Tour Operations Management: Trends and Developments Report

This report, prepared for LCB Tours, examines the impact of current market trends and developments on the tour operator industry. It analyzes the influence of technological advancements, such as the development of apps for booking and payment, and how Brexit affects tourism, including visa requirements and increased costs. The report also explores the effect of inflation on consumer travel preferences. Furthermore, it categorizes different types of tour operators, including inbound, domestic, UK outbound, and specialist operators, providing examples of each. The report highlights how these trends necessitate strategic planning to meet consumer demands and maintain a competitive edge in the tour operation management field. This document, available on Desklib, offers insights into the dynamic forces shaping the travel and tourism sector.

TOUR OPERATION MANAGEMENT
Effects of current and recent trends and developments on the tour operators
Tour operators are those who organise the tour for consumers and it includes
booking, packaging and contracting of various elements of tour. It provides many
facilities like: transportation, hotel, guides, optional tours and flight facility. There
are various types of tour operates which are as discuses below:
Inbound tour operators: These types of tour operators provide the tour facility
within the country to the visitors of other nations. For example, LCB Tours can
arrange trip facility for its consumers who visits in their country.
Domestic tour operators: These types of tour operators provide the facility of
tour to their residents of country in the domestic boundary of a nation. For
example, Trafalgar arrange domestic tours for their consumers
UK outbound tour operators: These types of tour operators arrange the trip for
their residents outside United Kingdom. LCB Tours provides this facility to the
customers who want to travel outside UK.
Specialist tour operators: These tour operators are those which target the niche
market and specific persons. For example, Topdeck organise trip for those persons
who have specific demands like: they prefer to travel with business class persons
only.
Current/Recent trends and developments
For a tour operator company, it is necessary to plan trip as per the
requirements of current and recent trends in the market. As a result, consumers
can satisfy and these trends are describing below:
Advancement in technology: Technology can be advanced so that information can
be communicating easily. For example, LCB Tours can launch its own app which
help the consumers in booking and payment facility of tickets.
Effect of Brexit on tourism: Brexit means the impending withdrawal of the United
Kingdom from the European Union. As a result, it is now compulsory for the
consumers to make visa if they want to travel in European countries and toll taxes
are also have to be paid. So it impacts on tourist industry and now consumers have
to pay more pieces for their holiday trip.
Rise and fall of inflation: If inflation is rising in the country than consumers does
not prefer to travel because of higher price. They can wait until the rate goes down
as a result number of costumer can reduce who want to go for holiday trip.