Travel Midterm Flashcards
The tourism industry
Sectors:
Business Sector
Non Profit Sector
Government Sector
BUSINESS SECTOR
- Lodging facilities
- Transportation services (Travel Agencies)
- Food and beverage Operations (tour operators)
- Retail Business (tour operators)
- Activities and Events
- Travel Trade
An entity engaged in the business of
extending to individuals or groups:
Travel and Tour Agency
A commercial enterprise where a traveler
can secure information and expertise, get
impartial counselling and make
arrangements to travel by air, sea or land
to any point in the world.
TRAVEL AGENCY
TRADITIONAL LINKAGE
Supplier ⇒ Travel Agents ⇒ Consumer
are independent from
suppliers.
Travel Agents
Offers different proposals that can
meet the clients needs.
TMC (travel management companies)
is a request made to any
supplier for a particular service (i.e. ticket,
hotel room). All reservations are subject to
availability.
reservation
is a written reply from the
supplier that the reservation for a
particular service is accepted and will be
delivered to the client by the supplier
confirmation
-tour operators are usually called
DESTINATION MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES (DMCs).
FUNCTIONS OF TOUR OPERATORS:
1.Conceptualize, plan and develop tour
packages.
2. Negotiates with suppliers of travel
services.
3. Assemble and Integrate the various
travel components into a single tour
package.
4. Delivers the tour package.
tour operators are usually called
DESTINATION MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES (DMCs)
FUNCTIONS OF TOUR OPERATORS:
1.Conceptualize, plan and develop tour
packages.
- Negotiates with suppliers of travel
services. - Assemble and Integrate the various
travel components into a single tour
package. - Delivers the tour package.
Handling and/or conduct of tours
within or outside the Philippines
Travel and Tour Agency
Whether or not for a fee,
commission or any form of
monetary consideration (Tourism
Code of 1980).
Travel and Tour Agency
acts as an agent for
different suppliers that cater to the
needs of the travelers.
Travel agency
reacts to the needs
of the traveler while acting as an
agent for the supplier.
Travel agency
The agency earns income in the
form of
rate minus or net-plus
become vendors and
principal selling travel services and
solutions.
TMCs
form a tripartite alliance
where all partners (suppliers and
consumers) are treated equally.
TMCs
become partners to both
suppliers and consumers.
TMCs
evaluate the consumers
preferences and the supplier’s
assets to determine the best travel
arrangements.
TMCs
THE EMERGING LINKAGE
Supplier=consumer=TMCs
FUNCTIONS OF TRAVEL
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
1.Provides Information and expertise
2.Recommends destinations, products
and services best fitted to the needs of
the client.
3.Provide assistance in securing travel
documents.
4.Process travel arrangements.
