A multinational tour operator agency has gained new business growth in the North American market through the use of social media. Its operation has expanded by 50% within six months and the agency requires an enhanced data management strategy to sustain their business operations. Their existing data repository for its reservation processing system is limited in business intelligence and reporting functionalities. The tour operator seeks a database management specialist to assist them in leveraging
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Framework for Tour Operator Manual As we have seen during our classes‚ Tour Operators are one of the links in the holiday retail distribution chain. It is part of your task to put together and organize a package holiday to be sold through retail travel agents. The role of T.O.’s is to act as intermediaries in the retail distribution chain. They provide‚ for example‚ the link between the hotels‚ airlines‚ travel services such as transport companies‚ attractions‚ museums‚ car rental companies
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travel agents‚ tour operators etc. are considered the intermediaries (distributors). Their main task is to bring buyers and sellers in the field together and reduce transaction and supply/ownership costs between buyer and seller‚ instead of completely eliminating an intermediary (such as a distributor). Benefits of Tourism Intermediaries For the producer: * they are able to sell in bulk (for example: hotels) and might be able to transfer a certain risk to the * tour operator depending on
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THE PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT PART A: The European Tour Operators Case Introduction The first part of the Portfolio Assignment will include an analysis of the external environment of two large travel companies‚ Thomas Cook and TUI. The three models that will be included and discussed in the first part of the assignment are PESTEL‚ Porter’s Five Forces and Industry Life Cycle. These three models should be done for both of the companies. For this assignment I should also briefly discuss the overall attractiveness
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Tour Operator Agency Database Jeremy Clark Dr. Larisa Bulysheva CIS 515 – Strategic Plan For Database Systems August 14‚ 2013 Tour Operator Agency Database Week 6 Assignment 5 Mike Jennings Enhanced Database Management Strategy Proposal An efficient data structure design requires a thorough analysis of both the rules a business follows and the relational business objects that allow the production of output for the organization. An efficient model of data
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Tour Operator Agency Database Name: Institutional Affiliation: Tour Operator Agency Database 1. Data Model a. Propose an efficient data structure that may hold the tour operator’s data using a normalization process. Describe each step of the process that will enable you to have a 2nd Normal Form data structure The Company is seeking to have a database that will accommodate and sustain its business operations as it continues with the expansion plan. The existing database system is restricted
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P1 Tour Operators A tour operator is an international company that provides package holidays‚ which includes flights and accommodation. Tour operators work in partnership with many travel and tourism companies and organisations when developing and selling their holidays. There are ways in which tour operators work with travel agents‚ accommodation providers‚ ancillary service providers‚ surface transport operators‚ tourist attractions‚ airlines and regulatory bodies. ● Links with component industries
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ECONOMICS AND LAW PG ASSIGNMENT COVERSHEET Assignment Details Module Name and Code Perspective in Tourism Management Assignment Title The Characteristics of an Effective Marketing Mix For Tour Operators Word Count: 3173 Deadline 06 January 2014 Student Details Student Name URN 6245046 Programme MSc Tourism Management Al Araimi Salim Student Declaration To be agreed by Student Please refer to the University of Surrey Regulations for
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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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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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