The Travel Institute has continuously evolved over its 50+ year history to maintain its role as the global leader in travel industry education and certification while staying true to our mission: dedicated solely to advancing professionalism in support of individual and industry success.
A non-profit, independent organization, The Travel Institute collaborates with industry leaders to create and deliver relevant, meaningful and rigorous coursework and travel professional education. Using exclusive proctored, closed-book testing to maintain the integrity of the credentials and the standards they represent, The Travel Institute has certified more than 27,000 Certified Travel Associate (CTA®), Certified Travel Counselor (CTC®), and Certified Travel Industry Executive (CTIE®) graduates and requires continued education to maintain certifications. Certification program graduates utilize our digital credentials search platform as a validation process and marketing tool to substantiate their expertise with clients and stakeholders. The Travel Institute also administers the Travel Agent Proficiency, or TAP℠, exam. The TAP exam is used widely by industry organizations to confirm students new to the industry demonstrate a mastery of travel industry basics.
A trusted partner to industry organizations and educational institutions alike, The Travel Institute has also provided continuing education to hundreds of thousands of agents through specialist and business management courses, webinars, and in its online learning Lounge for premium members. The industry benchmark for educational excellence, The Travel Institute is credited by many successful agents and high-profile industry leaders for their success.
If you’re just getting started in the travel industry, the TRIPKIT℠ is the place to begin.
If you have travel industry experience, we offer three levels of certification that are recognized as the gold standard in the industry (CTA®, CTC®, CTIE®).
We also offer many online Destination and Niche Market specialist programs and two levels of Membership which give you access to ongoing expert-led training 24/7!
We invite you to explore our website and/or join us for a free webinar to learn more.
Your success is our goal!
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