Travel consultant - Queensland Industry Tourism Council
Travel consultant
Travel consultant
Travel consultants plan travel, accommodation, and associated arrangements for clients and make travel bookings. They may work in call centres.
Day-to-day
- Determine clients’ requirements for travel, accommodation and special interests
- Suggest itineraries based on available travel routes, availability and convenience of transport and cost
- Make and confirm travel and accommodation reservations and inform clients of bus, plane, ship and train connections
- Notify clients of travel dates, baggage limits and medical and visa requirements
- Provide information on tourist attractions and tour availability, and procedures for dealing with lost and stolen documents
- Collect payments and issue clients’ itineraries, relevant documentation, tickets for travel and vouchers for accommodation
- Provide information on travel insurance, relevant government regulations such as customs regulations and use of credit cards
- Answer inquiries from tourists and offer suggestions about tours, travel routes, accommodation and local customs
- Provide literature and information on local and national tours and places of interest
- Discuss transport availability and costs
Future demand
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How to become a Travel consultant
- You can work as a travel consultant without formal qualifications, however, a course in travel, tourism or another related field may be useful. Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university are both common study pathways.
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Jonathan Boura
Store manager, Flight Centre Kippa-Ring
Jonathan Boura
Store manager, Flight Centre Kippa-Ring
Working in travel has allowed me to see and experience things that I didn’t think were possible or didn’t know existed. In my 8 years, I’ve gone from being a fresh consultant not knowing the difference between Timbuktu and Turkmenistan, to running my own store and having visited 5 continents, with Africa becoming 6 in September. I’ve also made lifelong friends and have gained a great understanding of business operations as well.
