TRAVEL AGENCIES
An important aspect of any tourism activity is the role of tour operators and travel agents who put travel together. A tour operator is one who compiles the various aspects of a holiday, including air travel, surface transportation, hotel accommodation etc. into a package that is retailed by travel agents.
The fancy advertisements and brochures announcing a week holiday in Greece or two nights and three days in Seychelles is the handiwork of the tour operator. Because of the volume of business that he brings, the tour operator gets discounts from various sources like the airlines, hotel etc. and therefore, is able to promote an affordable package. The tour operator then becomes the wholesaler who sells the tour packages through retailers called travel agents. The travel agents have moved beyond just displaying tour packages of tour operators to the public. They are active in making local tour programs themselves and also arrange for bookings on behalf of the customer at hotels, airlines, surface transport. Travel agent business is easy to establish, therefore we find an abundance of individual entrepreneurs all over a city and country. The important aspect of travel agency business is to be as close to the public as possible, Every area now has its own neighbourhood travel agents who brings the whole plethora of travel available at the doorstep of the people thereby, making travel attractive and easy. Travel agents get their revenue from commissions from the tour operators, hotels, surface transporters and airlines. They are vital to the various components of tourism as they are in touch with the actual buying.
Flesch Kincaid Grade level: 13.41
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