Travel perspectives : a guide to becoming a travel professional / Ginger Gorham and Susan Rice

By:

Gorham, Ginger [author]

Contributor(s):

Rice, Susan [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Australia : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2008Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xv, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmISBN:

9789814239561

Subject(s):

TRAVEL AGENTS -- VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

LOC classification:

G 154 .G67 2008

Contents:

Ch. 1. Your place in travel -- Ch. 2. Technology and the travel professional -- Ch. 3. Travel in the twenty-first century -- Ch. 4. Basic travel geography -- Ch. 5. Travel destinations -- Ch. 6. Air travel basics -- Ch. 7. Planning United States flight itineraries -- Ch. 8. United States airfares and other charges -- Ch. 9. Ticketing and reporting -- Ch. 10. Accommodations -- Ch. 11. Rental cars -- Ch. 12. Traveling by rail.

Summary: In the recent years, the travel industry has been buffeted by significant international events such as terrorist attacks; the expanding war on terrorism; outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as Bird Flu and SARS; and hurricanes, floods and tsunami. In addition to these issues, travelers have concerns about security in airports, at hotels, on cruise ships, and on trains; travel scams, thieves; pickpockets; and identity theft.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the recent years, the travel industry has been buffeted by significant international events such as terrorist attacks; the expanding war on terrorism; outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as Bird Flu and SARS; and hurricanes, floods and tsunami. In addition to these issues, travelers have concerns about security in airports, at hotels, on cruise ships, and on trains; travel scams, thieves; pickpockets; and identity theft.

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