Package and Group Tours
- Introduction
- Planning a group tour
Short Breaks, Special Interest Holidays, Theme Parks, Holiday Centres, Accommodation and Theatre Reservations
- Short breaks
- Special interest holidays
- Useful addresses
- National parks
- Skiing
- Holiday centres/hotels
- Accommodation
- Theatre reservations
Coaching and Incoming Tourism
- Coaching
- European coach holidays
- Making a reservation
- Incoming tourism
Cruising
- Introduction
- Passengers and passenger density
- Factors in cruise costs
- Some nautical terms
- International river cruise destinations
- Ocean, river and canal cruising
- Client information on cruising
- Cruising areas
Car Rental
- Benefits of car rental
- Growth of car rental
- Tariffs
- Car groups
- Fuel consumption
- Car rental insurance
- Organising car rental
Ferry Services and Railways
- Ferry services
- Making the reservation
- Railways
Airlines
- Introduction
- IATA traffic and conference areas
- Most logical routings
- Aircraft types
- Fear of flying
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Seat pitch
- Charter airlines
- Organising an itinerary
- Time differences and elapsed flying time
- Passports, visas and health regulations
- Special services for passengers
- Airport information
- Stopover holidays
Technology
- Introduction
- Understanding systems
- Travel agency systems
- View data
- Global distribution systems
- GDSs and e-commerce
The Internet
- Introduction
- A brief history
- How the internet works
- Getting online
- Tour operators and the internet
- The internet as a marketing tool
- Travel portals
Insurance
- Holiday insurance
- What is included in a travel insurance policy
- Exclusions
- Specialist insurance – pre-existing illness, dangerous activities
- E111 coverage
- Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) code of conduct
- Terminology explained
- Making a claim
- Information required before issuing a policy
- Insurance tips for travel agents
Finance
- Introduction
- How travel agents earn their income
- Operational costs of an independent travel agency
- Security
- Legal and regulatory requirements
- Handling cheques and credit cards
- Cheques
- Foreign currency
- Travellers’ cheques
- The Euro
- Disposable income
Skills
- Skills required to work in a travel agency
- Product benefits for the client
- Using the telephone
- Sales techniques in the office
- Identifying the client’s needs
- Closing the sale
- After-sales service
- Client relations
- Time management
Handling Complaints
- Introduction
- ABTA and arbitration
Example Candidate Response Booklet
Example Candidate Response (ECR) Booklets are a source of crucial information for Centres and Candidates as they use real candidate responses. We ask Senior Examiners to comment on five or more responses in terms of why the mark was awarded with commentary about how to improve the answer (if necessary).
