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Travel Technology Essentials

OnlineTravelTraining.co.uk

Company: OnlineTravelTraining.co.uk
Type: Travel Technology
Duration: 40 hours
Location: Online
Cost: £99.00

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Travel Technology Essentialsmaking sense of the modern travel industry!

Introductory Offer - only £99 for 40 hours of training (normal price soon to be £199)

This course provides strategic coverage of the technologies that power the modern business of travel. Nowhere else will you find such a comprehensive and insightful view into what makes this vast industry tick.
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Learn about:

  • Web 2.0
  • E-Commerce
  • Voice over IP (VoIP)
  • Distribution & Aggregation
  • Virtual Tourism 
  • GDS & CRS
  • Internet Connectivity
  • Future Travel
  • Modern Telephony
  • Fares & Ticketing

This course has been accredited by ABTA's ATP Scheme - worth 6 ATP points!

Topics range from the Internet to the Web and Web 2.0; to business-grade telephony and Voice over IP (VoIP); to travel-specific technology frameworks used for distribution, aggregation, and sales. The course also covers the technologies used for logistics, operations, marketing, revenue accounting, and more... painting a holistic "big picture" view of the global travel technology landscape.

As they move through the training you will learn about all of the tools needed to manage a complete travel e-commerce website, and they work through practical case studies of setting up travel offices and call centers. You will learn about traditional GDS-based travel distribution frameworks, emerging competitors like Global New Entrants (GNEs), and newer travel technology models including Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs).

With plentiful graphics and animations, interactive elements, hands-on work, and colorful text... the course keeps you engaged as it opens their eyes to what it takes to succeed in the modern travel business.
Afterwards, you will see the travel industry in a whole new light!



Full List of training provided:

