Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

travel consultanttotravel agent

A travel consultant already meets 59% of what the travel agent role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From travel consultant
59%
Overlap1
To travel agent
31 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
53.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

59%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.5/ 100

1 Share of the travel agent role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the travel consultant 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

Why this move works

A travel agent role treats 24 of its required skills as things a travel consultant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advertise travel insurance
  • apply foreign languages in tourism
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • develop inclusive communication material
  • ecotourism
  • educate on sustainable tourism

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A travel agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a travel consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advertise travel insurance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held sell tourist packages communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held oversee all travel arrangements management skills
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct in tourism assisting and caring
  • already held use global distribution system working with computers
  • already held apply foreign languages in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity

All 31 carried skills, including the 24 the travel agent role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 8 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held distribute local information materials required
  • required, not held implement sales strategies required
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held produce content for tourism brochures required
  • required, not held achieve sales targets required
  • required, not held implement marketing strategies required
  • required, not held present reports required
  • required, not held provide customised products required
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
  • optional, not held work in a hospitality team optional
  • optional, not held execute email marketing optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage digital archives required
  • required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
  • required, not held measure customer feedback required
  • optional, not held manage database optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held ensure the privacy of guests required
  • required, not held quote prices required
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held handle financial transactions required
  • optional, not held manage time in tourism optional
  • optional, not held coordinate events optional
05 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held search databases optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held social media management optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a travel agent role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advertise travel insurance skill
  • already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held develop inclusive communication material skill
  • already held ecotourism knowledge
  • already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
  • already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
  • already held geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
  • already held handle customer complaints skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held maintain customer records skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
  • already held oversee all travel arrangements skill
  • already held process booking skill
  • already held process payments skill
  • already held provide tourism related information skill
  • already held self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
  • already held sell tourist packages skill
  • already held support community-based tourism skill
  • already held support local tourism skill
  • already held upsell products skill
  • already held use customer relationship management software skill
  • already held augmented reality knowledge
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct in tourism skill
  • already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
  • already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
  • already held use e-tourism platforms skill
  • already held use global distribution system skill
  • already held virtual reality knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held office software optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage time in tourism optional
  • optional, not held promote the use of sustainable transport optional
  • optional, not held work in a hospitality team optional
  • optional, not held coordinate events optional
  • optional, not held execute email marketing optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held office software optional
  • optional, not held search databases optional
  • optional, not held social media management optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
17 held skills the travel agent role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
  • not needed by the target role build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role customise travel package skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services skill
  • not needed by the target role devise tailor-made tourism itineraries skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role manage online content skill
  • not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the design of touristic publications skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee the printing of touristic publications skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role plan events skill
  • not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
  • not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held office software optional
  • optional, not held social media management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from travel consultant

Full index of moves from travel consultant

Note

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.