From hospitality establishment receptionist to travel agent
12 of the 38 essential skills of a travel agent are already essential for a hospitality establishment receptionist — about 32% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from hospitality establishment receptionist in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 26
- would be new
- 32%
- of the target job covered
- 38
- essential skills of a travel agent
What a travel agent does
Travel agents design and market travel programme itineraries for potential travellers or visitors.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- handle customer complaints
- handle financial transactions
- identify customer's needs
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- maintain customer records
- maintain customer service
- maintain relationship with customers
- process booking
- process payments
- provide tourism related information
What would be new
26 skillsEssential for a travel agent and not for a hospitality establishment receptionist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- achieve sales targets
- advertise travel insurance
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- develop inclusive communication material
- distribute local information materials
- ecotourism
- educate on sustainable tourism
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- ensure the privacy of guests
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage digital archives
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- measure customer feedback
- oversee all travel arrangements
- present reports
- produce content for tourism brochures
- provide customised products
- quote prices
- self-service technologies in tourism
- sell tourist packages
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
- upsell products
- use customer relationship management software
← hospitality establishment receptionisttravel agent →The other way round
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How far are you from being a travel agent?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.