What Goes Down Will Come Up - Prepare Now for Work in the Travel Industry

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 12, 2009 -- While summer of 2008 showed an increase in American travelers with overseas destinations, according to the American Automobile Association, the trend is temporarily reversing as American's tighten their collective economic belts. The good news is that times of economic downturn are known to be the best time for job searchers to retrain in a new career field.
According to Career Coach Kathi Calahan, those seeking new works in the travel industry are encouraged to first evaluate the following:
• Decide whether your travel career interests are local or international.

• If international travel is your choice, select a country or area of the world based upon your personal interests and passions.
• Further narrow your niche by industry. For example, do you have transferrable skills in:
(a) Import/Export products
(b) Transportation - airlines, trains, car rentals, cruise ships
(c) Marketing - Tourism Boards, Hotels, Destination Resorts
(d) Methodology - Writing, photography, website development

As with any career cyclic change, travel jobs will recover. By training now, career adjusters will find themselves available and qualified when the market resets itself. And, by agreeing to become more self aware of transferrable skills, job seekers will find successful encounters in fields they might not have otherwise considered.
As an additional side note, Calahan discloses that she believes the one career trend which will return with power after the recession subsides is the sustainable or eco-friendly part of the travel industry. Those with an interest or background in sustainability or eco friendly commerce are encouraged to think outside the box and consider adding the travel niche to their job search.

To learn more about making career transitions readers can tune in at Prescott Radio, Discovering Your Life’s Work on BlogTalkRadio. This online radio show airs Tuesday, January 20, 2009 from 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Arizona Time. Host & career Coach, Kathi Calahan, will interview travel industry expert, Amanda Jackson, who discovered & achieved her Life’s Work in the Honduras, Central America travel marketing platform. Listeners are invited to call in with questions regarding career changes into the travel industry.
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