tour operator
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A tour operator typically combines components to create a holiday. The most common
example of a tour operator's product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative, all for one price. Niche tour operators may specialise in
destinations e.g. Italy, activities e.g. skiing, or a combination.
The original raison d'etre of tour operating was the difficulty of making arrangements in far-flung places, with problems of
language, currency and communication. The advent of the
The two major tour operator associations in the US are the National Tour Association (NTA) and the United States Tour Operator's Association (USTOA), in Europe it is the European Tour Operators Association - ETOA and in the UK it is AITO .
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