My major is not tourism. Now a state-owned travel agency has given me an internship opportunity. I don’t understand much about it and would like to know the direction of development in a travel agency

My major is not tourism. Now a state-owned travel agency has given me an internship opportunity. I don’t understand much about it and would like to know the direction of development in a travel agency.

If you have the intention to develop into tourism, I think it is okay. But generally, the salary is relatively low when you first join a travel agency. I don’t know which city you are from. In addition, if you are not a tourism major, you will not be familiar with many operations when you first join, and you need an experienced person to teach you. Therefore, the salary may not be high in the first three months (if you are familiar with it and get started quickly, it will not take three months), and you can still support yourself, but My statement is relatively general. After all, the consumption level and salary standards in each city are different.

The main job positions of travel agencies are nothing more than the following three:

1. Salesperson: Some travel agencies are called travel consultants. . Let me explain Zhike like this. Zhike is a direct customer, a customer who does not bother you through other travel agencies. For example, if you meet someone in the park who wants to travel, you recommend your travel product to him, that is, where to travel, such as Guangzhou-Beijing, whether it is a double flight or a two-bedroom, how many days, what is the price, etc. If traveling together, it depends on whether you have a dedicated line. For example, if your travel agency has a dedicated line from Guangzhou to Beijing, then the travel agency will send your itinerary and quotation to other group travel agencies as soon as the plan is announced. Salary is generally base salary + commission. The more customers you attract, the higher the commission. If you are capable in this field, your salary will not be very high.

2. Planning and adjustment: Responsible for the travel arrangements for food, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment. Basic salary + commission. If you don’t operate it, it will be paid per person. Generally, each operator will have a few dollars. It depends on the city and the travel agency.

3. Tour guide: Lead a group to explain, pick up the tour guide at different places and accompany the tour guide. Specialized tour guides in travel agencies generally have a small base salary, and they also receive guide supplements for leading tours. It’s hard to say how much the monthly salary is, it depends on how many tour groups you take.

Of course there is the boss. The boss makes the most money.

Development prospects, if you have been doing tourism for a long time and have several years of experience. After getting to know it in depth, you feel that you have the ability and interpersonal relationships to be relatively large, and if your customer base is stable, it is recommended that you become your own boss. , you can make money by traveling by yourself.

For now, you’d better get to know it better. If you have a friend who works in this field, you can get to know him.

I would like to make a suggestion. After understanding some of the operating procedures of the tourism industry and travel agencies, if you think it is okay to do tourism, if you are interested in doing tourism, you can take the tour guide certificate. Most people in travel agencies now have tour guide certificates. Yes, it can also be said that it is more convenient to have this certificate.