From travel agency manager to travel agent
14 of the 38 essential skills of a travel agent are already essential for a travel agency manager — about 37% 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.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 24
- would be new
- 37%
- 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
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- 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
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- measure customer feedback
- oversee all travel arrangements
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
What would be new
24 skillsEssential for a travel agent and not for a travel agency manager. 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
- ensure the privacy of guests
- handle financial transactions
- maintain customer records
- maintain customer service
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage digital archives
- present reports
- process booking
- process payments
- produce content for tourism brochures
- provide customised products
- provide tourism related information
- quote prices
- self-service technologies in tourism
- sell tourist packages
- upsell products
- use customer relationship management software
Other moves from travel agency manager
2 roles- destination manager17 skills in common
- tourism product manager14 skills in common
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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.