Geography plays a vital role in successful travel planning. Understanding destinations, locations, time zones, climate, transportation and cultural differences helps travel professionals recommend the right destinations and create more suitable travel experiences for their clients. This beginner-level course builds that foundation from world maps to global transport.
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Six foundational competencies that turn world geography into practical, client-ready travel planning skills.
Understand physical, cultural and destination geography and how geographical factors influence traveller choices.
Develop the ability to identify continents, countries and major cities and use longitude and latitude to interpret locations.
Identify, encode and decode three-letter city and airport codes commonly used in travel-related activities.
Apply geographical information and appropriate resources when planning travel itineraries.
Understand world time zones, elapsed travel times, the International Date Line, currency types and currency codes.
Explore different modes of transportation and their relevance to travel planning across different geographical regions.
A curriculum covering the essential geographical knowledge required for travel planning and destination advisory.
Physical geography, cultural geography, destination geography and the factors that attract travellers.
World continents, countries, major cities, longitude and latitude, and practical map interpretation.
Introduction to city and airport codes, including encoding and decoding locations.
Basic itinerary planning steps, planning resources and applying geographical information to travel arrangements.
World time zones, elapsed travel times, the International Date Line, types of currencies and currency codes.
Different modes of transport and their development, with an overview of transportation across Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Australia.
This beginner-level program is suitable for learners with a High School Certificate (HSC) or equivalent. Previous knowledge of travel, tourism or geography is helpful but not mandatory.
Awarded upon successfully passing the final online IATA examination — a recognized foundation credential for anyone entering the travel and tourism industry.
Six connected skill areas that take you from reading a map to planning a complete, geographically-informed itinerary.
Geography plays a vital role in successful travel planning. Understanding destinations, locations, time zones, climate, transportation and cultural differences helps travel professionals recommend the right destinations and create more suitable travel experiences for their clients. The IATA Geography in Travel Planning course at Akbar Training Center W.L.L, Bahrain introduces learners to the geographical knowledge and practical travel information needed to plan and recommend travel effectively.
From understanding world maps and three-letter airport codes to planning itineraries, working with time zones and currencies, and identifying transportation options around the world, this course provides a strong foundation for anyone beginning a career in the travel and tourism industry.
Great travel planning starts with understanding where people travel, why they travel there, how they can reach the destination and what geographical factors can affect their journey. This foundational knowledge underpins every reservation, fare and itinerary a travel professional will ever build.
This beginner-level program is suitable for learners with a High School Certificate (HSC) or equivalent — previous knowledge of travel, tourism or geography can be helpful but is not mandatory. It is particularly suitable for aspiring travel consultants, travel agents, travel counsellors and individuals seeking entry-level careers in travel and tourism.
Learners develop the ability to identify continents, countries and major cities, use longitude and latitude to interpret geographical locations, and identify, encode and decode the three-letter city and airport codes used throughout the travel industry.
The course applies geographical information and appropriate resources to travel itinerary planning, while also covering world time zones, elapsed travel times, the International Date Line, currency types and currency codes — all essential day-to-day knowledge for travel consultants.
Students explore different modes of transportation and their relevance to travel planning across different geographical regions, with an overview of transportation development across Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Australia.
Akbar Training Center WLL has been an IATA Premier Circle Authorized Training Centre since 2010 — a distinction awarded to fewer than 1% of IATA training centers globally. We are approved by the Ministry of Labor, Kingdom of Bahrain.
The course can help learners build foundational knowledge for roles such as Travel Consultant, Travel Agent, Travel Counsellor, Tourism & Travel Assistant, Airline Sales & Service Personnel and Tour Operator — and provides a useful foundation before progressing into further professional training in travel, tourism, airline reservations and GDS operations.
Enrollment is open throughout the year with new batches starting regularly, both in-person at our Manama campus and fully online. Contact our admissions team via the form on this page, WhatsApp at +973 3468 5558, or call +973 7795 2201. Our center is located at Unit 42, Building 403, Road 1705, Block 317, Bukhowa Tower, Diplomatic Area, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
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