Travel agency manager | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Travel agency managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of travel agencies, meeting sales targets and promoting travel products.

  • Collect payment for transportation and accommodations from customer.  
  • Plan, describe, arrange, and sell itinerary tour packages and promotional travel incentives offered by various travel carriers.  
  • Converse with customer to determine destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, financial considerations, and accommodations required.  
  • Compute cost of
Read more about Travel agency manager

Travel agency managers typically work around 43 to 45 hours per week.

As a Travel agency manager you will typically work weekends.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and
  • Read more about Travel agency manager
    * from ONETonline
    Average salary
    34,658 GBP *
    per year
    20,000 GBP
    40,000 GBP
    Starting
    5+ Experience
    * data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
    Average salary for Travel agency manager
    • 35,294 GBP
    Average salary for full-time Travel agency manager

    Showing:
    • 34,658 GBP
    • 35,294 GBP
    Salary over time for Travel agency manager

    Pay for this role has decreased slightly over time
    • 36,563 GBP
    • 30,392 GBP
    • 33,281 GBP
    • 34,658 GBP
    Ads

    Future outlook for Travel agency managers

    pointer
    Fair outlook
    -5% yearly wage growth (on average)

    Travel agency manager - Your future job?


    Which qualifications do I need?

    Find out what you need to know in order to become a Travel agency manager and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

    In terms of people already doing this job:

    • 37% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent
    • 31% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
    • 14% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree

    You could do a college course like a Level 4 Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management before applying for a job as an assistant manager in a travel agency.


    Get the right qualification to begin your journey to becoming a Travel agency manager

    Travel & Tourism

    What soft skills do I need?

    Rise above the competition by brushing up on the 5 most important soft skills you need to become a Travel agency manager.
    Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
    Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people
    Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
    Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively
    Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do

    What technical skills do I need?

    Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Travel agency manager. Check that you know:
    1
    Business intelligence and data analysis software DataSwell; Illusions Online Illusions OnDemand
    2
    Calendar and scheduling software Apollo Reservation System; Globekey Agentkey; Rezdy; Rezgo
    3
    Customer relationship management CRM software Colibripms Software Colibri; MGHworld Travel Agents; Sabre Airline Solutions SabreSonic Customer Sales & Service
    4
    Data base user interface and query software Data entry software
    5
    Office suite software Microsoft Office
    Improve your skills today

    Travel & Tourism

    Things to highlight for your Travel agency manager interview

    Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

    Not sure if you are in the right job?

    Take our career change quiz