MANTA, AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SEAPORT, HAS AN IMPORTANT AND VARIED HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE, 23 TRAVEL AGENCIES INCLUDING THE 5 WHOLESALERS (IATA), AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH EXTENSIVE LIST OF FLIGHTS OPERATED, AND A DEEP-WATER PORT. THE OLDEST TRAVEL AGENCY IN ECUADOR IS METROPOLITAN TOURING.THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION HAS THE OBJECTIVE: TO ESTABLISH THE ENGLISH KNOWLEDGE LEVELS IN THE TRAVEL AGENTS IN MANTA. IN THE SPECIFIC: TO TAKE THE SELF-PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE ENGLISH KNOWLEDGE IN THE TRAVEL AGENTS OF MANTA: TO MEASURE THE ENGLISH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CURRENT TRAVEL AGENTS, THROUGH A TECHNICAL PLACEMENT TEST.