ACC Travel and Tourism

 

 

 

 

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.
-Mark Twain

 

 

 

 

 

TRAVEL AND TOURISM Certificate and Degree Plan

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Graduates of our Travel & Tourism programs are working in Austin and other parts of the world. They are self employed or working for other companies at travel agencies, airlines, cruise lines, ground operators and tour wholesalers. They make air reservations, book tours, calculate fares, and issue airline tickets from short day trips to complex journeys around the world.

 

They also give professional advice to travelers with regards to where to go sightseeing, engage in sports, what to eat and drink, and recommend the best buys in the area. They are knowledgeable about health, customs and immigration requirements of a country, foreign exchange and identify languages and social norms.

 

Tourism is now the world's largest and fastest growing industry. A career in tourism can open the entire world to you. All the skills you learn at ACC are transferable across North America, into Europe and the emerging destinations in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

 

This is an industry that will enable you to learn about and interact with people from a wide variety of cultures and lifestyles throughout the globe. A great advantage to this industry is that it uses the same standards all over the world. The professional education provided by ACC has been designed to help people of diverse backgrounds learn new skills and advance existing careers.

The benefits are numerous. In what other industry can you get discounted air transportation, hotel rooms, cruises and other travel arrangements and even get to enjoy your every day work.

Components of our diploma and Associate of Applied Science degree and certificate program includes:

• Vacation and Corporate Travel Counseling 
  
• Destination Planning - Domestic and International
  
• Global Distribution System - Sabre
  
• Tourism Geography - Destination Selling and Management
  
• Sales and Marketing
  
• Work Experience - Internships and Assistance in Job Placement

Email Instructor for more information:

Heather Biagas 
Department Chair
hjames2@austincc.edu
phone 512-223-5333
fax 512-223-5191

Karen Duncan
Adjunct Professor
kduncan@austincc.edu
phone 512-223-7139

Don Morris
Adjunct Professor
http://www.austincc.edu/dmorris/
dmorris@austincc.edu
phone 512-223-1790 ext 23183 voice mail only

All classes held at:
Eastview Campus (click for map)
3401 Webberville Rd.
Austin, TX 78702