The best jobs for people who love to travel

Many people work hard, save money, and hope that one day, they will go traveling to the places they are dreaming of. 

If you are one of them and really love to travel but do not want to lose your job, you may have to think about the following alternative jobs. 

These jobs not only offer you free accommodation, meals, and transport but also require you to travel regularly, and the best part of it is that they will pay you to do it. 

Does it sound too good to be true? 

Just keep reading this to learn about the best travel jobs out there. 

01. Travel consultant

Travel consultants' responsibilities are to determine clients’ needs and suggest suitable travel packages. They will be promoting, booking, and organizing all clients' needs for travel, including tickets, hotels, transport, restaurants, and other attractions. 

Their goal is to enhance satisfaction and acquire an expanding and dedicated clientele.

If you want to work in these fields jobs, you should have skills and qualifications in financial planning and strategy, marketing concepts, positioning, time and territory management, sales planning, competitive analysis, product knowledge, client database, good relationships, and also creative services. 

His /her primary responsibilities will include planning and organizing tours around a certain area of interest. They are also offering commentary and interesting little bits of information that the tourists may have the opportunity to fully experience and enjoy the local social, cultural, and historical highlights.

They are experts who work for travel companies, but can also be a self-employed person. 

They often visit many beautiful cities or countries to have millions of ideas to write about. 

Their writing will become a recommendation or useful reference for readers; their articles should be accurate, factual, and objective. 

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They will do some necessary research on various tourist destinations and means of travel regarding prices, customs, weather conditions, reviews, etc. 

As a tour consultant, they are required to be able to diagnose the clients’ specifications and wishes and will suggest suitable travel packages or services

The benefits of being a travel consultant are as follows;

- Monthly salary and commission
- Granted a discount or even a free voucher/complimentary for services and facilities used
- A free trip, otherwise known as familiarization trips (Fam trips), designed specifically for those in travel careers, hotels, cruise lines, tour operators, spas, etc.

So they can familiarize themselves with the product being sold. 

Companies want to build relationships with a salesperson like travel consultants in hopes that they will then promote and recommend their services to clients. Do you like it?

02. Sales Marketing

Being a professional sales and marketing person is not easy. 
They are more often outside the office to meet clients and customers to achieve the sales target, which makes them known as street fighters. 

They often do sales meetings with clientele, sales trips, or even attend trade expos abroad, according to the company's business plan. This job requires those enthusiastic people who have confidence and are strong and self-motivated.

03. Tour guide

A tour guide is a person who is in charge of guiding and arranging tours for the visitors to go smoothly, safely, and according to the rules. 

They know the locations and will provide information about the local history and escort the visitors to historical sites, botanical gardens, nature reserve parks, scenic locations, art centers, museums, and other tourist destinations. 

The tour can be done by walking, by car, or even by boat on the rivers or lakes. 

Some work as freelancers but some are also employed by licensed tour operators or travel guide companies. But they must be registered with a local, regional, or national tourism regulation board.

04. Tour leader

The Tour leader will meet a lot of new people and have the opportunity to explore some interesting places in the world. Besides the competitive salary and commission, a Tour Leader also has other benefits, such as some expenses like accommodation, transport, meals, and phone calls are covered during a tour.

They have the capability to organize the itinerary on a daily basis, including booking and confirming all the accommodations, meals, and other suppliers accordingly. 

They must be proactive in planning for days ahead and upcoming tours, but also be responsible for all expenses based on the budget by planning expenditures in advance. They are able to provide expert, informative commentaries on any cities and sights visited, and encourage groups to mingle wherever possible.

05. Cruise ship employee

A cruise ship is like a floating city that explores the world by visiting many countries, cities, and islands. Aboard cruise ships provides a huge variety of jobs available for thousands of people with a very competitive wage, tips, and other opportunities.

The benefits of working aboard cruise lines;

- A very competitive salary, tips, and service charge

- Free accommodation and meals

- Free traveling around the world

- Meet a lot of new people from around the world

- Visiting new places and learning a lot about other cultures and new things 

This makes thousands of people dream of working aboard a cruise line, but the competition is also very tight. 

If you are a hard-working person, love traveling so much, and want to earn a high income, you should think about the following job lists aboard cruise lines. Maybe you will find one job that meets your requirements.

Housekeeping department; 

Hotel manager, Room attendant, cleaning service, Laundry

Bar and restaurant;
Cook, dining steward, dishwasher/kitchen utility, Bartender, assistant bartender, waiter/waitress,

Front office;

Guest service agent, Receptionist, reservation, bellboy/porter

Engineering;

Electricians, maintenance staff, deckhands,

Entertainments;

Musicians/Singers, magicians, dancers, broadcast, sound technicians

Services;

Dive instructor, gym instructor, doctor, nurse, Spa/ massage therapist, childcare employees

Others;

Secretary, cashier, administrative staff,

06. Flight attendant

Have you ever met a group of flight attendants at the airport? 
What do you think about them? 
Is it about glamour, uniform, freedom, holiday, adventure, or traveling? 
Yeah, you are free to think about all possibilities for them, but one thing is for sure: they are often traveling and have a lot of opportunities to see the world.

Flight attendants were known for their friendliness and for keeping smiling, welcoming all passengers aboard. 

We will see them handling people's luggage and counting the total number of passengers before the flight takes off. 

Flight attendants' first task is to ensure passenger safety by informing passengers and demonstrating the safety procedures mandated by International safety regulations, and then they serve food and drinks to passengers. 

All flight attendants are well-trained for safety procedures for about one to six months, depending on the country and airline.

Most airlines will offer the following benefits to a flight attendant;

- Competitive salary (referred to as “guaranteed hours/month”, ranging from 70-80 hours each calendar month

- Additional flight hours significantly increase their earning potential

- Free accommodations, meals, and return transport from the airport to the hotel

- Flight benefits (free/reduced airfare costs) are also available for qualifying family members

- Health insurance

- Paid vacation and other savings plans

- Hotel, car, and cruise discounts

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