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" Inside secrets to finding a career in travel / "
Karen Rubin.
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BL
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970081
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b724451
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| Main Entry
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Rubin, Karen,1951-
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Inside secrets to finding a career in travel /\ Karen Rubin.
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Indianapolis, IN :: JIST Works,, ©2001.
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1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) :: illustrations
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1563709503
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: 9781563709500
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Why and how to get into a travel job -- PART I: AGENTS, OPERATORS, AND PLANNERS: Travel agents and agencies: fulfillers of dreams -- Corporate travel management: the best of two worlds -- Tour operators: dream-makers or merchants? -- Incentive travel: win-win-win programs bring rewards -- Conventions and meetings -- PART II: TRAVEL SUPPLIERS: Hospitality: hotels and restaurants -- Ski and spa: uplifting experiences -- Theme parks and attractions: the business of making smiles and memories -- Airlines: rising like a phoenix -- Car rental: at a crossroads -- Getting on board the motorcoach and rail industries -- Cruises: full speed ahead -- PART III: PUBLIC-SECTOR AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES: Destination marketing organizations -- Airport, aviation, and port management -- PART IV: WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES: E-travel: the travel industry goes World Wide Web --Travel support services: the best of both worlds -- Conclusion: Strategies for getting in -- APPENDIXES: Appendix A: Best bets in travel -- Appendix B: Directory of Internet travel resources.
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Solid advice on breaking into specific travel industries and jobs.
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Occupations-- United States.
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Travel agents-- Vocational guidance.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Hospitality, Travel Tourism.
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Occupations.
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Travel agents-- Vocational guidance.
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United States.
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338.4/791/02373
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G154.R83 2001eb
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JIST Works, Inc.
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