tour organisertotravel consultant
A tour organiser already meets 43% of what the travel consultant role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
43%
63.9/ 100
1 Share of the travel consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tour organiser profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A travel consultant role treats 10 of its required skills as things a tour organiser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- build a network of suppliers in tourism
- ecotourism
- educate on sustainable tourism
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- maintain customer service
What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A travel consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tour organiser background worth leading with.
- already held oversee all travel arrangements management skills
- already held build a network of suppliers in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held self-service technologies in tourism information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held geographical areas relevant to tourism services
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the travel consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held customise travel package required
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held sell tourist packages required
- required, not held advertise travel insurance required
- required, not held devise tailor-made tourism itineraries required
- required, not held handle customer complaints required
- required, not held upsell products required
- optional, not held demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services optional
- optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
- required, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities required
- required, not held maintain customer records required
- required, not held process booking required
- required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
- required, not held provide tourism related information required
- optional, not held follow ethical code of conduct in tourism optional
- optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
- optional, not held comply with food safety and hygiene optional
- required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
- required, not held process payments required
- optional, not held oversee the printing of touristic publications optional
- optional, not held oversee the design of touristic publications optional
- optional, not held plan events optional
- required, not held use customer relationship management software required
- required, not held use global distribution system required
- optional, not held manage online content optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a travel consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 customise travel package skill · occupation specific
- 02 guarantee customer satisfaction skill · sector specific
- 03 identify customer's needs skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
- already held build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held oversee all travel arrangements skill
- already held self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held assist clients with special needs skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services optional
- optional, not held follow ethical code of conduct in tourism optional
- optional, not held manage online content optional
- optional, not held oversee the printing of touristic publications optional
- optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
- optional, not held comply with food safety and hygiene optional
- optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
- optional, not held oversee the design of touristic publications optional
- optional, not held plan events optional
16 held skills the travel consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate performance tours skill
- not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
- not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role inform tourist groups on logistical times skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with guest facilities providers skill
- not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role organise entry to attractions skill
- not needed by the target role organise transportation of tour groups skill
- not needed by the target role participate in tourism events skill
- not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role tourist resources of a destination for further development knowledge
- not needed by the target role welcome tour groups skill
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.