Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education & Opportunities for Young People. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program, host Jeff Gardner visits a travel agent while Melody looks after all the details of a special vacation for her clients. Subjects Covered Include: What does a travel agent do? How to become a travel agent. Do travel agents work alone? What type of school does a travel agent have to go to? Do you need a college degree to be a travel agent? Do travel agents get to take free trips? What type of places do people travel to? Do travel agents make a lot of money? Do you have to use a computer to be a travel agent? Why it is important to have good communication skills to be a travel agent? Do travel agents need to know a lot about math?