The road trip planner — helping members plan driving routes, book accommodations, and prepare for automotive travel.
As a Junior Auto Travel Counselor, you work for an auto club helping members plan road trips. You're creating custom driving routes, recommending stops and attractions, providing TripTik maps, making hotel reservations, and advising on road conditions and travel requirements. It's part travel agent, part automotive advisor.
Your day involves planning conversations and member service. A retired couple planning a cross-country trip needs different advice than a family driving to Disneyland. You're learning geography, regional attractions, driving time calculations, and how to match travel styles to recommendations. International border crossings add complexity with documentation requirements.
The challenge is providing value in an age of GPS and online booking. Members who call you want more than what Google Maps provides — they want expertise, insider tips, and confidence their trip is well-planned. You're building knowledge of destinations and developing the consultative skills to understand what makes each trip special.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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The road trip planner — helping members plan driving routes, book accommodations, and prepare for automotive travel.
Median pay for a Junior Auto Travel Counselor is about $48K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $33K to $74K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Social Perceptiveness.
Most people in this role hold a postsecondary certificate.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 2.2% through 2034, with roughly 59,150 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Auto Travel Counselor, Booking Agent, and Tour Counselor.
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