From the article: Travel Agent: Career Information
When choosing a career, it is helpful to get information about it from those who actually work in the occupation one is considering. Please share information about your career as a travel agent so that those thinking of entering this field can make an informed decision.
- Describe what you do as a travel agent?
- What do you like about being a travel agent? What don't you like about it?
- With the proper training, how easy or difficult is it for someone to get an entry level job as a travel agent?
- Are you happy you became a travel agent? Why or why not?
Travel Agent
- As a travel agent for about 10 years I have seen a lot of changes in the industry. We still have the die hard clients that will always want to talk to a live person locally to book trips, mostly expensive and comprehensive trips. I love and became a travel agent because I loved working in a couple of National Parks and a very large theme park. I like setting that up for people and seeing them experience the meaning of the word awesome. What I don't like is the person who calls and says "I can get that cheaper online." or "If I found this price online, should I get it?" My response is that you are on your own. If something goes wrong you only have yourself to blame and no one to be your advocate. If you truely want to be a travel agent, don't expect to be traveling to exotic far away places all the time, unless you are independantly wealthy. The days of the free trips are gone. There are some familiarization trips that are reduced, but you have to go during the off peak season.
- —etravlin
