(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Job Description
Make and confirm reservations and sell tickets to passengers and for large hotel or motel chains. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; make reservations, deliver tickets, arrange for visas, contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours, or provide tourists with travel information, such as points of interest, restaurants, rates, and emergency service.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Answer inquiries regarding information such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, and policies. |
95
|
Determine whether space is available on travel dates requested by customers, assigning requested spaces when available. |
93
|
Make and confirm reservations for transportation and accommodations, using telephones, faxes, mail, and computers. |
79
|
Plan routes, itineraries, and accommodation details, and compute fares and fees, using schedules, rate books, and computers. |
78
|
Inform clients of essential travel information, such as travel times, transportation connections, and medical and visa requirements. |
78
|
Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences. |
70
|
Prepare customer invoices and accept payment. |
69
|
Maintain computerized inventories of available passenger space and provide information on space reserved or available. |
68
|
Assemble and issue required documentation, such as tickets, travel insurance policies, and itineraries. |
56
|
Trace lost, delayed, or misdirected baggage for customers. |
55
|
Provide clients with assistance in preparing required travel documents and forms. |
51
|
Contact customers or travel agents to advise them of travel conveyance changes or to confirm reservations. |
47
|
Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes. |
47
|
Provide boarding or disembarking assistance to passengers needing special assistance. |
43
|
Announce arrival and departure information, using public address systems. |
41
|
Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading. |
41
|
Provide customers with travel suggestions and information sources, such as guides, directories, brochures, and maps. |
38
|
Promote particular destinations, tour packages, and other travel services. |
31
|
Open and close information facilities, and keep them clean during operation. |
18
|
Contact motel, hotel, resort, and travel operators to obtain current advertising literature. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
67
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
66
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
65
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
62
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
61
|
Processing Information
|
61
|
Interacting With Computers
|
60
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
60
|
Getting Information
|
60
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
59
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
59
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
56
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
52
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
50
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
50
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
48
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
48
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
46
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
45
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
44
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
42
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
41
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
40
|
Thinking Creatively
|
40
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
39
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
35
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
29
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
29
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
29
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
23
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
21
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
18
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
12
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
5
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|