Travel Consultant Interview Preparation Guide

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Once arrived at work I assess what needs to be done for the day and work out an order, as well as several branching ideas should distractions arise. Obviously events change during the day and I am constantly on the ball to rearrange and replan.

Many holiday reps and tour guides need to be able to cope with children and possibly elderly people in their daily work, so think of examples of your experience that demonstrate you are prepared for this and will enjoy the challenges.

Be confident and proud. If it was a team effort, let them know but say you were instrumental in driving the team forward or kept everyone to time or budget. If you increased sales or received excellent feedback, let them know.

I think you should consider me for this position because I have strong knowledge on the travel and tourism industry. I'm great at meeting target goals, I'm enthusiastic about my work and I strive on new challenges.

This is an opportunity to clearly explain your experience and show off recent achievements. Employers and HR manager love to hear things like how you have solved at work, performed well in a team, how you’re committed to your job, how well you handle your colleagues or customers, have leadership skills. The goal here is to convince them that your previous experience will be useful and will complement the role of a hotel manger, customer service representative, or travel agent.

When an interviewer asks you this, they are looking for evidence that you have sought feedback from a manager. You should use this as a way of showing how you acted upon that feedback to ultimately improve your performance.

Because without them, an establishment is nothing. So building a good relationship to a customer can help you earn more profit especially when they are satisfied with the service and product you have rendered to them, they will come back for sure and recommend you to his/her friends.

Travel and tourism industry in India is booming and will continue to show impressive growth rates. The tie-ups of private airlines with foreign airlines have increased the flow of domestic and foreign tourists in the country.

Feel free to reframe the question. This is similar to asking “Can you give an example of a time when you had to cope with a difficult situation?” or “Give an example of a time when you had to cope under pressure”. You may find it easier to give an example if you think back through your work experience, study, extracurricular activities and travel and come up with a time when you had to cope with an unexpected problem.

Yes. There was a time when due to severe weather conditions in the state, 45 flights had been delayed. One client called me, furious that I should have known this would happen since “I am in the business”. I did all I could you explain that it wasn’t really my responsibility if a flight got delayed but the client wasn’t having any of it. It was quite unpleasant.

Travel and Tourism industry is mainly concerned with giving services to people who are going away from home, either on business trip or on a vacation. This industry work area involves dealing with customers, providing ticketing and money exchange facilities, arranging visas, making reservations, providing tourist guides and all-important details that are needed.

I will give the most options that I can to them. Give as much information as I can and let them decide. Explain them what is the most fit for them and let them make the decision.

I think the thing I would like least would be the neglect of face to face contact with customers, so you can deliver an even better service.

Unfortunately I haven't any experience being a travel agent. That's why I promised my self that after I graduated I will find a Travel Agency where I can learn a lot.

I can get the message through. I am fluent in English and French and currently learning mandarin. I will learn the business terms quickly.

Thoroughly enjoyed the travel college course I completed, passionate about the travel industry, enjoy communicating with people and making people happy which would be through booking them a great holiday.

I have a big experience and I visited many countries. I like to give my experience and make a vacation of my clients the best. I like to see happy people after vacation.

Being able to provide people with their ideal travel experience and for some being able to provide it within their budget is a huge bonus.

I would recommend Montego Bay because there is sun, sea and sand and When I was there I felt like a million dollars. It was so relaxing and peaceful.

The problem with this question is that you’re being asked about your shortcomings, when your instinct, in an interview situation, is to keep your flaws as well hidden as possible. What you need to do is to frame your answer so as to give it a positive spin.

Strengths and weaknesses can be different sides of the same coin, so another way to approach this question is to think about how you overcome the potential downside of your greatest strength. For example, if you’re a natural team worker, is it difficult for you to cope with conflict or assume leadership abilities? How do you cope with this?

There are many travel and tourism institutes, affiliated to various universities and colleges, which provide training in tourism courses at the diploma and degree level. The minimum requirement for admission to travel and tourism courses at undergraduate level is higher secondary. The postgraduate courses require graduation in any academic discipline and fluency in at least one foreign language.

Customer service representatives, reservation representatives, flight attendant, meeting planners, cruise assistants, cruise support staff, cruise directors, corporate travel consultant, Holiday consultant, corporate travel manager, home-based agent, tourist guide, money changer, district sales manager, deputy general manager, director of operations, director of sales and marketing, guest services manager, counter clerk, director of tourism, information officer, director of event services, event coordinator, incentive travel specialist, tour coordinators and many more.

This is another important question that is likely to be asked from you by the employer. For positions with tour companies, theme parks, or cruise lines, the focus is always on how to satisfy the needs of the confusing customers. You are to present them information about best tourist attractions. For this, you will be asked ‘do you have knowledge about tourist attractions of local and international level?

Be prepared to answer this type of question. For the positions like travel consultant, it is mandatory that you gain sufficient knowledge about the top attractions of the world. This is because you would have to handle all kinds of situations, professionally and with a smiling face. Some other similar questions are:

☛ Describe a place where you have been and how you spent your time there?
☛ How you will attract the customers of all ages towards the tour plans of the company?
☛ Have you visited another country with friends, or family?
☛ How will you schedule the tour of the clients?
☛ Do you know basic first aid?

You don't need to promote yourself. Let someone do it for you. Not for the reason you forced them to do but for the reason they know you are worth it.

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