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Inside secrets to finding a career in travel / Karen Rubin.

by Rubin, Karen, 1951-

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Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2001.

Travel agents -- Vocational guidance.

Occupations -- United States.

1563708272 (pbk.) :

xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Introduction: Why and how to get into a travel job -- PART I: AGENTS, OPERATORS, AND PLANNERS: Travel agents and agencies: fulfillers of dreams -- Corporate travel management: the best of two worlds -- Tour operators: dream-makers or merchants? -- Incentive travel: win-win-win programs bring rewards -- Conventions and meetings -- PART II: TRAVEL SUPPLIERS: Hospitality: hotels and restaurants -- Ski and spa: uplifting experiences -- Theme parks and attractions: the business of making smiles and memories -- Airlines: rising like a phoenix -- Car rental: at a crossroads -- Getting on board the motorcoach and rail industries -- Cruises: full speed ahead -- PART III: PUBLIC-SECTOR AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES: Destination marketing organizations -- Airport, aviation, and port management -- PART IV: WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES: E-travel: the travel industry goes World Wide Web --Travel support services: the best of both worlds -- Conclusion: Strategies for getting in -- APPENDIXES: Appendix A: Best bets in travel -- Appendix B: Directory of Internet travel resources.

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