Your journey as a travel consultant begins here. This course provides the requisite knowledge and skills needed to function effectively in the industry as a travel professional. Learn to give expert advice on ticketing and other essential travel requirements to your clients. In addition, you will learn how to create and manage reservations using Amadeus GDS.
What You Will Learn
- Offer expert advice to clients on the passport, visa and travel insurance requirements
- Interpret standard industry codes and utilize same in making travel reservations
- Deliver excellent customer service and increase your customer retention
- Promote available ancilliary services to airline passengers during their journey
- Create and manage reservations as well as issue travel documents on any of the GDS platforms.
Course Content
- The Travel & Tourism Industry and the Travel Professional
- Geography in Travel Planning
- Travel Formalities
- Air transport essentials
- Hotel, Rail, Cruise, Tour products and Car rental
- Serving the travel customer
- Airfares & Ticketing
- Global Distribution Systems (GDS) - Amadeus
Who Should Attend
- Travel agents seeking IATA certification
- Tour operators
- Airline reservation agents
- Call center agents
- Individuals aspiring to become Industry professionals
Course Fee
- Tuition: N100, 000
- Exam registration and diploma: $600
- Amadeus Practical : 65,000 (Materials & Certificate ) (optional)
Weekend Class
- Starting: July 28- October 28, 2023
- Duration: 14 weekends (Fridays & Saturdays)
- Time: Friday; 4:30pm – 6:30pm; Saturday; 10am – 4pm
- Venue: 16a Emina Cresent off Toyin Street,Ikeja
Certificates Awarded
- LAA certificate of Merit (upon successful completion of the course)
- Internationally recognised Foundation in Travel and Tourism Diploma – issued from Montreal, Canada (Upon successful completion of the IATA examination)