- Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.
- Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.
- Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.
- Compute cost of
Travel agent | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Travel agents book and plan business and leisure travel for customers.
Travel agents typically work around 37 to 40 hours per week.
As a Travel agent you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
| Average salary |
| 26,113 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Travel agent
Big gender gap
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29,704 GBP
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23,941 GBP
Average salary for part-time Travel agent
Average salary for full-time Travel agent
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12,914 GBP
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13,264 GBP
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26,113 GBP
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23,941 GBP
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29,704 GBP
Salary over time for Travel agent
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22,308 GBP
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21,461 GBP
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22,636 GBP
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21,488 GBP
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22,704 GBP
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26,113 GBP
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22,476 GBP
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Future outlook for Travel agents
Balanced outlook
28 000+ jobs available
Balanced outlook
0% yearly wage growth (on average)
Balanced outlook
52% chance of automation in the future Travel agent - Your future job?
Which qualifications do I need?
Find out what you need to know in order to become a Travel agent and the highest average level of education for people in this role.
What soft skills do I need?
Rise above the competition by brushing up on the 5 most important soft skills you need to become a Travel agent.
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
What technical skills do I need?
Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Travel agent. Check that you know:
Things to highlight for your Travel agent interview
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
