From tour operator manager to travel agency manager
11 of the 36 essential skills of a travel agency manager are already essential for a tour operator manager — about 31% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 31%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a travel agency manager
What a travel agency manager does
Travel agency managers are in charge of managing employees and activities of a travel agency. They organise, advertise and sell tourist offers and travel deals for specific regions.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a travel agency manager and not for a tour operator manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply strategic thinking
- conduct search engine optimisation
- coordinate operational activities
- create annual marketing budget
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- handle customer complaints
- identify customer's needs
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- implement strategic planning
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- monitor financial accounts
- motivate staff to reach sales targets
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- oversee all travel arrangements
- plan digital marketing
- seek innovation in current practices
- supervise crew
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
- tourist resources of a destination for further development
- use e-tourism platforms
- use global distribution system
Other moves from tour operator manager
2 roles- destination manager13 skills in common
- tourist information centre manager12 skills in common
← tour operator managertravel agency manager →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a travel agency manager?
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.