Your Learning Experience Is
Complete — and It All Happens
in the Comfort of Your Home.
You Can Begin Today!
Choose one of these three ways to enroll in the
Travel and Tourism Specialist Career Diploma Program:
• Call 1-800-228-0799 today and you
could be working on your first lesson
in a matter of minutes!
• Enroll online at www.TravelTourism.PennFoster.edu
and begin earning your Career Diploma immediately.
• Return your completed Enrollment Form by mail.
Your first Instruction Set will be sent to you as soon
as your enrollment has been accepted. Other
Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams.
Our tuition price includes all you need to
complete your training...books, study guides, and
learning aids. You work independently, but not alone.
Expert instructors and a helpful support staff are
just a phone call, message board, or email away.
As a Penn Foster student, automated services
such as grade and status reports are available
on our secure website and by phone.
Please refer to the enclosed Program Outline
for a comprehensive list of study topics
and learning materials — all included with your
complete Travel and Tourism Specialist Program!
Learn at your own pace. You’ll receive
everything listed on the Program Outline.
Contact us today and begin to build
the career and lifestyle you want.
* Salary and growth information is based on the
“Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition,”
a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Individual student earnings vary based on experience.
Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2020.
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Travel and
Tourism
Specialist
Your Future as a
Travel and Tourism
Specialist.
You can join the ranks of trained Travel and Tourism
Specialists now working in the United States,
in as little as seven months, with distance
training from Penn Foster Career School.
Here are just a few of the options available when
you complete your Career Diploma program:
Penn Foster Career
School Is Accredited.
Chris Student
Travel and Tourism Specialist
• Start your own business — open your
own Travel Agency, set your own hours,
and enjoy the freedom of being your own boss.
It Pays to Continue
Your Education.
• Work in an established agency
coordinating and arranging business
trips and vacations for your clients.
The need for training and retraining in
new skills for today’s changing job market has
motivated many adults to continue their education.
TAP Certification Exam - As part of the program,
you'll receive a certificate allowing you to sit for the
nationally recognized Travel Agent Proficiency (TAP)
certification examination developed by the American
Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and The Travel Institute.
Penn Foster addresses this growing need with
Career Diploma programs like the Travel and Tourism
Specialist Program. Preparing for your
new career is easy and convenient because:
Prepare for an Exciting,
High-Salary Career.
With training from Penn Foster, you can learn
the skills and knowledge to get started in
an exciting career as a Travel and Tourism Specialist.
You can earn an average salary of around
$32,000 per year. With training and experience
you can earn as much as $50,000. Opportunities
are expected to grow 10% through 2020.*
Career Services.
Current students and graduates are notified
through their personal message boards of job
openings submitted directly to Penn Foster by
employers from around the country. Penn Foster
graduates can take advantage of Career Services,
which include access to online searches for jobs
by industry and region, tips on interviewing,
information on preparing a cover letter, and even
one-on-one help in creating your resume with
a Certified Professional Resume Writer.
• There is no going to class, no need to
rearrange schedules. You choose the time
and place to complete your coursework.
• You work at your own pace — as quickly as
you like — and you don’t have to take time
from job and social responsibilities.
• The learning materials you need are
sent directly to you for your convenience.
• You can study online, through the printed page,
or a combination of both. You decide which
method matches your learning style.
• You can also download study materials,
submit assignments, take exams, email
your instructor, check your grades,
or review your student records online.
• You need no previous experience,
just a High School Diploma or GED.
• Regionally accredited for non-degree
granting postsecondary programs by the
Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools,
3624 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA, 215-662-5603, www.csa-msa.org.
• Nationally accredited by the Accrediting
Commission of the Distance Education
and Training Council (DETC).
• Licensed by the Pennsylvania State
Board of Private Licensed Schools.
• As an International Association for Continuing
Education and Training (IACET) Authorized Provider,
Penn Foster Career School offers CEUs for its
programs that qualify under IACET guidelines.
• Better Business Bureau accredited
business with a BBB Rating of A+.
• Approved for veterans education benefits.
Reservists may also qualify for veterans
education benefits, so if you think you are
eligible, contact your local or regional VA office.
• All Penn Foster Career School programs
are affiliated with Defense Activity for
Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES),
which qualifies military personnel
for tuition reimbursement.
• Penn Foster is recognized as an educational
affiliate of The Travel Institute and
is a member of the American
Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).