Tour Operation Management in Tourism

Description

Tour operators play a central function in travel and tourism by arranging the package holidays. Tour operators are at the forefront of today’s travel and tourism sector, on the lookout for new destinations and holiday experiences to gratify the ever-changing needs and expectations of travellers. They work in partnership with airlines, hoteliers, car-hire companies and an array of other travel service suppliers to package their holiday products. Tour operators sell holidays through travel agents, directly to the public, while internet bookings are also showing dramatic rise in recent years.

Travel and Tourism as one of the world’s largest foreign exchange earner among industries, provides employment directly to millions of people worldwide and indirectly through many associated service industries. As a massive industry, it includes government tourism departments, immigration and customs services, travel agencies, airlines, tour operators, hotels, and many associated service industries; such as airline catering and laundry services, guides, interpreters, tourism promotion and sales executives, and so on.

Blending current trends in the travel and tourism field with the emerging range of opportunities and challenges, this book gives a helpful insight into the intricacies of the works and problems related to tourism. With an all-encompassing reading into the arena of tourism, this book would be a valuable read for tour operators, guides and anybody in the travel and tourism industry. The author is a proficient voice in this field.