2.1 Read and interpret general and specific details about the product and use information to meet the sales or operational need.
Travel Insurance
As a Travel Agent selling Travel Insurance, you will be required to have read and understood the primary components of the Financial Services Reform Act (2001), including organisational responsibility for supplying product disclosure statements and providing accurate information on the provisions of the insurance policy
As part of this course you will be undertaking a short Online Travel Insurance module through Aussie Cover Travel insurance. Please contact your facilitator once you are up to this unit and login access will be provided. Please do not contact the company direct until your TAFE facilitator has set up your account.
In general
As a travel agent there are many specifics you are required to know about products, such as but not limited to:-
· Booking procedures
· Costs, rates and tariffs
· Details on currency if rates are supplied other than in Australian dollars.
· Features and benefits of the product
· Departure points for airlines, tours, cruises etc
· Embarkation points for above
· Product codes
· Routes
· Schedule information
· Taxes and levies applicable to individual products
· Other technical specifications
· Terms and conditions
· Fare rules
· Inclusions and exclusions for ALL products

