Its probably not the easiest of jobs in the world becoming a travel agent let alone a Pia – Pakistan international airlines travel agent, however due to increasing demand and passenger numbers going up exponentially year on year and and the preference for Pia flights becoming a first choice for travelers to Pakistan, it is probably one of the most demanding and challenging roles in today’s travel market.<\/p>\n
As Pia currently offer the only direct non stop flights into pakistan from the UK it is without a doubt the most desired airline for the Pakistani communities throughout the UK, evidently the Pakistani\u00a0population\u00a0living in England has proliferated over the decades now being almost well above 500,000 residing in nearly all parts of the United Kingdom including the most populous being the infamous regions of Bradford, Birmingham, Luton, Halifax, Oldham, Manchester and the vast majority of cities now\u00a0consisting\u00a0of around 10-15,000 Pakistani’s even in small towns and cities i.e. Derby, Burton On Trent, Lichfied, Tamworth, Nottingham, Dudley, Walsall, Worcester and other parts of England, Scotland and Wales now having on average more Pakistani communities living among them than ever before.<\/p>\n
Since demand for air travel has been a matter of supply the need for travel agents specialising in airfares to all over Pakistan not only to Islamabad (capital City) but the likes of Lahore, karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan are becoming increasingly popular due to the numbers migrating to the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It clearly appears that statistically there is high volumes of traffic to and from Pakistan requiring a number of new pia travel agents to cope with today’s much needed demand.<\/p>\n
A Pia travel agent will require excellent communication skills, excellent customer service skills and most of all be able to speak multiple languages as commonly spoken within the Pakistani communities, the most spoken of them all is Urdu as well as Punjabi, Mirpuri and Pushto spoken by a vast majority of the people from south central Asia regions including Afghanistan, South Iran, Tajikistan, and in most parts of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.<\/p>\n
A Travel agent specialising in this niche will not normally be required to take up specilialist training courses within the travel industry unless they are able to invest a substantial amount in becoming an accredited travel agent which requires\u00a0rigorous\u00a0training apart from \u00a0the financial criteria, which in this current financial climate may not be a\u00a0feasible\u00a0option for those not having any experience, training or the funds required to progress in this area. The good news is that to become a Pia travel agent without having any of the above it is still a very achievable prospect as most major travel agents i.e. Mushtaq Travel can assist with the whole process of setting up your own travel agency with minimum of resources.<\/p>\n
It is very important for those seeking a role in this challenging and dynamic industry to have the motivation and urge to succeed as this role can be very exhausting even at the best of times.<\/p>\n
Getting started: It is important to make contact with an established travel agent to discuss your options in more detail and get to know more about this business before committing to purchasing your own premises, some travel agent work from home and make a decent income whilst not being tied to\u00a0unnecessary\u00a0overheads i.e bills, rent, mortage etc.. however for those wanting to excel in this area should consider taking up work experience with a travel agency and get the feel of things before making that all important step in training as this can cost a substantial amount of money.<\/p>\n
It is very advisable to get some first hand experience before taking this up as a career as it may not be suitable or appealing to everyone, although those with some qualification can excel into other fields within the travel industry i.e. by taking specialist reservation systems training in\u00a0Sabre\u00a0\u00a0Galileo\u00a0\u00a0Amadeus\u00a0or\u00a0world span global distribution systems,\u00a0 these are used by almost all travel agents and airlines throughout the world, if you are interested in taking up these courses you can speak with your travel agent who may be able to arrange a fresher course for you although you should try and make your own\u00a0inquires\u00a0on the internet and find suitable classes and training courses that may be offered for\u00a0beginners. if your in the UK you can obtain further information by visiting the ABTA<\/a>\u00a0website the association of British travel agents and get some further information.<\/p>\n Mushtaq Travel will be happy to point you in 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