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Travel Agency Managers and Proprietors

Travel agency managers and proprietors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and activities of travel agencies and booking offices.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 17,869
£ 34,296
£ 63,273

New workers start around £17,869. Normal pay is £34,296 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £63,273.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 6,913 vacancies for this type of job

-1.22%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Determines financial, staffing, material and other short- and long-term needs.

  • Advises on currency and passport/visa regulations and any necessary health precautions needed.

  • Makes and confirms travel and accommodation bookings, arranges group holidays, tours and individual itineraries.

  • Discusses client.

  • Co-ordinates the activities of clerical, secretarial and other staff.

  • Plans work schedules and assigns tasks and responsibilities.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Customer Engagement

  • Marketing

  • Product Knowledge

  • Customer Relationship Management

  • Selling Techniques

  • Booking (Sales)

  • Corporate Travel Management

  • Cost Management

  • Finance

  • Stock Control

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Sales

  • Communications

  • Leadership

  • Customer Service

  • Management

  • Accountability

  • Detail Oriented

  • Planning

  • Social Skills

  • Coaching

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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