Tour Operations Management (HND) Task 2: Holiday Development Report

This report, prepared for a Tour Coordinator at LCB Tours, provides an overview of tour operations management. It details the stages and timescales involved in developing holidays, emphasizing the importance of market research, planning, contracting, costing, advertising, financial evaluation, brochure creation, operation, and post-tour management. The report also discusses various methods of contracting, including fixed, allocation, and adhoc contracts. Furthermore, it includes a calculation of the selling price of a holiday, considering costs and desired profit. The conclusion highlights the role of tour operators in providing travel services and the significance of contracts in establishing legal relationships. The report is based on the context of the UK Civil Aviation Authority regulations, underscoring the key aspects of the tour operator industry.

Tour Operation Management
(TASK 2)

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Stages and timescales involved in developing holidays
 Methods of contracting in holiday plan
 Calculation of selling price of a holiday
 Conclusion
 References

INTRODUCTION
In this presentation stages and timescale of developing holidays and
regulations for tour operators are mention. Regulations of UK Civil
Aviation Authority is following by the LCB Tours. Apart form this,
methods of contracting and selling price of holiday trip is also
discussed.

Stages and timescales involved in developing
holidays
For a tour and travel industry it is important to prepare effective
plan of holiday for the tourists which can attract the more number of
persons. There are various stages involved in developing holiday
plan which can be used by LCB Tours. These stages are as follows:
 Market research
 Planning and scheduling
 Contracting

Continued..
 Costing of holiday
 Advertising
 Financial Evaluation and pricing
 Creating the brochure
 Operation and Execution
 Post tour management

Methods of contracting in holiday plan
Contract is vert important because it binds the parties to perform their
obligations. It is an agreement which can be enforceable by law. There are
various methods of contracting which can be use by LCB Tours. Different
types of contracting methods are such as follows
 Fixed contract: In fixed contract both parties cannot change its
decisions after entering into a contract through it obligation is created
which is needed to be perform by the parties.

Continued..
Allocation contract: Allocation contract is used in tour and travel
industry for the creation of obligations with tourists.
Adhoc contract: Adhoc contract is made for the short period of time in
the organisations. Team coordinator of LCB Tours can make it with its
tourist by booking a holiday trip. Days of tour is certain like one week or
two week.

Calculation of selling price of a holiday
Particular amount
sale prices per tourist 7500
Less: Meal charges 1250
Contribution 6250
Fixed cost 500000
Total number of tourist 80
Total number of profit 600000
Desire profit 100000

Conclusion
Tour operator industry is that industry which provides the facility of tour
to its tourists. It includes various companies that provide many types of
travel services including travel agencies, tour operators, cruise lines etc..
Contracts under this industry helps in creating legal relationships.

References
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TRENDS OF INTERNAL AUDIT IN THE REPUBLIC OF
KAZAKHSTAN. Education & Science Without Borders. 8(15).
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