CERTIFICATE IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM - GDS WORLD

This course provides candidates with all aspects of dealing with processes and systems involved while booking a customer proposed journey using the various Global Distribution Systems. Interpreting fare rules and e-ticket data elements is key to satisfying and retaining customers. With the abundance and complexity of today’s fare options, travel customers expect you to provide a service that is accurate, quick and affordable. This course teaches the language of fare construction and fare rules so that delegates provide customers with the best advice and the lowest fare for their air itinerary. Delegates will develop new skills through practical exercises and with the support of reference materials to become the travel professional their customers trust.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Terms related to IATA geography and global indicators, Pricing Units, fare construction and currency Fare selection criteria Routings One way, round trip and circle trip fare construction Single segment Q surcharge Taxes, fees and charges Electronic tickets Payments types Special fares Electronic documents Consolidator and net fares Billing and settlement plans.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Price air journeys and interpret fare rules Implement essential principles to price journeys as a single pricing unit Categorize pricing units such as one way, round, circle and open jaw tips
Price journeys in Neutral Units of Construction (NUC), convert to local currency using the IATA Rates of Exchange (IROE) and apply currency rounding rules Follow the complete formula for calculating pricing units for a wide variety of trip types with multiple fare components, including carrier fares Source Q surcharges and Taxes/Fees/Charges (TFCs), analyze provisions, and apply the correct currency conversions and rounding processes Describe mileage air fares, distinguish between IATA and non-IATA fares.