Tour Operator Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The role tour operator 3 3. Different Type of Tour Operators 3 a. The Domestic Operators 3 b. The Incoming Tours Operators 3 c. Mass Market tour operators 3 d. Specialist tour operators 3 e. Independent tour operator 3 4. Forces affecting on tour operators 4 a. External 4 b. Internal: 4 5. Package Holiday or Inclusive Tour 4 a. Inclusive tour Product Transport 4 b. Inclusive tour Product-Accommodation 4 c. Inclusive Tour Product
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Tour Operator Management Introduction: A tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday. They prepare itinerary. The most common example of a tour operator’s product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative‚ all for one price. Niche tour operators may specialise in destinations‚ e.g. Italy‚ activities and experiences‚ e.g. skiing‚ or a combination thereof. The original raison
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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 tour operation sectors Tour operators are businesses that merge 2 or more travel services together e.g. accommodation‚ transport‚ tour guide‚ catering and sell them through travel agencies or directly to the consumers as a single product that is called package tour. The package tour might be the combination of services that the consumer wants to get her hand on. Customers chose tour operators rather than organising a holiday independently because it offers a hassle free‚ secure and most of
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GUIDE SHOULD BRING: * Daily Report Form * Tour itinerary * Map * Confirmed booking/ purchase order of tour operator to the supplier * Copy of passenger’s e-ticket * Tour evaluation form * Lapel microphone * Flags * Stickers * Mobile phone with extra battery * Medical/ First-aid kit * Address book/ contact numbers of tour operator‚ tour suppliers and guests * Prizes for recreational activities or tour souvenirs for the guest (optional) * Umbrella
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Characteristics of Tour Operators and Travel Agents Tour Operators Tour Operators is a person or company that organizes and sells package tours or holidays. A tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday. The most common example of a tour operator’s product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative‚ all for one price. The original reason for existence of tour operating was the difficulty
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WHAT IS A TOUR PACKAGE? DEFINITION Complete trip‚ usually including fare‚ accommodation‚ meals‚ ground transport‚ tour guides‚ taxes‚ etc.‚ in one all-inclusive price. Source: BusinessDictionary.com 1 TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS TOUR PACKAGE CATEGORIES Package tours can be broken down into six (6) specific tour types. Tours available range from Special Interest tours‚ Adventure tours‚ City or Regional tours‚ Group tours‚ Fully Escorted tours and Business tours. 2 ??????????????????????
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Unit 13: Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Tour Operations T/600/9498 BTEC National 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of the dynamic and challenging world of tour operations and for them to appreciate the variety of tour operators’ products and services. Learners will gain knowledge of how tour operators plan‚ sell and administer a package holiday programme and will also develop practical skills to plan and cost a
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CASE STUDY European Tour Operators: confronting competition in the tourism industry Eric Viardot European tour operators have managed to achieve a strong position in the tourism industry. Most notably the two biggest ones‚ TUI Travel and Thomas Cook have a large market share. However‚ in the latter part of the decade (2007–10) the industry has experienced a downturn because of the turbulent environment which has created new threats and modified the competitive forces. ● ● ● The tourism
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| |[tour operations] | | | TABLE OF CONTENTS Task 1 :Investigate the tour operations sector of the travel and tourism industry……pg 3 • Describe the tour operations sector of the travel and tourism industry
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Tour Operation Management Task 1 Understand the tour operator industry within the travel an tourism sector Tour operator is a person or company who purchases the different items that make up an inclusive holiday in bulk‚ combines them together to produce package holiday and then sell the final product to the public either directly or through travel agencies (Yale 1995). A package holiday consists of at least two of the following. Services must be sold to customer to cover a period of 24 hours
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UNIT 5 Structure 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 MANAGING TOUR OPERATIONS – II (Field Operations – Inbound and Outbound) Objectives Introduction Developing and Managing Linkages with Principal Suppliers Managing Recruitment and Trained Manpower Operations Department 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.5.1 5.5.2 Inbound Tour Operations Outbound Tour Operations Marketing In-bound Tours Marketing Out-bound Tours 5.5 Managing the Marketing of Tours Packages 5.6 Let Us Sum Up 5.7 Clues to Answers Annexure 5.0 OBJECTIVES
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and keywords‚ data types‚ variables‚ declarations‚ statements‚ C++ program structure‚ Simple I/O operations. 3 hrs 4. Operators and Expressions Operator precedence and associativity‚ arithmetic operators‚ relational operators‚ logical operators‚ increment and decrement operators‚ bitwise operators‚ assignment operators‚ conditional operator‚ comma operator‚ type conversions‚ arithmetic expressions‚ evaluation of expressions. 4 hrs 5. Flow of Control Statements and blocks‚ simple
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Qualities of a good telephone operator Punctuality – it is extremely important that an operator reports for duty at least five minutes before his/her shift. Personal hygiene and deportment – operators must be particularly careful that their mouths are free from odour. Hair should be properly groomed and finger nails well maintained. Accuracy – errors are usually caused by carelessness or misunderstanding. All this can be avoided by the exercise of reasonable care‚ particularly in putting
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LO1 Understand the tour operators industry within the travel and tourism sector 1.1 – Analyse the effects of current and recent trends and developments on the tour operators industry. LO2. Understand stages involved in creating holidays: 2.1 Assess the stages and timescales involved in developing holidays 2.2 Evaluate the suitability of different methods of contracting for different components of the holiday and different types of tour operator 2.3 Calculate the selling price of a holiday
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European Tour Operators have managed to achieve a strong position in the tourism industry. The two biggest ones‚ TUI Travel and Thomas Cook‚ have a large market share. However‚ in the latter part of the decade‚ between 2007 and 2010 the industry has experienced a downturn because of the turbulent environment which was created new threats and modified the competitive forces. Political: Taxation Policies on travel methods by different countries has a large impact on the tourism industry‚ governments
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European Tour Operators: Introduction: The macro-environment looks at broad trends shaping the national and international environment. An analysis of the macro environment is crucial in determining the factors which have a direct impact and/or might influence the strategic direction of an organisation. The macro-environment is difficult for organisations to influence and changes can be far-reaching. The media is usually rich source of both information and speculation and as such cannot be a reliable
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The Meaning and Classification of Tour Guide Description of Today’s Tour Guides Guides * The orphans of the travel industry (somewhat hidden within the trade) * Operate independently as freelancers * Work for agencies or organizations on a part-time basis * Have limited amount of work and income available (due to seasonal and part-time nature of work) * Do not bear the expense of running a small business such as incorporating‚ advertising‚ and renting separate offices and
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A tour guide (or tourist guide) provides assistance‚ information and cultural‚ historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to people on organized tours‚ individual clients‚ educational establishments‚ at religious and historical sites‚ museums‚ and at venues of other significant interest.[1] They (normally) have a recognized national or regional tourist guide qualification. The CEN (European Committee for Standardization) definition for "tourist guide" (part of the work by CEN on definitions
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