
Travel Services is the study of retail businesses that sells travel related products and services to customers, on behalf of suppliers, such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products. Travel services also include making travel arrangements for business travelers, and some travel agencies specialize in commercial and business travel only. There are also travel agencies that serve as general sales agents for foreign travel companies, allowing them to have offices in countries other than where their headquarters are located.
Students enrolled in these programs typically learn about the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. and abroad, and how to find the best values in tour/vacation packages, customize travel itineraries and accommodations for client preferences, use computerized reservation systems, and how to start and market their own travel agencies.
Online colleges and universities that teach Travel Services emphasize national and worldwide air travel, domestic and international cruises, rail and bus travel, lodging and accommodations, car rentals, tour packages, visas and passports, corporate travel, fare and reservation structures, and ticketing procedures.
As security and environmental issues complicate travel, tourists and business travelers increasingly appreciate reliable Travel Agents who offer not only competitive rates, but insight into destinations and details key to well-planned travel itineraries, tours and package holidays.