Travel And Tousim Learn Aim B

Question 1

What Is a tour operator

Answer 1

Tour operators are the companies that organise package holidays.

Question 2

What do travel agents do?

What is an online agent

What are independent travel agents?

Answer 2

A travel Agents book holidays on behalf of tour operators and advice customers on the type and availability of holidays.

2)Sell their products and services over the Internet

3) usually works from home and isn’t directly affiliated with any major tour company (are often family owned)

Question 3

What are multiple travel agents?

Answer 3

companies which operate a chain of retail outlets throughout the UK under a single brand name.

Question 4

What is a consolidator?

Answer 4

gather together goods or packages from a variety of customers and load them all into the container in order to sell them

Question 5

What are passenger transport in travel and tourism?

Answer 5

Transport and tourismcan be divided into road, rail, sea and air. Road - private car, coach, taxi, bus, bicycle. Rail- regional services, inter-city routes, high-speed services, steam trains. Sea- ferries, cruise ships, yachts. Air- scheduled services, charter flights, and air taxis.

Question 6

What is want by domestic?

Answer 6

Means operating within the UK.

Question 7

What are charter airlines?

Answer 7

Airlines that are not as frequent eg only operate for holiday schedule’s

Question 8

What is a visitor attraction?

Answer 8

a place that people visit for pleasure and interest, usually while they are on holiday:

Question 9

What are natural attractions?

Answer 9

named features that appeal to tourists because of the nature of the landform or the beauty of the landscape in which the attraction is set. Natural attractions include: Lakes. Rivers and landforms such as waterfalls and gorges. Caves.

Question 10

What are purpose-built attractions?
What are heritage attractions?

Answer 10

1)places which have been built specifically to attract tourists. Theme parks, amusement parks, aquariums etc. are all examples of purpose-built attractions.

2) Historical or heritage tourism means traveling with the primary purpose of exploring the history and heritage of a place. It may mean simple sightseeing of renowned historical architecture, visiting local museums that document the past through artifacts, art