MODULE 14 Flashcards

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A company or a person that offers to take the responsibility of holidays and vacations of travellers mainly through making reservations for travelling and accommodation represent this.

A

TOUR OPERATOR

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TOUR OPERATOR ASSOCIATIONS

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United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA),
National Tour Association (NTA), and the
American Bus Association (ABA).

European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) in Europe, and the
Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and the
Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) in UK.
Receptive Services Association of America (RSAA)

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defined as an organization, firm or company which buys individual travel components separately from different suppliers and assembles them into package tours by adding certain value and selling them with their own price tag to the public directly or through middle men (Retail travel agents/ travel portals/ Excursion agents etc).

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TOUR OPERATION BUSINESS

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The travel services are assembled into a package tour featuring

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Round trip transportation
Ground transportation
Accommodations
Tours of local sites
Arrival & departure transfers
Entrance fees

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Effects of Current and Recent Trends and Developments on the Tour Operators Industry:

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CHANGING HOLIDAY TRENDS
TREND OF ALL-INCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS
EXPANDING MARKET OF CRUISE
CHANGING ECONOMIC FACTORS
AWARENESS REGARDING ENVIRONMENT

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FUNCTIONS IN TOURIST OPERATION BUSINESS

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TRAVEL INFORMATION
ITINERARY PREPARATION
AIRLINE TICKETING & RESERVATION
ACCOMMODATION RESERVATION
RESERVATION OF SURFACE / SEA TRANSPORT
TOUR PACKAGING & COSTING
TRAVEL INSURANCE
FOREIGN CURRENCY
ORGANIZING
AS HANDLING AGENCY

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7
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The process of travel decision making is based on the:

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Tourism Need
Information Gathering & Deliberation
Decision Making
Travel Preparation

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Desire to travel
Reasons for travelling to a specific destination
Should be independent traveler/ group traveler/ or should avail certain travel components only

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TOURISM NEED

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9
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Study travel catalogues

Advertisements

Popularization of packages/ nation/ destination

Trends / family/ travel advises

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Information Gathering & Deliberation

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Destination
Transportation
Budget
Time (how long)
Activities

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Decision Making

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Bookings & Reservations

Travel funds

Complying with travel formalities of the visiting country

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TRAVEL PREPARATION

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