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Provide a correct type of a stateroom to match the following description:

_______________ feature 100 % Egyptian cotton linens, a luxury matrass, a European-style duvet, a flat screen television with extensive satellite programming, a handy refrigerator, complimentary room service on most items 24 hours a day and of course a gracious room steward to take care of your every need.

_______________ represents a great value with your own picture window.

To enjoy the fresh sea air _____________ is the perfect choice.

Pick a generous __________ complete with a welcome glass of champagne, two TVs on most ships, separate sitting room plus a full bath and a pillow menu. ___________ offer two self-contained staterooms interconnecting to a large living-room.

Indulge with __________ complete with two flat panel TVs, luxurious bath and a variety of additional benefits from a DVD CD player with free access to a DVD library, a complimentary mini-bar set up, complimentary professional laundry services and web access in the internet café.

Princess also offers a selection of __________________ designed for maximum accessibility and comfort.

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Did this classification and description of staterooms differ from the one you provided at the very beginning?

Units VIII and IX How to Become a Travel Agent from Home

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What qualities do you think a travel agent working from home should possess?

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Put the following paragraphs in the correct order:

_____Research. Learn your state or country’s requirements. Learn all you can about the business. The government requirements and license permit processes, membership prerequisites to travel organizations. Do the paper work thoroughly and do not even believe people who tell you that you can’t make it.

Be prepared from the ground up. Be honest with yourself and make sure you’ve got what it takes. Working from home has its advantages, but it can also be draining. You can’t expect to make it overnight. You need to put in lots of time and effort sometimes working at unholy hours especially when dealing with international travelers, and you need to push your services hard. You also need to possess a strong drive, excellent interpersonal skills to deal with clients and service providers from different places and cultures.

_____Find a trustworthy host agency. You need credibility and a solid reputation behind you before you can get any business. If you were a passenger, you won’t risk your travel arrangements on a stranger who has no demonstrable experience or capability in doing your bookings especially one who works from home. There are many travel organizations who offer their services online to help home-based travel agents. But you need to check closely and be careful that you don’t get scammed.

_____Grow your skills.

  1. Enhance your computer skills, be teachable, and learn to harness technology. Travel arrangements, bookings, communication with clients and suppliers or service providers are increasingly being done through computers.

  2. Keep improving your interpersonal relations skills. Even something as simple as phone manners and etiquette can make or break a business.

_____Take up a travel course if you plan making this a full-time career. Generally there is no requirement of a certification for travel agents whether they work from home or not nor other certification bodies such as those for medical or legal professions. You could, however, study and get a certificate for your efforts.

_____Find clients from both sides of the spectrum. Make an effort to meet people, seek out possible business, work to retain customers. Expand your network of colleagues, clients, and service providers. You have two sets of clients: the travelers and the suppliers or service providers. Make sure to balance their needs and work to give both sides a win-win deal. Whether you want to make it a full-time career, a part-time supplement to the household income, or even just an occasional fall-back option, you have to start at knowing how to become a travel agent from home. You can stick to bookings, or you can expand your offering to something akin to full-range concierge services.