Essay: The differences between a tour operator and a travel agent Many people are confused about a tour operator’s and a travel agent’s job. These two jobs seem sound similar but actually‚ they play the different roles in providing tours or holidays to consumers. For easier undertanding‚ a tour operator acts like a chef in a restaurant who prepares and cooks the meal in the kitchen. So‚ there’re lots of things he has to do like choosing which tours to organize‚ doing research to figure out
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efficiently that will be useful in the decision-making process. Generally‚ there are three decision-making within the business‚ strategic decision-making‚ tactical decision-making and operational decision-making. All of these types of decision-making are useful for organization depending on their time range‚ and if any one of them is weakened‚ it has a negative impact on the other types of decision as well. Tactical decision-making‚ the short-term decision-making‚ has the responsibility to make sure that
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Mid Term Exam Distinguish between Strategic and Tactical Management Submitted by: For: Management 5000‚ Spring 2‚ 2013 Webster University 1- Please distinguish between Strategic and Tactical Management and refer to the areas of application for each of them. Strategic Management is the process of determining mission‚ vision‚ values‚ goals‚ objectives‚ roles and‚ responsibilities of an organization; its strategic plan. Tactical Management is the process of selecting among appropriate
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Strategic‚ Tactical and Administrative Crime Analysis Talisa Mulligan Unit 2 Project CJ110: Introduction to Crime Analysis Professor Moore June 24‚ 2011 It is important to make sure that when a crime occurs‚ all the pieces of evidence are gathered‚ all the victims and witnesses are questioned separately and as soon as possible while the crime details are still fresh in their minds. An important question to ask the victims and witnesses is any description of the criminal‚ physical‚ sound
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How can tour operators use the internet to overcome the problems of intangibility and perishability in selling holiday packages? Use examples of good practice. A famous person once said and I quote‚ “Follow your dreams”. Holidays are dreams which people perceive and Tourism is all about selling those “far-fetched dreams” and bridging the gap between ‘fantasy and reality’. Tour operators use the internet to portray a “picturesque description” of a “dream destination” which we as tourists are lured
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far back as Sun Tzu. In military writings one of the main objectives of the strategist is to infer the enemy‟s true intentions. Strategic management is a broad term that encompasses the full spectrum of activities required for the effective setting‚ implementation‚ monitoring and control of strategy in an organisation. The practical and theoretical basis of strategic management can be traced back over many centuries of human endeavour. Strategy implementation then relies on another set of leadership
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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Just Orbit Collaborates with Tour Operators & Guides World Wide to launch Tour Packages 1888PressRelease - Just Orbit‚ the one stop travel information platform for all those who are planning for a trip anywhere in the world has introduced a new service of late. It has in fact launched tour packages in collaboration with local travel agencies and tour operators. The travel and tourism industry has been growing at an incredible rate for the last few years and this is why www.justorbit.com
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Beyond Tactical HR: Transformation to Strategic HR 1. Transformation to Strategic HRM: Role Play Activity CASE INTRODUCTION: The CEO of Mighty Telecommunications‚ Sharon Wentworth‚ meets with the new VP of HR‚ Thomas Brody. Sharon points out to Thomas that many administrative HR functions at Mighty have been automated or outsourced in the last two years. She wants HR to bring more value to the business and asks Thomas to transform the HR department. She asks Thomas to work with the sales department
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“Rational decision-making is an impossible ideal in strategy formulation and implementation due to incomplete information and organisational politics.” Strategy is formulated and implemented by organisations as a means of gaining competitive advantage and achieving organisational success. Frequent fast‚ widely supported‚ and high quality strategic decisions are the cornerstone of effective strategy (Eisenhardt‚ 1999 in Clegg et. Al‚ 2012). In today’s world of borderless business‚ ever-evolving
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