From travel consultant to travel agent
18 of the 38 essential skills of a travel agent are already essential for a travel consultant — about 47% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from travel consultant 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.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 20
- would be new
- 47%
- 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
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advertise travel insurance
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- ecotourism
- educate on sustainable tourism
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- handle customer complaints
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer records
- maintain customer service
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- oversee all travel arrangements
- process booking
- process payments
- provide tourism related information
- self-service technologies in tourism
- sell tourist packages
- upsell products
- use customer relationship management software
What would be new
20 skillsEssential for a travel agent and not for a travel consultant. 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
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- develop inclusive communication material
- distribute local information materials
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- ensure the privacy of guests
- handle financial transactions
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage digital archives
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- measure customer feedback
- present reports
- produce content for tourism brochures
- provide customised products
- quote prices
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
Other moves from travel consultant
1 roles- tour operator representative11 skills in common
No account needed to start
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.