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Home-based travel is a very viable business alternative today for the highly motivated and entrepreneurial person. Advances in information and electronic technology have enabled travel professionals to access professional information and resources online more easily. Many businesses have as a result “moved back home”!
CENTRAM has developed the country’s first accredited Home-Based Travel Specialist program. The core of this certificate program is 6 seminars that take you step-by-step from defining a home-based travel business, to learning how to establish your own home-based business, to understanding the legalities of running this business. As a home-based travel specialist, you should specialize in an area of interest to you. This specialization could be in a destination (for example, the Caribbean), or an activity (for example, luxury travel) or a type of traveler (for example, groups or seniors).
This 17-unit certificate can be completed in 2 semesters by a full-time student. All Core Courses are offered online.
Core Courses (9 units)
Travel 101 - Home-Based Travel - Is it for you? (.5 unit)
Travel 102 - Establishing a Home-Based Travel Business (.5 unit)
Travel 103 - Marketing and Promoting a Home-Based Travel Business (.5 unit)
Travel 104 - Resources for the Home-Based Travel Professional (.5 unit)
Travel 105 - Business and Financial Plans for Home-Based Travel (.5 unit)
Travel 106 - Home-Based Travel and the Law (.5 unit)
Travel 72 - Introduction to Travel (3 units)
Travel 76 - Travel Sales and Marketing (3 units)
Destination Courses (3 units)
Select one or two Destination Specialist (DS) geography courses totaling to 3 units. The DS certification exam is optional. New DS courses are developed and offered every semester. All of the Destination Specialist Courses are offered online.
Travel 74 - North American Destination Specialist (3 units)
Travel 75 - Western Europe Destination Specialist (3 units)
Travel 83 - Hawaii Destination Specialist (1.5 units)
Travel 84 – Caribbean Destination Specialist (1.5 units)
Travel 85 – South Pacific Destination Specialist (1.5 units)
Travel 87 – Mexico Destination Specialist (1.5 units)
Travel 96 - Alaska Destination Specialist (1.5 units)
Electives (5 units)
Select 5 units of electives from the following:
Travel 77- Customized Vacation Planning (2 units)
Travel 82 - All About Cruising (3 units)
Travel 95 - Advanced Travel Concepts (3 units)
Travel 99 - Travel Internship (1-2 units)
Travel 120 - Certified Travel Associate (3 units)
Travel 9xx - Special Interest Travel Courses (These .5-1.5 unit courses on selected topics or niches in travel are about a destination, an activity or a type of traveler)
Employment Opportunities: Establishing your independent Home-Based Travel business; working as an Independent Contractor or an Outside agent with a travel agency.
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