Course and classes overview

This Course is designed to build your career in the growing field of Travel and Tourism.

Class 1.Question: How does a Travel agency earns money or generate revenue?

Answer : Commission

Class 2. and 3.Six important modes of earning money or generating revenue in Travel business

• Airlines• Hotels• Transfer and Sightseeing • Insurance and Visa• Foreign exchange • Cruise

Airlines

You will be introduced to the history, present trends and terminology of airlines in this class.

What you will learn?• You will learn to make and manage the reservation on the Global

Distribution system Amadeus• Learning coding system for airlines• Learning airlines language• Putting up special request like meals, seats, wheel chair requirement,

Bassinet for infant, etc• Learn accounting and fare calculation • Making PNR• How to get the best fare with best routing• Airport procedures• Travel Accessories • Practical classes for Amadeus• Commission / Revenue earned through airlines

Class 4.Lodging options

• Hotels• Guest houses• Resorts• Villas• Bed and Breakfast options• Youth hostels• Home stays

Category of Hotels

• * based category of hotels• Budget based category hotels

Different category of Rooms

• Double room• Twin room• Triple room• Family room• Suite room

How to choose a hotel?

• Near Airport• City Centre based• Near Beach• Near suburbs

Functioning of hotel• Reservation• Sales• Marketing • Reception• Room service• House keeping• Information Technology• Concierge service• F&B• Banquette • Security

Meal Plans

• European plan• Continental plan• Modified American plan• American Plan• All Inclusive

Revenue / Commission from hotels

Cruise Tourism

• You can enjoy your dream vacations on cruise having comparable and superior amenities to land based hotels / Resorts.

• Various type of cruise – luxury cruises, ocean voyages, standard cruises, day cruise, river/ canal cruise.

• Famous cruise lines – Royal Caribbean, Celebrity cruises, Costa Cruises, MSC cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise line, Princess cruises

Transfer and Sightseeing

• Modes of Transfer – Airport / Railway station / Bus Terminal / Port

• Kind of Transfers – Sharing based / Private transfer

Sightseeing

• Visit places of interest which includes the transportation and guide with entrance fee to the monuments.

• Famous monuments in Golden triangle - Red fort, Delhi, Taj Mahal, Agra, City Palace, Jaipur

Test

• Famous routes• Wonder’s of world• World heritage sights• Revenue generation from sightseeing - Guide

Insurance & Forex

• Comprehensive trip insurance• Travel medical insurance• Annual insurance• Revenue is generated through commission on

insurance and Forex / Currency Exchange

Visa

• Tourist visa to be taken before departure• Visa on arrival• Visa free destinations• Most popular visas

Itinerary creation

• You will learn how to make a perfect itinerary • Make sure you have booked the airline, hotel, car

rental, train reservation or the rail pass, go the visa and you have the list of restaurant to visit

• Travel package is sold on per person basis and hotel package is sold on per couple basis

• You will learn how to do the costing / do thee accounting for package?

• You will learn travel tips and travel etiquettes

How does a travel agency work’s and provides employment?

• B2C• B2B• Online reservation system’s• Supplier’s• Hotel chain representation’s• DMC (Destination Management Company)• Representation of Tourism board of different

countries

MICE?

• What does MICE stand for?• Honeymoon holidays v/s Group Travel

Digital Marketing

Tourism in India

• Ayurveda Tourism • Yoga Tourism• Pilgrimage Tourism• Wild Life Tourism• Buddha Tourism• Beach Tourism• Hill station Tourism• Adventure Tourism