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Travel Consultant

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A travel consultant advises customers about travel arrangements for business or leisure within the UK or abroad and sells them travel packages or separate elements. They usually specialise in either leisure or business travel.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

As a Modern Apprentice, you would usually start on the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The apprentice rate, for those aged under 19 or aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship, is £6.40 an hour (1 April 2024).

Starting pay before commission can be about £20,000 to £25,000 a year. You may also get discounts on life insurance or on holiday packages you buy for yourself and your family.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Vacancies appear in trade journals and their websites such as Travel Weekly and Travel Trade Gazette.

Some firms specialise in holidays, some specialise in business travel and some do both. The ABTA website lists vacancies in the companies which are members of ABTA.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2024
2288
1.8 %
FALL
2029
2248
  United Kingdom
2024
30709
0.8 %
FALL
2029
30471

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What Does it Take?

You need:

Training

Getting On

Video

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Springboard
E-mail: info@springboarduk.org.uk
Website: http://www.careerscope.uk.net
Website (2): http://springboard.uk.net/
Twitter: @CareerScope_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpringboardUKCharity

Springboard UK promotes career opportunities in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries.

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