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Travel Careers Institute, a division of Travel and Transport, offers the professional training you need to start going places with your new travel career.
Since 1979, Travel Careers Institute has been successfully training students for positions with travel
agencies, airlines, tour operators, and more.
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We are seeking people who are:
- Enthusiastic
- Professional
- Detail oriented
- Strong communicators
- Customer service minded
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Travel Careers Institute is mentioned in Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine
as one of the most “prestigious” travel schools in the country and is a “recommended” travel school by Travel Weekly magazine.
Our curriculum is relevant to today’s job requirements.
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Travel Careers Institute is licensed and accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education.
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THE MISSION OF TRAVEL CAREERS INSTITUTE
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Travel Careers Institute is dedicated to providing all people with the opportunity to acquire the proficiency that permits them to obtain a gratifying, professional career position.
Travel Careers Institute is committed to delivering the highest quality travel-training program.
Our comprehensive curriculum gives future travel industry personnel a broad knowledge and inspires
high standards of professionalism. Our goal is provide travel industry employers with well-trained,
qualified graduates.
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ADMISSIONS
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Admission is based on academic ability and probable success in the program.
The travel industry demands the most thorough preparation and professionalism of its members;
therefore, we encourage only those who are prepared to devote themselves to the program to enroll.
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All applicants must submit:
- High school or equivalent grade transcripts
- Application for admission with registration fee
- A signed enrollment agreement
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The admissions committee will review all documents and the applicant will be notified.
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PLACEMENT
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For the homestudy program, Travel Careers Institute will provide the graduates with a listing of ASTA approved agencies in your area.
The text, Getting That Job, will prepare you in resume writing and interviewing skills.
It is the student’s responsibility to conduct his or her own jobs search and obtain his or her own employment.
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REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
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There are 5 textbooks in this course:
Travel Reservations, Leisure Travel, Geography - Western Hemisphere,
Geography - Eastern Hemisphere, and Fares and Tickets.
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The sixth textbook corresponds to the online lessons. It reviews and reinforces the entries and concepts of
booking reservations on an airline computer system. The airline computer training is by the use of the
Internet. Each student is allowed 110 hours of either APOLLO or SABRE training. Additional hours can
be purchased for $3.00 per hour.
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Students are assigned a personal ID code and password which permits access to the allocated web-based lessons.
Lessons include: Airlines Reservations, Automated Fares and Ticketing, Car Reservations and Hotel Reservations.
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There are exams at the end of each book. The Travel Careers Institute will need to provide the name, address, and phone number
of their test administrator. Quizzes and tests are built into the web-based computer lessons.
The school director has access to test results. A certificate of completion will be issued with a
grade of 80% or better. Students have 1 year to complete the program.
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The total cost of the home study program is $1,200.00 plus any mailing charge. Tuition must be paid in full prior
to the start of the program. Money orders and credit card payments will be accepted. No refunds will be given after
14 days from the date of purchase.
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Begin your training for a new, exciting and rewarding career today by contacting the Travel Careers Institute.
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