  • Unit 1 - Introduction to Travel Technology
    • Lesson 1 - 101 frames - Introduction
      • Preface - Lesson Intro
      • Section 1 - Course Introduction
      • Section 2 - Course Outline
      • Section 3 - Conventions Used
      • Section 4 - Telecom Overview
      • Section 5 - Travel Technology Overview
      • Section 6 - Recap of Lesson 1
        • Drill 1 - 13 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 1
        • Lesson 2 - 253 frames - Telecom Basics
          • Preface - Lesson Intro
          • Section 1 - History of Telecom
          • Section 2 - Modern Telecom
          • Section 3 - Telecom Services
          • Section 4 - Telecom Networks
          • Section 5 - Network Types
          • Section 6 - Analog and Digital Communications
          • Section 7 - Bandwidth and Multiplexing
          • Section 8 - Protocols and Standards
          • Section 9 - Recap of Lesson 2
              • Drill 2 - 23 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 2
              • Lesson 3 - 144 frames - Travel Technology Basics
                • Preface - Lesson Intro
                • Section 1 - History of Travel Technology
                • Section 2 - Modern Travel Technology
                • Section 3 - CRS and GDS Systems
                • Section 4 - Internet-Based Travel Distribution
                • Section 5 - Operations Travel Technologies
                • Section 6 - Recap of Lesson 3
                    • Drill 3 - 21 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 3
                    • Quiz 1 - 33 frames - Questions on Lessons 1 through 3
                          • Unit 2 - Modern Telecom Technologies
                            • Lesson 4 - 237 frames - Telephony and Related Services
                              • Preface - Lesson Intro
                              • Section 1 - History of Telephony
                              • Section 2 - Telephony Communications Overview
                              • Section 3 - Business-Grade Telephony
                              • Section 4 - PSTN Network Technologies
                              • Section 5 - Mobile Telephony
                              • Section 6 - ISDN
                              • Section 7 - Fax Services
                              • Section 8 - Recap of Lesson 4
                                • Drill 4 - 23 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 4
                                • Lesson 5 - 204 frames - Internet and Web-Based Services
                                  • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                  • Section 1 - History of the Internet
                                  • Section 2 - Internet Communications Overview
                                  • Section 3 - Internet Infrastructure
                                  • Section 4 - Internet Protocols and Services
                                  • Section 5 - DNS and Domain Names
                                  • Section 6 - Anatomy of a Web Session
                                  • Section 7 - Web Data Formats
                                  • Section 8 - Web 2.0
                                  • Section 9 - Recap of Lesson 5
                                      • Drill 5 - 25 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 5
                                      • Lesson 6 - 233 frames - Data Network Technologies
                                        • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                        • Section 1 - Data Network Overview
                                        • Section 2 - LAN Technologies
                                        • Section 3 - Network Address Translation (NAT)
                                        • Section 4 - WAN Overview
                                        • Section 5 - WAN Technologies
                                        • Section 6 - Wireless Technologies
                                        • Section 7 - Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
                                        • Section 8 - Recap of Lesson 6
                                            • Drill 6 - 27 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 6
                                            • Lesson 7 - 134 frames - VoIP and Convergence Technologies
                                              • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                              • Section 1 - Telecom Convergence Overview
                                              • Section 2 - Voice over IP (VoIP) Basics
                                              • Section 3 - VoIP Protocols and Standards
                                              • Section 4 - Business-Grade VoIP
                                              • Section 5 - Videophone and Videoconferencing
                                              • Section 6 - Other Convergence Technologies
                                              • Section 7 - Recap of Lesson 7
                                                  • Drill 7 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 7
                                                  • Quiz 2 - 38 frames - Questions on Lessons 4 through 7
                                                        • Unit 3 - Travel Sales & Distribution Technologies
                                                          • Lesson 8 - 172 frames - GDS Systems
                                                            • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                            • Section 1 - GDS Overview
                                                            • Section 2 - Technology Overview
                                                            • Section 3 - Amadeus
                                                            • Section 4 - Sabre
                                                            • Section 5 - Galileo
                                                            • Section 6 - Worldspan
                                                            • Section 7 - Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
                                                            • Section 8 - GDS-Based E-Commerce
                                                            • Section 9 - Recap of Lesson 8
                                                              • Drill 8 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 8
                                                              • Lesson 9 - 107 frames - GDS New Entrants (GNEs)
                                                                • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                • Section 1 - GNE Overview
                                                                • Section 2 - Technology Overview
                                                                • Section 3 - ITA Software
                                                                • Section 4 - G2 Switchworks
                                                                • Section 5 - Other Players
                                                                • Section 6 - GNE-Based E-Commerce
                                                                • Section 7 - Recap of Lesson 9
                                                                    • Drill 9 - 15 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 9
                                                                    • Lesson 10 - 220 frames - Travel E-Commerce
                                                                      • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                      • Section 1 - Travel E-Commerce Overview
                                                                      • Section 2 - Creating a Web Presence
                                                                      • Section 3 - Interactive Web Elements
                                                                      • Section 4 - Online Travel Bookings
                                                                      • Section 5 - Online Payment Options
                                                                      • Section 6 - Travel Search Engines
                                                                      • Section 7 - Business-to-Business (B2B)
                                                                      • Section 8 - Marketing
                                                                      • Section 9 - Recap of Lesson 10
                                                                          • Drill 10 - 19 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 10
                                                                          • Quiz 3 - 33 frames - Questions on Lessons 8 through 10
                                                                                • Unit 4 - Travel Operations & Communications Technologies
                                                                                  • Lesson 11 - 229 frames - Schedules, Fares, Inventory, and Ticketing
                                                                                    • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                    • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                    • Section 2 - Flight Schedules
                                                                                    • Section 3 - Air Fares and Pricing
                                                                                    • Section 4 - Inventory Tracking
                                                                                    • Section 5 - Ticketing
                                                                                    • Section 6 - Yield Management
                                                                                    • Section 7 - Recap of Lesson 11
                                                                                      • Drill 11 - 21 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 11
                                                                                      • Lesson 12 - 172 frames - Travel Communications Standards
                                                                                        • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                        • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                        • Section 2 - Coding Systems
                                                                                        • Section 3 - IATA Standards
                                                                                        • Section 4 - IATA Type B Messaging
                                                                                        • Section 5 - EDI Standards
                                                                                        • Section 6 - XML and OTA
                                                                                        • Section 7 - Miscellaneous Travel Standards
                                                                                        • Section 8 - Recap of Lesson 12
                                                                                            • Drill 12 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 12
                                                                                            • Lesson 13 - 91 frames - Other Travel Technologies
                                                                                              • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                              • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                              • Section 2 - IATA
