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• Professional
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Pros & Cons of Travel
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Pros:
• Fly for free.
• See places you've never heard of before.
• Earn commissions and bonus vacation packages.
• Gain enhanced independence.
• Learn new cultures and lifestyles.
• Meet new and unique people.
Cons:
• Suffer from jet lag.
• Live out of a suitcase.
• Worry about risks associated with flying.
• Feel the stress of long separations from your
family.
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Get Your Feet Moving: Travel Careers
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It's unanimous. Desk jobs are not for you. Sitting for eight
hours a day, trapped inside your cubicle with your eyes glued
to a computer makes you feel like the grossly myopic
guy in the movie Office
Space. And they'd better not take your red stapler. Well,
before you burn down the building, perhaps a travel career
is in order.
But with so many different travel jobs to choose from, it's
hard to tell which one's for you. Well, today's your lucky
day. Here's an easy-to-take quiz to help you discover the
travel career you're best suited to handle. Answer the following
questions, and click on the travel career that you agree with
the most.
Travel
Career # 1
1) Do you consider yourself a natural leader?
2) Do you enjoy public speaking?
3) Do you like working with different people daily?
4) Do you savor history or conveying historical concepts to
others?
Travel
Career # 2
1) Are you a patient person who gives good advice and makes
friends easily?
2) Are you good at planning, organizing, and promoting?
3) Do you deliver successful work presentations?
4) Are you willing to work at a desk from time to time?
Travel
Career # 3
1) Are you comfortable wearing a uniform?
2) Do you fare well in service jobs?
3) Are you nurturing?
4) Do you keep your cool in high-stress situations?
Travel
Career # 4
1) Do you enjoy flying, and are you impervious to air sickness?
2) Are you spontaneous and available on only a few days of
notice?
3) Are you good at bargaining?
4) Are you flexible and accustomed to packing light?
Travel
Career # 5
1) Are you naturally curious?
2) Do you consider yourself a fact gatherer?
3) Do you tell things like they are, instead of embellishing?
4) Do you have a flair for words?
Written by Anna Marie Neri
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On the Web
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Travel Careers Information Center
Travel
Careers Institute
Hospitality/Travel Careers
The Air Traveler's Handbook
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Cha-Ching!
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If you're curious as to how much money a member of the travel
industry rakes in, here are estimated salaries for a few employment
opportunities within the field:
• Travel Agent: Requires a high school
diploma and special training. Average income: $36,000.
• Commercial Pilot: Requires a four-year
college degree. Income: between $23,000 and $220,000.
• Flight Attendant: Requires a high school
diploma and special training, although a college degree is
preferred. Income: between $23,700 and $69,000.
• Travel Writer: Requires a four-year college
degree in journalism. Income: between $25,000 and $60,000.
Information taken from The
Allstar Network. |
