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Stratford's travel agent training course is designed to help you learn how to become a travel agent - all in the comfort of your own home. All of your travel and tourism materials are sent directly to your door, so you study when and where it is most convenient for you!

Work toward an exciting travel agent career!

  • This course carefully details all types of travel for both leisure and business and includes instruction on fares and ticketing, tours, international travel, world geography and more. 

Travel & Tourism Course Outline

Travel and Tourism Module 1

Taking Off In Travel

  • Career Opportunities and Jobs in the Travel Industry
  • Taking Off into the Air, by Car, or by Rail
  • Taking Off to the Hotel Industry
  • Taking Off on a Tour or on a Cruise
  • Corporate Group Travel
  • Incentive Travel
  • International Versus Domestic Travel
  • Possible Careers in Other Travel Products
  • How to Create a PNR
  • Booking and Pricing the Itinerary
  • Travel Codes and World Time Zones

Travel and Tourism Module 2

Leisure Travel

  • Travel Planning and Booking Trends
  • Targeting the Traveler
  • Leisure Destinations and Destination Cycles
  • The Cruise Market
  • Cruise Guides and References
  • Selling the Cruise
  • The Tour Market
  • Types of Tours and Tour Operators
  • Tour Associations and Regulators
  • Hotels, Cars, and Rail
  • Leisure Products and Services
  • Ecotourism
  • Adventure Travel
  • Travel Insurance

Travel and Tourism Module 3

Fares and Ticketing

  • An Overview of Fares
  • Discount Fares and Fare Basis Codes
  • Interpreting Fare and Rule Displays
  • Constructed Fares
  • Interpreting Taxes and Fees
  • Domestic Airline Ticketing
  • Methods of Payment, Refunds and Exchanges
  • International Fares Overview
  • Routing-based Fares and Mileage Fares
  • International Ticketing

Travel and Tourism Module 4

Geography For The Travel Professional

  • Introduction to Destination Geography
  • The United States
  • Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies
  • Mexico and Central America
  • South America and Antarctica
  • The British Isles and Northern Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Africa and the Middle East
  • India and Southeast Asia
  • East Asia and the Pacific

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be given the opportunity to write the following certification test:

  • Travel Agent Proficiency (TAP) Test - Success on this test provides you with entry level certification in the travel industry. The Travel Institute certificate is of great value in the job search process.
  • The Travel Institute tests can now be taken online!
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About Stratford

Stratford Career Institute is a privately owned correspondence school established in 1991 that offers at-home vocational training programs to students in North America

Stratford’s founders saw a need to meet the emerging education needs of today’s busy adult. Understanding the value and convenience of distance learning, they set out to develop an innovative style of correspondence education that would allow individuals to get a quality education – at home.

With more than one million students enrolled, Stratford has earned its reputation in the delivery of quality at-home career training.

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