights, hotels and car hire information straight through to identify travel destinations and worldwide airports gain skills on airline geography.   This course will provide you with the awareness  and is a solid introduction to become a professional for many careers in the industry.

This course is split into four parts starting with Part 1, Travel Agency Operations learning the role of a travel agent and key knowledge of travel products and services.  

Part 2 learning valuable information related to  travel terminology used in the industry, which is useful for any career path in Travel and Aviation.

Part 3 industry professional course fares and ticketing This course give you the opportunity to develop the understanding and knowledge of dealing with Air travel  and passenger  itineraries stopping at various Destinations for a number of nights.

Part 4, now you have gained the industry knowledge, this will be applied on professional Travel, Airline and Eurostar systems used in the industry for reservations.  You will gain hands-on practical experience on the simulated system. 

On the Travel Agency Operations Course, you will gain the following competences and knowledge of:

The Travel Agency Operations entails underpinning skills to  understand how the industry works.   You will gain the following competences and knowledge of holiday destinations and travel industry skills needed to work for major luxury operators. This course is designed for candidates to achieve the right skill-set to succeed in this career and have a long term future within various travel sectors. We first start with the minimum requirements to empower candidates to apply for careers with established organisations. 

Part 1 - Travel Operations 

This course provides you with in the following:

Lesson 1 - The role of Travel Agents

Lesson 2 - Types of Travel Agents

Lesson 3 - Purpose of Travel

Lesson 4 - Travel Agents Office Procedures

Lesson 5 - Travel Products and Services

Lesson 6 - Selling skills

Lesson 7 - Travel Fundamentals 

Lesson 8 -  Sources of Information

Lesson 8 - A Career as a Travel Agent.

Part 2 - Travel Industry Fundamentals

Lesson 1 - Time Zones

Lesson 2 -  Airport and City Codes 

Lesson 3 - Leisure Travel

Lesson 4 - Business Travel

Lesson 5 - Other types of Travel

Lesson 6 -  Worldwide Airport

Lesson 7 - Commercial Airlines

Lesson 8 -  Hotel Companies

Lesson 9 - Car Companies

Lesson 10 -  Rail Companies

Lesson 11-  Aircraft manufacturers

Lesson 12 -  Aircraft types

For a career that is sustainable and would like to work for some of the most long standing Travel Agencies, Specialist Retail Travel or Tour Operators and the Business Travel companies,  Airline Fares & Ticketing is the course for you.  You will learner how to search, find and select the correct fare for different passenger scenarios, familiarise with Airline Geography, discover Airport City Codes for numerous Destinations around the World, the baggage allowance systems available to passengers and much more.  

Part 3 - Fares and Ticketing Level 1 Professional

You will gain the following competences and knowledge of:

• Passenger Itinerary
• Encode and Decode Airports/Cities, Airline
• Encode  and Decode Country and Currency Codes
• IATA Areas and Sub-Areas
• Fare Basis Codes
• Global Indicators for Passenger Routings
• Interpret Fare Rules
• Fare Quotation for Specific Passenger Routings
• Best Special Fares for Passengers
• Worldwide Currencies using Rates of Exchange
• Normal Fares for One Way, Return and Circle Trip Routes using
• Construct  Complex Passenger Fares
• Data Entries on Electronic Tickets
• Applicable Taxes, Fees and Charges for specific
• Passenger Journeys
• Baggage Allowance for the Passenger’s Journey
• Calculate Child and Infant Fares
• Electronic ticket Information
• Automated Ticket and Boarding Passes
• Multiple Purpose Documents 

This worldwide recognised qualification and GDS training system is  required by many Travel Agencies or Tour Operators leading employers and available in Amadeus, Galileo or Sabre GDS systems.  Your course will give you hands-on practical experience on the  following aspects:

Part 4 - Travel and Airline Reservations including Eurostar

WHAT IS COVERED IN THE COURSE?

