TOURISM & TRAVEL AGENT CAREER TRAINING

• Travel Agent
  The Education Direct distance learning program can be your passport to an exciting future as a travel agent. Train quickly and conveniently, and learn the skills you need to succeed. You'll learn:
  • How travel agents use Computerized Reservation Systems
  • The key tourist destinations throughout the world
  • About tour and vacation packages
  • How to start your own travel agency

Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools for high school and vocational-technical programs, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster Career School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

Penn Foster Career School offers affordable, all-inclusive pricing—among the lowest of all career schools—and 0% interest financing and customized payment plans.

• Professional Travel Career Program

Ashworth University is an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools. Ashworth University is qualified under the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support, or DANTES program. Ashworth University offers easy, interest-free monthly tuition.

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JER Group, Inc. (onlineworkshops)
JER Group, Inc. (onlineworkshops) offers a wide variety of online courses and vocational training programs in travel, including:

• Travel Careers Certificate Program
• Beginning Travel Career 5 Week Onlineworkshop
• Advanced Travel Career 6 Week Onlineworkshop
• Global Travel Geography & Culture
• Travel Agency Computer Training Competencies
• The Travel Agent's Approach to Booking Cruises
• How to Work for Yourself as a Homebased Travel Agent

Purchase any JER Group, Inc. course through WorldWideLearn.com and you'll receive a 10% discount!

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Institute of Certified Travel Agents
The Institute of Travel Agents offers many online tests and programs including the following certfication tests:

• Certified Travel Associate (CTA) Online Test
• Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) Online Test

Pima Community College - Department of Online Tourism Training
Pima Community College offers a comprehensive web-based tourism training program. Basic Certificate in Tourism Operations includes six online courses that can be taken at any time:

• Intro to Tourism Operations
• Computerized Reservations I & II
• Geography for the Travel Professional I & II
• Leisure Delivery Products - Tour Planning, Cruise Sales and Marketing, Ecotourism and Park Management
• Tourism Sales and Marketing

Travel Agent University Online
Travel Agent University On-Line is brought to you by the Education & Training Division of Travel Agent Magazine. Online courses included are Club Med Sales Specialist, Portugal, Israel Travel Consultant, Cosmos and Globus Tour Specialist, SuperClubs Internet Classroom, Mirage Resorts Sales Specialist and more.