Will AI replace Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks?

Many of your tasks are within reach of AI. The role will change, so it pays to act now.

Task exposure to today's AI

55/100

High exposure

This is the occupation's typical task mix. Your own score can be up to 30 points higher or lower depending on how you work: routine share, people contact, judgment and how much you already use AI.

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Will AI replace Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks?

Not entirely. Today's AI tools can take on about 55% of the typical work in this occupation, mostly: answer inquiries regarding information, such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, or policies. The parts that stay human include: Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading.; Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.; Provide boarding or disembarking assistance to passengers needing special assistance..

People who learn to use AI for the automatable parts keep the edge. The 3-phase plan below shows where to start.

Which tasks AI can take on

The largest tasks in this occupation, their share of the working week, and how much of each today's AI tools can do.

TaskAutomatable

Answer inquiries regarding information, such as schedules, accommodations, procedures, or policies. 82%

Assemble and issue required documentation, such as tickets, travel insurance policies, or itineraries. 80%

Make and confirm reservations for transportation and accommodations, using telephones, faxes, mail, and computers.AI already used 78%

Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences.AI already used 60%

Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes. 50%

Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading. 12%

+ 15 more tasks (46% of the week) in the full test.

Your human edge

Check baggage and cargo and direct passengers to designated locations for loading.
Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.
Provide boarding or disembarking assistance to passengers needing special assistance.

AI tools to try

Microsoft 365 Copilot or Google Gemini for WorkspaceChatGPT / Claude for emails and documentsAutomation tools (Power Automate, Zapier, Make)

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A 3-phase AI learning plan

Phase 1

Automate the routine

Emails, letters and documents from templates with AI.
Data entry and extraction from forms and PDFs.
Spreadsheet work with AI help.

Project

Build an AI prompt library that turns raw booking details into 20 polished itineraries, confirmation emails and fare-rule summaries, and time it against manual typing.

Phase 2

Workflows across tools

Connect email, forms and spreadsheets with no-code automations.
Checks and controls on automated steps.
Document how each workflow works.

Project

Connect a no-code flow that reads incoming reservation request emails into a spreadsheet, flags missing passport or visa details, and document the checks in a one-page guide.

Phase 3

From doing to coordinating

Become the person who maintains the team's automations.
Train colleagues.
Look at roles in operations, coordination or process improvement.

Project

Train three colleagues on your itinerary and booking-intake automations, hand over a maintenance checklist, and report hours saved per week across the counter team.

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