Kannanthanam School mainly focuses on IATA International Travel & Tourism courses, namely IATA Foundation Course, Consultant Course and Managing Travel Business Course.
Level 1: Foundation in Travel & Tourism with Electronic booking system Galileo/ Amadeus/ Sabre /Amadeus
Level 2:Travel & Tourism Consultant course
Level 3: Management Course (Managing the Travel Business)
All the three programmes are administered by IATA Training, Montreal, Canada .IATA Exam : Proctored Online Examinations with Remote Supervision conducted by IATA Training, Canada.
Results are published immediately.
(Duration: 6 Months )
The course provides an overview of the aviation, air travel and tourism industry, the role that qualified travel professionals play and also of the developing technologies in the travel industry. The school also provides practical training in Electronic Booking System.
(Duration: 6 months)
This course enables you to understand the more complex operations of the travel and tourism industry, and helps you to adopt a consultative approach to selling travel and tourism products. It equips you to handle all major aspects of the travel agency business. It gives you the ability to give accurate advice to customers on major tourist destinations, create customised itineraries, construct complex fares and routings, and apply advanced IATA fare construction principles. It also provides you with sound knowledge of the Billing and Settlement System (BSP).
IATA Travel and Tourism Consultant Course is the second of the three diploma levels. By succesfully completing this course, you will be qualified with the Travel and Tourism Consultant Diploma and entitles you to use DTTC after your name.
Usually, the consultant course is done after completing the foundation course. However, it can also be done directly. After successfully completing the Consultant Course you have the option to enroll in the Harvard Manage Mentor Programme to further acquire leadership and management skills.
(Duration: 6 months)
This course is ideally suited for entry level and mid level managers in the travel industry, agency business owners, and agency back office staff members. It teaches seven essential skills to successfully manage a travel business. It is intended to give you the skills for supervising and managing teams, motivating employees, managing back office operations, improving negotiation skills, making sound business decissions, and gaining a competitive edge by introducing new products and marketing strategies.