HND Hospitality: LCB Tours - Tour Operations Management Report

This report examines the tour operations management strategies of LCB Tours, a travel company aiming to enhance its market share. It discusses various types of tour operators, including specialist, inbound, domestic, and UK outbound operators, highlighting their roles and functions within the industry. The report also analyzes current trends and developments such as advancements in technology, the impact of Brexit on tourism, and the increasing importance of environmental awareness and responsible tourism. These trends' effects on tour operations are explored, providing insights into how companies like LCB Tours can adapt and thrive in the evolving travel and tourism sector. Desklib offers a variety of resources, including past papers and solved assignments, to aid students in their studies.

TOUR OPERATION MANAGEMENT
The travel and tourism sector is one of growing sector.
LCB tours sis a travel company and it provides the better
tout package as well as other services to consumers in
context to satisfy wants and requirements. The main
objective of this company is to enhance the market share.
In the travel industry, tour operator plays a necessary
role because they guide the tourists about the destination
places. Different tour operators are mention below as
above:
Specialist Tour Operators- They give the service to
niche market which has some interest in specific
geographical area for particular type of activity. It is
based on geographical area as well as visitors they
handle.
Inbound Tour Operators- These tour operators provide
the trips with in country to visitors which are visiting
from the other countries. They give the local assistance
for visitors which are arriving in their country. Inbound
tour operators make local arrangements for pick up and
drop services, arrange local service, provide the local
guides etc.
Domestic Tour Operators- It includes residents of
country that travelling only within own country. They
have upper hand in context to know domestic seasons,
In regards to this, they can be repeat trips, sense
demand of the local market etc.
UK Outbound Tour Operators- Under this, they
provide the multinational tourism. This tour operator
takes the residents from one country to the another for
travel. They sell the tour packages to consumers in
own country who wants to travel in another country.
Current/Recent trends and developments
Advancements in technology- In tourist sector,
technology plays a necessary role because it helps in
transform the business. Through advance technology,
LCB company provides the online services to tourists
so that they can book early.
Effect of Brexit on Tourism- Tourism and
travel has been winner from 2016 Brexit vote that
pushed down value of pound, making Britain more
attractive destination for holidays fort the foreign
visitors.
Increased environmental awareness and
Responsible tourism- IT is necessary that tourists
should be aware about make safe the environment. If
the environment will be safe then tourists will travel
without any issue. Responsible tourism helps in
reduce negative environmental, social and economic
effects.
Effects of current and recent trends and developments on the tour operations industry