I'm not gonna sugarcoat it — I failed the TICO exam twice before I finally passed last month with an 84%. The first time I went in thinking my travel agency experience would carry me through, and I barely cracked 60%. Second attempt I bought a random study guide off Amazon and still bombed the consumer protection and contracts sections. What actually turned things around was finding a decent TICO practice test that mirrored the real question style, especially the scenario-based ones about client disputes and TICO's compensation fund rules.
The official TICO exam tips I kept seeing online were too vague — "know the Ontario Travel Industry Act" doesn't help much when you're staring at a question about specific registration requirements. What helped me was drilling the exact dollar thresholds, complaint procedures, and the difference between registrant obligations versus seller of travel obligations until they were automatic.
Anyone else struggle with the legal/regulatory sections? That's where I kept losing marks and I think it catches a lot of people off guard.