Travel Agents
Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required. May also describe, plan, and arrange itineraries and sell tour packages. May assist in resolving clients' travel problems.
- Tasks
- 8 tasks8 core
- Family
- SalesOne of its 23 occupations
- Code
- 41-3041.00SOC 2018: 41-3041
What the work is made of
All 8 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.Core taskTask 737Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 2. Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.Core taskTask 741Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 3. Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.Core taskTask 738Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 4. Compute cost of travel and accommodations, using calculator, computer, carrier tariff books, and hotel rate books, or quote package tour's costs.Core taskTask 739Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 5. Record and maintain information on clients, vendors, and travel packages.Core taskTask 20900Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 6. Book transportation and hotel reservations, using computer or telephone.Core taskTask 740Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 7. Print or request transportation carrier tickets, using computer printer system or system link to travel carrier.Core taskTask 743Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 8. Provide customer with brochures and publications containing travel information, such as local customs, points of interest, or foreign country regulations.Core taskTask 742Rated by 69 people who do the job, July 2016
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 41-3041
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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