This course provides you with hands-on practice in the following:

Travel and Airline Reservations

Lesson 1-1 — Introduction, Sign In and Out

Lesson 2 — Encode and Decode

Lesson 3 - Timetable Display & Return Timetable

Lesson 4 - Flight Availability  and Returns

Lesson 4 - Schedule Displays

Lesson 5 - Book flights from availability

Lesson 6 - Priority waitlist from availability

Lesson 7 - Passenger Name Record Review

Lesson 8 - Similar Passenger Name Record List

Lesson 9 - Passenger Name Record Elements

Lesson 10 - Create & Complete Passenger Name Record

Lesson 11- Passenger Name Record with Multiple Passengers

Lesson 12 - Passenger Name Record with Remarks or Other Service Info

Lesson 13- Passenger Name Record with Special Service Requests

Lesson 14 - Passenger Name Record with Frequent Flyer

Lesson 15 -Passenger Name Record with Seating Messages

Lesson 16 - Passenger Name Record Creation Forms of Payment

Lesson 17 - Passenger Name Record Creation OSI Messages

Lesson 18 - Passenger Name Record Creation Service Request Messages

Lesson 19 - Passenger Name Record Security Information

Lesson 20 - Passenger Name Record Addresses

Lesson 21 - Seat Maps

Lesson 22- Assign Specific Seat Maps

Lesson 23 - Seat Assigned by Preference

Lesson 24 - Itinerary Modification - Cancel Segments

Lesson 25 - Itinerary Modification - Rebook Segments

Lesson 26 - Itinerary Modification - Rebook for New Bookings Codes

Lesson 27 - Passenger Name Record Cancelling Elements

Lesson 28 - Passenger Name Record Changing Elements

Lesson 29 - Availability Access Types

Lesson 30 - Building Connections and Minimum Connections Times

Lesson 31 - Fare Display Overview

Lesson 32 - Multi-Airline Fare Displays

Lesson 33 - Carrier Specific Fare Displays

Lesson 34 - Introduction to Fare Notes

Lesson 35 - Itinerary Pricing

Lesson 36 - Itinerary Best Buy

Lesson 37 - Introduction to Ticketing

Lesson 38 - Queues count & Placement

Lesson 39 - Queues Access

Lesson 40 - References & Sources

And much more…

Car Hire Reservations

Lesson 1 — Car Location Lists

Lesson 2 — Display and Book from Multi-Company Car Availability

Lesson 3 — Display and Book from Single-Company Car Availability

Lesson 4 — Direct Car Availability Entries

Lesson 5 — Car Availability Options

Lesson 6 — Car Sell Options and Direct Car Sell

Lesson 7 — Car Segment Modify Entries

Lesson 8 — Car Rate Features, Car Terms, Car Policy

And much more…

Hotel Reservations

Lesson -1 — Hotel Location Lists

Lesson 2 — Display Multi-Property Hotel Availability

Lesson 3 — Display and Book from Single Property Hotel Availability

Lesson 4 — Direct Hotel Availability Entries

Lesson 5 — Hotel Display Options

Lesson 6 — Hotel Points of Reference

Lesson 7 — Hotel Features Entries

Lesson 8 — Hotel Sell Options and Chain-Specific Help Pages

Lesson 9 — Booking a Hotel Directly and from a Location List

Lesson 10 — Change, Add to, Delete from, and Cancel Hotel Segments And much more…

Eurostar Reservations

Lesson 1 - Eurostar encode and decode

Lesson 2 - Eurostar Availability and Selling

Lesson 3 - Fares and Pricing

Lesson 4 - Eurostar Booking Files

Lesson 5 - Eurostar Seats

Course includes:

• 110 hours of hand-on interactive time on simulated systems allocated time to complete your course within 6 months
• 6 months access to  your account and practice outside of your course
• Lessons and Drills (Quizzes) with immediate feedback on interactive training
• Final assessment on each GDS training 
• An official industry worldwide recognised Certificate of Global Distribution System Training from Viasinc.
• Your course includes a refurnished Columbus World Travel Atlas
• Air Appendix Resource Pack 
• Dedicated tutor with continuous support & guidance throughout your course

You will receive 4 Certificates:

• Travel Agency Operations
• Travel Industry Fundamentals
• Fares and Ticketing Professional - Level 1
• GDS Travel and Airlines, Eurostar Reservations - either Amadeus, Galileo or Sabre 

What a great way of gaining the right qualifications to start your career and gain a wealth of knowledge, industry terminology and skills ready for an airline career path. You will also receive notification of units studied, which is useful for employers to identified what was actually covered on the course, skills and competences.

Our 'One Stop Courses' - Heading you in the right direction for a sustainable career.

At Exodus Travel Careers & Training we treat each student as an individual by ensuring that all receive the assistance required while on the course. We will keep in contact with you on a regular basis to find out how you are getting on with the course even if you do not contact us. We also assist in finding employment with your career interest and provide you expert knowledge of what major organisations are look for in your chosen career path. Your time with us will be tailored to your needs to ensure you gain the best possible success on your course and seeking your career.