PRELIM Reviewer Flashcards
It is a very important component of the tourism industry that helps facilitate the travel
Travel Agency
It is a person who represents the travel agency.
Travel Agent
It offers a limited number of services , which may be specialized , that has a reputation for personal service and that can be family-owned or owned by an individual.
Independent
It is located in a certain region, which may have a head office to go along with a number of branches that were established with1 shop and 1 owner that has grown
Miniple
It is located in many different areas of a particular country that are on the main streets or inside shopping centers.
Multiple
It is also known as the online travel agent that can be also a majo tour operator
E-agent
It is compromised of huge retail travel agencies that can also be in huge shopping centers.
Holiday Hypermarket
It refers to home-based travel agents or pople who are working from home both part-time or full time.
Homeworker
It specializes in particular types of holidays , such as christmas season or thanksgiving
Specialists
A ___________ controls, books, devises the whole trip, and typically combines tour and travel components to create a package holiday.
Tour Operator
A _______ refers to the arranged combination of at least 2 of the following travel components ; transport, accommodation, and other tourist services that account for a significant proportion of the package.
A package Holiday
This type of operator caters to both local and foreign travelers visiting the destination where the tour operator is based.
Local Tour Operator(LTO)
This type of local operator usually provides local associaions, schools, companies and corporations, and , occasionally, individual travelers their summer outings, out-of-town meetings, and incentive trips to national destinations.
Domestic Tour Oprator(DTO)
This type of tour operator is locally based and works to promote the destination as a whole to non-residents traveling to another country.
INBOUND tOUR oPERATOR
It is a type of tour operator that designs and assembles tour packages for the residents of a country where the tour operator company is based- either foregn or local, bound to destinations overseas.
Outbound Tour Operator