Kenya Authorized Travel Specialist

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Become a Kenya Authorized Travel Specialist

SPECIAL U.S. AGENT INCENTIVE! Beginning April 1, 2009, at midnight (CST) the first 200 U.S. Travel Agents to achieve KATS certification will receive a $25 Gift Card in addition to the benefits outlined below. Good Luck!* As of7/1/09 ~ 91 Gift Cards Still Available!

Jambo! Welcome to the Kenya Authorized Travel Specialist (KATS) Site, created specifically for North American travel agents. The KATS Program is a FREE online education program with benefits including ongoing tourist board communication, sales resources and educational opportunities that will continue long after you have studied the lessons and passed the exam. Be a KATS Specialist and gain the necessary tools and information to showcase the magic of the Kenyan "Safari" (Swahili for "Journey") to your clients.

Certified KATS Benefits Include:

Continuing Education Credits from The Travel Institute (U.S. Agents) or the Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors (CITC for Canadian Agents)**
Exclusive FAM Trip Opportunities
Inside Information from the Kenya Tourist Board, including destination updates, hotel and attraction news, sales tools, and more...
Access to additional information including traveler profiles, brochures and special promotions
Eligibility to attain Master KATS Certification and additional continuing education credits

Complete the KATS course to start your journey to becoming an expert on promoting and selling travel to Kenya. Then stay engaged as part of the Specialist community to access ongoing communication with the Kenya Tourist Board and top Kenya suppliers and operators, plus all the resources of the KATS Program, to keep you at the leading edge of destination knowledge and information.

Register today to start your Magical Kenya Learning Safari and become your community's Kenya Travel Expert!

* Canadian Agents you are valued members of the KATS Community! Please note that the Kenya Tourist Board ran an exclusive Canadian Agent Incentive in 2007... U.S. Agents that achieve KATS certification as part of the first 200 beginning April 1, 2009 should allow 8-10 weeks from their certification date to receive their Gift Card via U.S. mail.

** U.S. KATS Agents earn (3) CEU's from The Travel Institute / Canadian KATS Agents earn (6) CEU's from CITC. Additional CEU's are earned for attaining Master KATS certification. Learn all the details during your KATS coursework.