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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Current and recent trends and its effects on tour operators industry.....................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................12.1 Timescales and stages involved in developing holiday........................................................12.2 Different type of tour operators.............................................................................................32.3 Calculation of selling price .................................................................................................5TASK 3............................................................................................................................................53.1 Planning decisions for design a brochure..............................................................................53.2 Suitability of alternatives of a traditional brochure for various type of tour operators.........63.3 Different methods of distribution to sell a holiday and its suitability for different type oftour operators..............................................................................................................................7TASK 4............................................................................................................................................84.1 Strategic decisions made by different type of tour operator.................................................84.2 Tactical decisions that could be taken by tour operators in different situations...................9CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTIONIn the modern scenario, tourism sector can be stated as one of the fastest growingindustries. There is basic advantage that this sector is that it mainly contributes in the economicdevelopment of nation and Govt. country also supports this. There are number of trends alongwith the phase of growth. There are some factors which directly affect the decision making ofvisitors and those factors can be utilised to formulate effective and appealing packages and thusattract large number of customers (Allahyari, Salari and Vigo, 2015) . Company chosen for thisreport is Trailfinders Ltd. that mainly deals in tourism sector. This company is among one of thefirms that mainly deals in travel and tourism sector. There are various things which are beinginvolved in this report like recent and present trends which are being present within travel andtourism sector. Moreover, there are various planning decisions which are involved for designingup of brochure and suitability of various kinds of methods. There are various tour operators whomake the strategic decisions. In addition, various tactical decisions are being taken by touroperators in different kind of situation. TASK 11.1 Current and recent trends and its effects on tour operators industryTo be Covered In leafletTASK 22.1 Timescales and stages involved in developing holidayThere are many individuals who mainly visit various types of places for the purpose ofenjoyment and recreation. At the time of holidays, there are many people who mainly opt fortravelling to another places mostly with family or friends, colleagues and others. The very firststage of this is making plans before doing anything and going on trip. Planning is an essentialfactor which helps individuals to carry out all the activities in a better manner. There are variousstages which are included in the formulation of tour packages and other elements. Planning helpsin considering all the factors which can directly affect choice of visitors. Timeline is described asbelow for pre-planning:

Step/ActivitiesDescriptionTime takenRelevant and detailed dataand planning andpreparation of holiday tour.This type of stage mainlyconsists of detailed andappropriate investigationwhich is done by tourenterprises for makingeffective decisions which arerelated to price, cost, facilities,attractionplaces,accommodation and otherfactors for making packagesmuch more effective andappealing (Baddeley and Font,2011). Prices are beingchecked along with otherfactors for gathering datathrough online website. Thisin turn provides data about thefeedbacks and past experienceof real customers. Approx. time of 3 to 5months is being taken forgathering data regarding theaccommodation and otherfacilities which are beingoffered. NegotiationIn this, there are two partieswho come together with themutual agreement. Commonsolution is being chosen byboth the parties. In this,negotiation mainly helpsnumber of vendors, owners,travelling organisation andhotel management for offeringeffective services atreasonable price. At least 2 months are beingtaken for the purpose ofcontracting each and everyservice provider which inturn gives various benefitsto both the parties.Minimum cost of packagesare being offered to theclients. Development of tourIn this, final destination isThis can be stated as one of

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