A professional who provides travel information and arranges accommodations for tourists. Respnsibilities include:

• Answers inquiries, offers suggestions, and provides descriptive literature pertaining to trips, excursions, sports events, concerts, and plays.
• Discusses routes, time schedules, rates, and types of accommodations with patrons to determine preferences and makes reservations.
• Verifies arrival and departure times, traces routes on maps, and arranges for baggage handling and other services requested by guests.
• May deliver tickets.
• May arrange for visas and other documents required by foreign travelers.
• May contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours.