Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required.

• Travel Agent

• Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer terminal or telephone.
• Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
• Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.
• Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
• Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
• Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.
• Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.

• collect payment
• compute financial data
• develop travel itinerary
• estimate travel rates or expenses
• fill out business or government forms
• inform clients of travel restrictions
• maintain records, reports, or files
• make presentations
• make travel reservations
• obtain travel information for clients
• provide clients with travel information
• provide customer service
• provide customers with travel assistance
• provide travel suggestions
• read travel rate schedule
• receive customer orders
• sell itinerary tour packages
• sell products or services
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use interpersonal communication techniques
• use knowledge of international travel regulations
• use knowledge of written communication in sales work
• use local or regional geographical knowledge to transportation
• use sales techniques
• use telephone communication techniques