TRV 100 – Introduction to the Travel Industry

Revised 2/2015

Course Description

Presents an summary of the construction and scope of the journey trade with emphasis on job classes and features, primary vocabulary, and the interrelationships of the assorted parts. Includes the examine of data shows of a airline laptop reservation system. Lecture 3 hours per week.

General Course Purpose

The common objective of this course is to supply the scholar with a perspective of the journey trade as a complete. In addition, the course will present the scholar with a working information or sure primary journey planning procedures, terminology, and airline laptop familiarization.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

None.

Course Objectives

Upon the completion of this course, the scholar ought to be capable to:

• determine the parts of the journey product-the suppliers and sellers-and describe the interrelationship between every
• summarize main historic adjustments within the growth of contemporary tourism
• talk about present influences and forces affecting the journey trade
• outline and decode specialised journey terminology and abbreviations frequent to the trade
• describe the working traits, day-to-day features, and job positions throughout the retail journey company
• carry out primary airline itinerary planning utilizing acceptable reference supplies
• gather and set up crucial journey information for proper reservation enter
• describe the fundamental features of an airline reservation laptop system
• carry out easy info retrieval and itinerary planning issues on an airline reservation

Major Topics to Be Included

• Introduction: Basic definitions and historic background
• The Travel Product: Attractions, lodging, and accessibility
• Structure of the Industry: Suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers
• The Travel Modes: Airline, motor coach, and rail transportation
• The Cruise Industry and Characteristics of the Cruise Vacation
• Hotels and Resorts: Types, traits, and primary terminology
• The Retail Travel Agency: Major varieties, product/service line, and working construction
• Basic Airline Itinerary Planning: The OAG and flight schedules
• Air Reservation Procedures: Requirements, info group, and phone methods
• Introduction to an Airline Computer Reservation System