Tour Operations: Types, Trends, and Developments - HND Report

This report, prepared for a tour operator company, provides an overview of different types of tour operators, including inbound, domestic, UK outbound, and specialist tour operators. It also discusses current trends and developments in the tourism industry, such as increased environmental awareness and responsible tourism, advancements in technology, and the impact of low-cost carriers. The report emphasizes the significance of these factors in shaping the tourism landscape and affecting tour operations. The context of the report is based on a scenario from a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Hospitality Management unit on Tour Operations Management. The report aims to inform the product development team about these factors.

TOUR OPERATION MANAGEMENT
Current/recent trends and developments
Increased environmental awareness and responsible tourism- Lcb providing
tour according the customers need if the customer want ecofriendly environment it
provide ecofriendly destination. By doing this it can help in increasing
environmental awareness. Tourism considered to have affected the environment
due to its fast growing characteristics.
Advancements in technology- Now these days tourism industry use technologies
and these technologies are beneficial for the customers and company. Lcb by
using different technologies make is business easy for the customers and they also
take benefits for them. By providing different application customers can book
their travelling package and saw their destinations pictures which they choose.
These technologies help in saving time of the customers and providing them travel
websites and apps ,smartphone communication apps and tour systems.
Low cost carriers- It is refereed to as budget, no frills and discount carrier is
airline without of the traditional services provides in the fare and for that who take
low fare and provide fewer comforts. In Lcb tourism, this services affected the
cost of transport and regional tourism indicators such as accommodation and food
or beverage.
Types of tour Operators
Inbound tour operators- The company that provided local assistant before
arriving the tour in that country that persons or body are know as inbound tour
operators. For example If a customer purchase a holiday package from Lcb, It sent
a local assistant in that destination , that is inbound tour operators.
Domestic tour operators- In this tour operator, the company provide assistant of
that country in which the customer go for spend holidays. In that country the tour
offered Hawaii tours, Alaska tours, train tours and other tours according the
income factor of according the holiday package.
UK outbound tour Operators- This tour operator work international travellers
and doing their work in a specialize region of the world. They arrange and manage
tor package according the customers travelling on e country to another country.
Specialist tour operators- Large tourism companies who have their own hotels
and airlines and they work independently on globally. The specialist tour operators
providing in their holidays package, cycling, wildlife watching, hiking, skiing and
sailing to their customers.