Tour Operator
| |2010 |
| |January 22th |
| | |
| |Payal Pardeshi |
|[tour operations] |
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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 • Explain the effect of current and recent trends and development on the tour operations sector of the travel and tourism industry.
Task 2 :Explore the stages involved in developing packages ……pg 6 • Describe the stage and timescales involved in developing the holiday’s package. • Explain the suitability of different methods of contracting for different components of the package holiday and different types of tour operators • Determine a selling price for a package holiday from given information.
Task 3 : Review the role of brochures and methods of distribution used to sell package Holidays……pg 7 • Explains the planning decision taken for a specified brochure • Explain the suitability of alternative to a traditional brochures for different types of a tour operators • Explain the suitability of different methods of distribution used to sell a holidays for different types of tour operators
Task -4 :Examine strategic and tactical decision making for tour operators…pg 9
• Explain the strategic decision made by different types of tour operators • Explain the tactical decisions that could be taken by a
| |January 22th |
| | |
| |Payal Pardeshi |
|[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 • Explain the effect of current and recent trends and development on the tour operations sector of the travel and tourism industry.
Task 2 :Explore the stages involved in developing packages ……pg 6 • Describe the stage and timescales involved in developing the holiday’s package. • Explain the suitability of different methods of contracting for different components of the package holiday and different types of tour operators • Determine a selling price for a package holiday from given information.
Task 3 : Review the role of brochures and methods of distribution used to sell package Holidays……pg 7 • Explains the planning decision taken for a specified brochure • Explain the suitability of alternative to a traditional brochures for different types of a tour operators • Explain the suitability of different methods of distribution used to sell a holidays for different types of tour operators
Task -4 :Examine strategic and tactical decision making for tour operators…pg 9
• Explain the strategic decision made by different types of tour operators • Explain the tactical decisions that could be taken by a
References: Holloway J C –the business of Tourism (Longman,1999) Bull A – the Economics of Travel and Tourism (Longman,1999) Yale P- the Business of Tourism (Longman,2000)