Online Travel Courses

Universities offering Online Travel Courses

Most Popular Online Travel Courses :

Colleges and universities around the world offer courses that prepare students for the rigors of travel industry. Traditionally these courses were offered on campus but many students found it difficult to join these courses because of prohibitive distances or high costs. To tide over these issues, most colleges and universities have introduced online travel courses.

1. Business Administration (Tourism) MBA
   The course is designed to cater to the needs of students looking to move to the tourism industry. It is also beneficial for young professionals in the tourism industry who are looking for career development in the industry.

2. Introduction to School Travel
   This program introduces students to various organizations, responsibilities, budgets and local government. This program is a pre requisite for the School Travel and Transport certificate course.

3. School Travel and Transport Services
   This course is designed for students who want to have an overview of school travel and school transport issues and is very popular and relevant for practitioners whether in local or central government.

4. Sustainable School Travel Strategies and School Travel Plans
   This is a program for students and young professionals who want to achieve the School Travel and Transport certificate.

5. Travel Plans
   This program introduces students to the relevance and application of travel plans and targets which may be linked to the Transport Assessments. This is one of the FEW modules to pursue if one wishes to achieve the Transport Planning and Practice certificate.

6. Master of Arts in Tourism Planning and Development
   This program prepares students for careers in tourism research, planning and development. The program is divided in to two parts - the first part involves course work and the second part involves a master’s thesis.

7. Postgraduate Certificate of Travel Medicine
   This course is designed to provide academic and practical training in travel and tropical medicine. Accredited by the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, it is recognized as an approved qualification for their fellowship program.

8. Travel Agent Training: The travel agent training programs have been successful for professionals who are eager to start their own careers. These courses also assist students to get prepared for TAP Certification programs. These programs provide students with skills that are necessary for operating computer reservation systems that are applicable for airlines, cruise lines, travel agencies and hotels. The travel agent training courses are provided in partnership with leading universities, colleges and other accredited institutes.

Need for Online Travel Courses :

• Job Opportunities
  The job opportunities in the travel and hospitality industry have seen an enormous increase with common people showing more interest in travel and tourism.

• Well Trained, Highly Professional and Motivated Workforce needed

Students and young professionals wanting to make their mark in the travel and hospitality industry have to not only slog it out but also undergo industry specific training before their foray in this industry.

• Industry Specific Training is necessary

To cater to the rapidly growing common interest, the travel and hospitality industry needs a well trained, highly professional and motivated workforce. The work is demanding and needs specialized skill sets.

Online Travel Courses Curriculum :

The curriculum for the travel programs offered on internet tend to differ according to the institute and type of courses provided. However, some basic components of these courses can be mentioned as below:

• Sourcing products for tourism packages

• Working in various reservation systems

• Developing programs that meet specific market requirements of clients

• Providing high quality services for clients

• Processing various travel documents such as credit card change forms, passport forms, flight tickets, itineraries, visa forms and travel insurance papers

• Making, amending and canceling bookings

Following are some different types of online travel courses:

• Product Training
• Starting Travel Agencies
• Destination Training
• Introduction to Travel and Tourism Industry
• Cruise and Ferries Training
• Hotel Reservations
• Tour Operator Training
• Car Reservations
• Airline Training
• Bookings through GDS
• Hotel and Resort Training
• GDS Conversion Course
• Travel Essentials Training
• Typequick – Self Paced Touch Typing
• Theme Parks and Attractions Training
• Introduction to Abacus
• Ski and Mountain Training
• Travel Technology Essentials
• Car Hire Training
• Professional Development Packages
• Business Travel Planning
• Certificates in Tourism with specialization in Retail Travel Sales
• Corporate Social Responsibility Training
• Aviation Courses – Technical and Commercial
• GDS Training
• Railways Courses
• Galileo Training
• Cruises and Car Rentals Courses
• Sabre Training
• Logistics Courses
• Amadeus Training
• Lifestyle Tourism Courses
• Worldspan Training
• Adventure Sport Tourism Courses
• IATA Training
• Tourism Languages Courses
• Viewdata Training
• Destination Courses
• Fares and Ticketing
• Hospitality Management Courses
• Travel and tourism teacher support
• World Cuisines Courses

Career Prospects after Online Travel Courses :

The graduates of online travel programs can work in various designations within the tourism industry:

• Corporate Travel Consultant
• Reservations Agent
• Wholesale and Retail Sales Consultant
• Tour Guides and Coordinators

 Last Updated: Dec 5, 2011.