08 Nov 2021 | 2 mins
Overview
  • You’re probably rolling your eyes thinking, yeah nah, travelling for work is a pipe dream!?! I mean, getting paid to work in travel? Too good to be true ☁️️😴
  • Plot twist - here's how you can make a career out of travel 🛫

The travel bug has finally bitten us all again, luring us with every itch to book flights the heck outta here!

Every group chat has been bombarded with messages like “Fiji flights are so cheap right now!” and every bus ride or spare minute at work is spent sussing out flights on Skyscanner, every daydream is set on a plane, going pretty much anywhere.

The travel bug is calling all our names... but what if you could take that itch one step further? (Weird analogy, but we’ll strive on). What if you made a career out of travelling? 😱

You’re probably rolling your eyes thinking, yeah nah, travelling for work is a pipe dream. I mean, getting paid to work in travel? Too good to be true.

It’s actually not as far-fetched as you think, especially since the travel industry is back and booming again, now more than ever. COVID-19 obviously nipped it in the bud for a hot minute, but now that overseas travel is on the table again, people wanna get out there and make up for lost time!

A recent survey of 4,700 respondents from 11 countries around the world by the International Air Transport Association revealed that 57% of them expected to be travelling within two months of the pandemic’s containment, and 72% will do so as soon as they can meet friends and family. That’s a hell of a lot of people gallivanting across the globe!

It’s safe to say that if you’re keen, the travel industry needs ya.

So, how can I start a career in travel?

Great Q - this is where our mates over at Flight Centre Travel Academy come into play as they offer what no other training providers in travel do - a bangin’ blend of academic content and industry knowledge.

Flight Centre Travel Academy offers a nationally recognised Diploma of Travel and Tourism, in partnership with their friends over at Torrens University Australia. This 9 month (full-time) or 18 month (part-time) uni qualification will give you all the goss on real-world travel sales, products and systems from passionate industry experts that have tonnes of experience. Not to mention, Flight Centre is pretty popular with a massive network of industry partners and over 30 successful businesses across travel, hotels, touring, health, events and more!

So, whether you could see yourself as a tour manager, working in a travel agency, being a tourism officer or travel blogging, this diploma can get your foot in the door in an exciting career that is growing every day! So what are ya waiting for? The travel bug is on the move - run, don't walk! ✈️