From tourist information officer to travel agent
11 of the 38 essential skills of a travel agent are already essential for a tourist information officer — about 29% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 27
- would be new
- 29%
- of the target job covered
- 38
- essential skills of a travel agent
What a travel agent does
Travel agents design and market travel programme itineraries for potential travellers or visitors.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- distribute local information materials
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer records
- maintain customer service
- process booking
- produce content for tourism brochures
- provide tourism related information
- quote prices
What would be new
27 skillsEssential for a travel agent and not for a tourist information officer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- achieve sales targets
- advertise travel insurance
- develop inclusive communication material
- ecotourism
- educate on sustainable tourism
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- ensure the privacy of guests
- handle customer complaints
- handle financial transactions
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage digital archives
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- measure customer feedback
- oversee all travel arrangements
- present reports
- process payments
- provide customised products
- self-service technologies in tourism
- sell tourist packages
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
- upsell products
- use customer relationship management software
Other moves from tourist information officer
1 roles- tourist information centre manager12 skills in common
← tourist information officertravel agent →The other way round
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How far are you from being a travel agent?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.