78e3ab91-0a91-4c83-4a8d-b6bf9605b600

Tourism I

Tourism I

Course Code
BTR103
Payment Options
Upfront & Payment Plans
Delivery
Online & Correspondence
Duration
100 Hours

Tourism Management courses

This course provides an ideal foundation for employment in the tourism industry, from a tour guide or tourism agents shop to tour attractions operator, booking desk operator or tour guide. Start with this course and combine with other modules at your own pace upgrade.

Aims

  • Travel Industry Overview/Introduction
  • Destinations
  • Money, Insurance & Legalities
  • Transport - Airline reservations
  • Transport - Car Rental
  • Transport -Other, boat (ferries, cruising), bus, rail etc
  • Accommodation
  • Package Tours
  • Travel Agency Systems
  • Special Project -planning a trip

There are 10 lessons in this course:

  1. Travel Industry Overview/Introduction
    • Holiday travel, Business travel, Resources, Components of travel (Accommodation, Transport, Food, Luggage/what to take, Health, Money, etc)
  2. Destinations
    • Local, State, Interstate, International; health before departure.
  3. Money, Insurance & Legalities
    • Credit cards, traveller's cheques, exchange rates, International driving, quarantine laws, Islamic law, political concerns, tariffs, duty free, departure taxes etc.
  4. Transport - Airline reservations
    • International Air Transport Assn, Aircraft types, Flight information, transfers, time zones, passports, visas, baggage, travelling with animals, making a reservation, etc.
  5. Transport - Car Rental
    • Types of hire cars, reading manuals, different road rules, making reservations, cost structures, etc
  6. Transport -Other, boat (ferries, cruising), bus, rail etc
  7. Accommodation
    • Camping, Caravans, Tents, B & B's & Guesthouses, Hotels, Youth Hostels, Resorts, etc
  8. Package Tours
  9. Travel Agency Systems
    • Ethics, Tourist organisations, Client records and accounts procedures, etc.
  10. Special Project -planning a trip

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

For more information on this course, please request your free course information pack.

Are you interested in this course?
Free Info Pack