IATA - Geography in Travel Planning
Formation académique
150€
Geography is central to tourism as travelers take into account the travel time, routing, and local climate when choosing a vacation destination. In order to successfully sell travel products, you need to understand what drives tourist decisions and what geographically sets places apart. Study world geography and time zones to better advise clients on travel destinations and tours, and explore different regional modes of transport to offer customized travel itineraries.
What you will learn
Upon completing this course you will be able to:
- Plan travel itineraries
- Read maps using longitude and latitude
- Use three-letter city and airport codes
- Market and sell different types of geography based travel (physical, cultural and destination)
- Understand different modes of transport around the world
Course content
The key topics that are covered during this course include:
- Marketing and selling geography-based travel
- Understanding and reading maps
- Three-letter city codes
- Planning travel itineraries
- Currencies and currency codes
- World time zones
- Different modes of transport around the world
Who should attend
This course is recommended for:
- Travel counselors
- Airline sales and service staff members
- Tour operators
- Travel agents
Certificate awarded
Upon successful completion of the exam/assessment, you will be awarded a Certificate that you can print for your records.