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A Career in Travel & Tourism

Hayton delivers travel industry recognised travel skills training and while we are not an employment agency, we are contacted almost daily by companies looking for competent staff. Successful completion of these Hayton online courses can lead to employment in a broad range of tourism industry sectors - Hayton College course graduates can be found across all sectors.

Getting your travel industry job

Most of the companies listed need employees with a good knowledge of a CRS/GDS and the ability to accurately calculate airfares. Once you have completed your training, you make start applying for positions with travel companies. For AUD75.00 Hayton staff can assist with adapting your CV if you need help. Just e-mail us with your CV and Credit Card details and we’ll be back to you within 48 hours.

Industry career opportunities

We have trained thousands of students over our 30 years of operations, students who now work across a wide range of sectors in the industry. We have graduates working in the following areas of the industry - these might give you an idea of the sort of opportunities that are available to you:

  • Airlines: Reservations/Sales/Passenger Service Agents for airlines like Qantas Airways, Vietnam Airlines and American Airlines
  • Airline wholesale companies/reservations: for example Qantas Holidays
  • General sales agents (GSAs): Reservations areas for overseas based airlines, for example: Delta and Northwest
  • Travel marketing & promotion: for example, Discover the World, Kent Aviation and Tourism Marketing
  • Tour wholesaler companies: for example, Value Tours a ski specialist
  • Inbound tour operators
  • Ticket consolidators: for example, Concorde or Consolidated or Bravo
  • Conference and incentive planners
  • Retail travel agencies: like those in your local shopping centre
  • Group travel companies
  • Corporate travel companies: these companies make travel arrangements for businesses and their employees
  • Cruise lines: for example P & O
  • Car rental companies: like Avis or Hertz
  • Hotel reservations and representation companies
  • Coach companies
  • Overseas, national and state Tourism Offices
  • Travel insurance companies: such as Covermore and AFTA Travel Insurance.

Hayton College provides online training courses to the travel and tourism industry.
All courses are developed by industry professionals, in conjunction with key industry bodies, associations and businesses.

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