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About

Acquire essential knowledge and skills to work in the travel and tourism industry and become an effective travel professional. Provide advice on flight, accommodation and tour products, and how to ensure travelers fulfill necessary travel requirements. Improve your customer service and sales skills in order to better advise travel customers about when and where to travel based on their needs. Learn to use a global distribution system to create and manage reservations.

Course code: TTTG-06

Course format

This course is available in e-textbook format and requires access to online modules. Enrol at an Authorized Training Center to study these materials with the help of a local trainer, or alternatively you can choose to study these materials on your own.

• This course requires approximately 200 hours of study to be completed in 12 months from the purchase date (enrollment validity). After the enrollment validity expires, the users will not have access to the course content and will not be able to take the exam.
• Access the online modules and other study materials is through your IATA User Account.
• You need an Internet connection and Google Chrome™ browser.
• Student performance will be based on an examination. Please refer to the Exam Information below for more details.

Registration information

• If you are ordering printed materials that will require shipping, please check the shipping fees and applicable taxes.
• When you click to purchase the course, you will be directed to login to your Training Account . Please have your login details ready.

Important: Please note that if you are purchasing courses for more than one person, you must create a User Account for each individual. Registration and payment must be done through each User Account. You cannot use one User Account to purchase courses for multiple individuals. However, you may pay for multiple individuals by one credit card or bank transfer through each individual’s User Account. If you pay by bank transfer, please attach a copy of the bank transfer issued by the sender’s bank to each individual’s order. If you are a company wishing to purchase courses for 10 or more employees, please Contact Us for more information on how to register multiple users.

What you will learn

Upon completing this course you will have the skills to:

• Advise customers on passport and visa requirements, as well as on travel insurance options
• Promote services and facilities available to airline passengers during their travel
• Interpret standard industry codes to plan and reserve travel itineraries
• Sell rail travel, car rental, hotel accommodation, cruises and pre-packaged tour products
• Provide good customer service and retain customer loyalty
• Use the Global Distribution System to make and maintain reservations and issue travel documents

Course content

• The travel and tourism industry and the working environment for travel professionals
• Geography and industry codes
• Travel documents and the airline passenger experience
• Air transport products and services
• Rail, hotel, car rental, cruise and tour products
• Customer service principles
• Airfares and ticketing
• The Galileo system functionality

Who should attend

This course is recommended for:

• Travel agents
• Airline reservation agents
• Tour operators
• Call center agents

Certificate awarded

By successfully completing the examination you will receive the Foundation in Travel and Tourism Diploma.

Exam information

Please read the General Information on Partner-taught / Self-study exams, and check the Course Edition List for Exams when booking your exam.

• Exam Method: Online exam with remote supervision
• Exam Format: Multiple Choice questions. Closed Text Book; Foldout Maps are not permitted
• Number of questions: 100
• Time Allowance: 3 hours
• Passing Grade: 60 correct answers
• Distinction Grade: 85 correct answers
• Number of exam attempts: 2