                                                                                              • Section 3 - SITA
                                                                                              • Section 4 - AFTN
                                                                                              • Section 5 - ARINC
                                                                                              • Section 6 - Recap of Lesson 13
                                                                                                  • Drill 13 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 13
                                                                                                  • Quiz 4 - 33 frames - Questions on Lessons 11 through 13
                                                                                                        • Unit 5 - Travel Technology Case Studies
                                                                                                          • Lesson 14 - 129 frames - The Global Technology Landscape
                                                                                                            • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                            • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                                            • Section 2 - Industrialized Nations
                                                                                                            • Section 3 - Newly-Industrialized Nations
                                                                                                            • Section 4 - Developing Nations
                                                                                                            • Section 5 - Technological Growth
                                                                                                            • Section 6 - Recap of Lesson 14
                                                                                                              • Drill 14 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 14
                                                                                                              • Lesson 15 - 189 frames - Case Studies: Single Travel Office
                                                                                                                • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                                • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                                                • Section 2 - Small Office
                                                                                                                • Section 3 - Medium Office
                                                                                                                • Section 4 - Large Office
                                                                                                                • Section 5 - Recap of Lesson 15
                                                                                                                    • Drill 15 - 19 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 15
                                                                                                                    • Lesson 16 - 180 frames - Case Studies: Multiple Travel Offices
                                                                                                                      • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                                      • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                                                      • Section 2 - Inter-Office Voice
                                                                                                                      • Section 3 - Inter-Office Data
                                                                                                                      • Section 4 - Remote Access
                                                                                                                      • Section 5 - Home-Based Workers
                                                                                                                      • Section 6 - Recap of Lesson 16
                                                                                                                          • Drill 16 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 16
                                                                                                                          • Lesson 17 - 164 frames - Case Studies: Call Centers
                                                                                                                            • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                                            • Section 1 - Overview
                                                                                                                            • Section 2 - Setting up a Call Center
                                                                                                                            • Section 3 - Call Center Case Study
                                                                                                                            • Section 4 - Advanced Call Center Implementations
                                                                                                                            • Section 5 - Outsourcing
                                                                                                                            • Section 6 - Recap of Lesson 17
                                                                                                                                • Drill 17 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 17
                                                                                                                                • Quiz 5 - 28 frames - Questions on Lessons 14 through 17
                                                                                                                                      • Unit 6 - Technology Trends
                                                                                                                                        • Lesson 18 - 131 frames - Future of Telecom
                                                                                                                                          • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                                                          • Section 1 - Telecom Trends
                                                                                                                                          • Section 2 - Proliferation of Fiber Optics
                                                                                                                                          • Section 3 - Proliferation of Wireless
                                                                                                                                          • Section 4 - Future of the Internet
                                                                                                                                          • Section 5 - Future of the Web
                                                                                                                                          • Section 6 - A Future Telecom Scenario
                                                                                                                                          • Section 7 - Recap of Lesson 18
                                                                                                                                            • Drill 18 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 18
                                                                                                                                            • Lesson 19 - 135 frames - Future of Travel Technology
                                                                                                                                              • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                                                              • Section 1 - Travel Technology Trends
                                                                                                                                              • Section 2 - Future Distribution Models
                                                                                                                                              • Section 3 - Future of Travel Communications
                                                                                                                                              • Section 4 - Automation in the Travel Industry
                                                                                                                                              • Section 5 - Virtual Tourism
                                                                                                                                              • Section 6 - A Future Travel Scenario
                                                                                                                                              • Section 7 - Another Future Travel Scenario
                                                                                                                                              • Section 8 - Recap of Lesson 19
                                                                                                                                                  • Drill 19 - 17 frames - Questions on the material in Lesson 19
                                                                                                                                                  • Lesson 20 - 40 frames - Conclusion
                                                                                                                                                    • Preface - Lesson Intro
                                                                                                                                                    • Section 1 - Staying Ahead of the Curve
                                                                                                                                                    • Section 2 - Technological Progress: A Critical Look
                                                                                                                                                    • Section 3 - Final Words
                                                                                                                                                              • Final Exam - 72 frames - Comprehensive exam on the entire course

                                                                                                                                                              All this training for only £99!  (limited period offer)


                                                                                                                                                               

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