Sectors in travel:
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the Caribbean, a group of employees attending an overseas conference or large sporting event, or a trip for musicians needing transport and accommodation for a concert tour. Business travel agents’ salaries are similar to those for
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‘Give yourself the chance to learn’
COURTNEY HASTINGS is a team manager at Clarity Business Travel “My journey in travel started in college where I completed a two-year course in travel and tourism. From there, I went on to apply for a travel consultant role with Clarity Business Travel. The thought of working within business travel excited me as it didn’t seem like your typical package holidays. The best thing about working in the sector is the people and the different variety of businesses you get to work alongside. “I started my role as an online
support agent in November 2022 and have since then been able to progress to my current position as team manager. I was also selected to train new starters. “My career goal would be to one day move up to operations manager and progress with Clarity. I really enjoy working for the company and see myself having a long career with them.”
My advice…
“Be patient with yourself. Learning everything may seem oÛiÀÜhilmin} >Ì wÀÃÌ] LÕÌ }iÛi yourself the chance to learn and you’ll be thriving in no time.”
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