School of Travel & Tourism: Complete Certification
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School of Travel & Tourism: Complete Certification

Fourteen modules. A real Sabre simulator. Live AI mentorship. Verifiable certification. Career ready.

About this program

Built by a 30-year travel industry veteran, this is the most comprehensive online travel certification you can earn from home. Sabre GDS, PNR construction, fare reading, cars, hotels, FIT itineraries, commission, niches, marketing, and a real host agency pathway to your first paycheck.

Curriculum, 14 modules
01Welcome to Travel: Your Future, Your Why
3 lessons

What a career in travel actually looks like in 2026, the lifestyle it can fund, and the mindset that makes great advisors great.

  • The Travel Industry in 2026: A $1.4 Trillion Opportunity
  • The Lifestyle: What This Career Can Actually Buy You
  • The Mindset of a Great Advisor
02World Geography & Airport Codes
3 lessons

Master IATA 3-letter codes, city vs airport codes, and the geography that makes you sound like a pro on every call.

  • IATA Codes 101: The Language of Travel
  • Reading the World: Regions, Hubs, and Common Routings
  • Practice: Airport Code Drill
03Sabre GDS Foundations
3 lessons

The command structure, screen anatomy, and core entries every Sabre user needs in their first week.

  • What is a GDS? Sabre vs Amadeus vs Travelport
  • The Sabre Command Line: Anatomy of an Entry
  • Try It: Your First Sabre Entries
04Air: Schedules, Availability & Fares
4 lessons

Read availability like a pro. Decode fare basis codes. Understand what a 'Q-class' really is.

  • Availability Displays: Reading the Screen
  • Booking Classes: Why Two Seats on the Same Flight Cost Wildly Different Prices
  • Fare Quotes, `FQ` and Reading a Fare Basis
  • Practice: Run Real Sabre Fare Quotes
05Building a PNR in Sabre
4 lessons

The five mandatory PNR fields (PRINT), how to sell flights, add names, phones, ticketing, received-from, and end-transact.

  • The PRINT Mandate: Five Fields Every PNR Needs
  • Selling Segments and Adding Names
  • Phone: Ticketing, Received-From, End-Transact
  • Practice: Build a Real PNR End-to-End
06Cars in Sabre
2 lessons

Car availability, vendor codes, rate codes, age requirements, and how to add a car segment to a PNR.

  • Car Vendors: Codes, and Availability
  • Selling and Adding a Car to a PNR
07Hotels in Sabre
3 lessons

Hotel availability, chain codes, rate plans, guarantees, commission codes, and how to read a HOD display.

  • Chain Codes and the HOT Entry
  • Rate Plans: Guarantees, and Commission Codes
  • Practice: Hotel Sell Sequence
08FIT: Foreign Independent Travel
2 lessons

How to design custom multi-destination itineraries mixing flights, land, transfers, and supplier products into one cohesive trip.

  • What FIT Really Means (and Why It Pays the Best)
  • Building a FIT Itinerary: The Workflow
09Client Intake: Asking the Right Questions
3 lessons

The discovery framework that separates order-takers from advisors. Hear the trip behind the trip.

  • The Trip Behind the Trip
  • The 12-Question Discovery Framework
  • Practice: Mock Client Intake
10Understanding Commission
3 lessons

Gross vs net, overrides, when (and how) you actually get paid, and how to read a commission statement without crying.

  • How Commission Actually Flows
  • Commissionable vs Non-Commissionable
  • Reading a Commission Statement
11Suppliers: Niches & Specialization
3 lessons

Pick the niche that fits your life. Cruise, luxury, destination weddings, groups, corporate, and how to break in.

  • Why You Must Specialize
  • The Top Niches in 2026
  • Building Supplier Relationships
12Booking Tools Beyond GDS: Including Amadeus Live Demo
2 lessons

Supplier portals, cruise consoles, OBT (online booking tools), and a real Amadeus search demo so you've seen another GDS.

  • When You Use What Tool
  • Live Demo: Amadeus Self-Service Search
13Marketing Yourself as a Travel Advisor
3 lessons

Build a niche brand, attract dream clients, and turn one trip into a referral pipeline.

  • Pick Your Audience: Then Pick Your Voice
  • The Content That Actually Books Trips
  • Referrals: The Real Engine
14Host Agency Pathway: Turning This Course Into A Career
3 lessons

How host agencies work, the top hosts compared, what to ask before you sign, and how to start earning commissions in your first 30 days.

  • What a Host Agency Is, and Why Most New Advisors Need One
  • Top Host Agencies: A Real Comparison
  • Your First 30 Days After Signing

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