THE TRAVEL AGENT

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 608.

THE TOUR OPERATOR

TEXTS

PEOPLE IN TOURISM

UNIT 1

Read the texts and answer the questions:

The tour operator works in a touristcompany. He develops tours also known as tour packages. Tour packages include transportation, accommodation, catering, transfers and other services. To develop a tour package the tour operator works with transportation companies or carriers, hotels, restaurants, museums and other suppliers. The tour operator usually markets the tours. He advertises them in mass media or in brochures. The tour operator is a wholesaler. He sells tour packages to travel agents wholesale and pays commission to them. Sometimes he sells tour packages direct to the public. Tour operators organize tours, so they are the main producers in tourist industry.

The travel agent works in a travel company. The travel agent like the shop-assistant sells goods to customers. The goods he offers are tour operator's packages. The travel agent is a retailer. He sells tour packages retail to the consumers. He gets a commission from the tour operator. The commission is from 5 to 10 per cent of the tour cost. The travel agent also sells separate services. They are flights, hotel rooms, sightseeing tours, car rentals, travel insurances and so on. The travel agent works directly with the public. Travel agents sell tours, so they are the main sellers in tourist industry.