How Do You Become A Corporate Travel Agent?
So you want to become a corporate travel agent? Fortunately, Corporate travel is still in high demand. As the economy sours companies are taking hard looks at their travel program and policies. Companies depend on Corporate Travel Management Companies to monitor their travel spend, negotiate supplier contracts and discounts, and most of all, get their travelers to book online and to adhere to their corporate travel policy. As a Corporate Travel Agent you would have an important job. Sometimes frustrating when you deal with admins that think they know it all, with executives who do not have time to stay on the phone when you try to recap, to the person who has absolutely no idea what they want. You, as a Corporate Travel Agent, would need to be able to adapt to any phone situation. You will be judged not only on quality and quantity but also on your phone monitors, fare quoting, customer payouts like airline debit memo’s or missed ticketing situations. Being a corporate travel agent is