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How do travel agents and tour operators work together?
Travel agents sell the holidays that the tour operator puts together. the tour operator will usually give commission for every holiday sold via the travel agent.
What does a wholesale tour operator do?
A Wholesale Tour Operator provides travel programmes , tours and associated travel services to Retail Travel Agents or Tour operators selling directly to the public .These travel itineraries are usually sold under the agent or retail operator's brand and as such are sold under their terms and conditions .
What are the Differences between travel agency and tour operator?
I would go to a travel agent to have them book a cruise or flights and hotel and maybe activities to a destination. a tour operator (for instance) could be someone who leads a group around on a bus or through a museum... with a detailed knowledge of the suject matter of the area
What current career can be categorized as either a travel agent or a tour operator?
what career can be catagorized as a travel agent or tour operator
What is the importance of tour operator in tourism?
A tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday.
How do travel agents set up an agreement with a tour operator to sell their products in preference to other tour operators holidays?
To clarify, you are asking how an agency can sell one tour operators products over anothers you would need to get hold of the operator of your choice and ask for their trade contract / commission structure If you are asking how a travel agents products are sold by a tour operator, usually this would not happen, it would be the agent selling the tour operators products, you could however, have both aprties working on a package together - each providing product for the package and both selling the package
What is a wholesale tour operator?
According to my own understanding and the time i have been in Travel and Tourism industry, a Tour Operator is a company that handles trveling of tour members led or guided by a tour manager or guide from the place of origin to the airport of a host country and to the destinations then to the origin again after the tour. By Davis Tukamushaba, International Travel Consultant based in Kampala Uganda.
What is an example for vertical integration would be?
Vertical intergration is where a company moves down the chain of distribution for example Thomas Cook is a tour operator and then it became a travel agents as well
How is the wholesaler different from tour operator and local tour operator?
A wholesaler generally has a contract with a hotel group/s with discounted rates which would then be sold only to tour operators (international / local) A tour operator has a contract with hotel group/s with nett rates that they pay to the hotel. The difference between the nett rate and the public advertised rate direct from the hotel is usually used to add extra services and make a package, this package is then sold by a travel agent or to the public direct by the tour operator. if a travel agent sells the package (with or without extras) they usually receive a commission that comes from the difference between the nett rate and the publicly advertised (rack) rate. a local tour operator can be defined as a ground handler, where they hold the contracts with the accommodation establishments, and have their own vehicles (or subcontract vehicles) in order to look after the traveler while in the local country, the local operator would usually have a contract with the hotels group/s locally, would make a package / sell the accommodation outright at a discount to an overseas tour operator / travel agent. if to an overseas tour operator this operator can sell via agents or direct to public, knowing that a local tour operator is there to look after the clients "on the ground" nett rate: rate for tour operators | rack rate: publicly advertised rate from hotel - this rate is also commissionable by travel agents, usually at industry standard 10%
What does inbound tour operator?
I shall assume that you are asking what an inbound tour operator does In a nutshell, and inbound tour operator is a travel oriented company which promotes and conducts tours within the country they reside in. Basically, a french tour operator conducts tours in France, which could be sold to french travellers or international travellers (more on international travellers) An outbound tour operator, is just the opposite, a travel company that conducts tours outside of their country of residence (more on local travellers)
Different types of tour operators?
domestic tour operator incoming tour operator outbound tour operator speacialist tour operator
What are common responsibilities of a tour operator?
A tour operator is responsible for helping customers plan and organize an adventure of their choosing. Tour operators will arrange for air and land travel as well as lodging and special activities.
