From tour operator representative to travel consultant
11 of the 26 essential skills of a travel consultant are already essential for a tour operator representative — about 42% 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
- 15
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a travel consultant
What a travel consultant does
Travel consultants provide customised information and consultation on travel offers, make reservations and sell travel services together with other related services.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a travel consultant and not for a tour operator representative. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- advertise travel insurance
- customise travel package
- devise tailor-made tourism itineraries
- guarantee customer satisfaction
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer records
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- measure sustainability of tourism activities
- oversee all travel arrangements
- plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
- provide tourism related information
- sell tourist packages
- use customer relationship management software
- use e-tourism platforms
- use global distribution system
Other moves from tour operator representative
2 roles- travel agent18 skills in common
- tour organiser12 skills in common
← tour operator representativetravel consultant →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a travel consultant?
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.