Investigating travel and tourism industry There are 8 main components of travel and tourism industry. They are : 1- Accommodation- this is the most important component in the travel and tourism industry. Accommodation may include hotels‚ guest-houses‚ lodging-houses‚ bed and breakfast‚ inns and motels. 2- Transport- a good transportation system is very important for a travel and tourism industry‚ whether people are on business‚ travelling for leisure or visiting friends and
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STA Travel‚ the largest student travel agency in the world‚ needs to evaluate whether or not the company should establish a presence in Second Life‚ a growing role-playing game that many companies began to invest in around the world. STA Travel has the choice to develop a virtual marketing presence on the computer simulated virtual world of Second Life. The website would include information about destinations and help to promote events related to the real-world destinations that users will eventually
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The main objective of the paper is to critically analyse the operational activities in travel and for that reason the chosen company is Tui Travel. The paper will explain the operational activities of Tui Travel. Tui Travel is basically a British travelling group that was started in 2007. Tui Travel has now merged with TUI AG in order to become TUI group. This group is a company of opportunities for the customers‚ employees‚ and shareholders. Since the company is under one roof‚ all the companies
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found in the back streets rather than on the high street or in shopping centres. An example of an independent agent is fails worth travel. The role of an independent travel agent is to sell holidays; they give advice on destinations and provide excellent customer service to their customers in hope of building up repeat customers. Independent agents offer a range of products and services such as tailor made holidays and charter flights. A tailor made holiday is a package suited to the needs of a particular
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CHAPTER-I Profile of Ace Travels Pvt. Ltd 1.1 Introduction The uniqueness of Nepal with its panoramic natural beauty and its rich cultural heritage has attracted many people to this country. It is a multicultural‚ multilingual and naturally gifted country. Nepal’s diversity attracts tourists. Its physical uniqueness offers a wide scope of activities that range from visiting jungle resort camps to trekking in snow-capped mountains. Tourism is important to Nepal as a source of foreign exchange and
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people make billions of trips each year‚ making travel one of the world’s largest industries. This industry includes a broad range of businesses such as airlines‚ hotels‚ cruise lines‚ rail lines‚ car rentals but also travel agencies‚ tour operators and other travel suppliers that are part of a chain supply of products and services. Initially‚ travel supply chain was linear‚ involving travel providers who supplied Tour Operators who turned to Travel Agents who sold to travelers. With the emergence
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Online Travel Industry Internet travel bookings have been very prosperous these past couple of years. During the first three months of 2005‚ Internet travel bookings grew about 20 percent in the United States from the year earlier. Companies like Expedia‚ Travelocity‚ and Orbitz are putting more emphasis on selling to corporations and expanding in foreign markets. Travel has become one of the Web’s most developed categories. According to comScore‚ "online leisure travel bookings reached about
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Online versus offline bookings The upcoming decade for travel agencies The number of travel agents has declined sharply during the last decade. According to an article of RockCheetah (www.rockcheetah.com‚ viewed on 12 May 2013) 30 per cent of all travel agents have had to close down since 2000. The reason of the major decline seem clear. The internet is infinitely popular and beholds many advantages over the rather old fashioned travel agents. The online booking of holidays is preferred by many
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1. Leadership * The purpose of using a travel agent is to avoid having to do all the research and planning yourself. Agents must be leaders and be able to take charge over all arrangements in order to bring clients’ dream vacations to fruition. 2. Computer Literacy * Helpful travel information is acquired by computer and travel publications—from weather conditions to travel documents‚ money exchange rates‚ local customs and popular tourist attractions. Proficient computer skills
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Organise Business Travel (BSBADM406B) Assessment Activity 1 Activities A‚ C & E Organise Business Travel Table of Contents Organising Travel Itineraries ...............................................................3 Session Plan 1‚ Assessment Activity 1 Part A Organising Travel Itineraries ...............................................................5 Session Plan 1‚ Assessment Activity 1 Part C Organising Travel Itineraries Hotel Information ..........................
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