LCB Tours: Tour Operations Management Trends and Developments

This report provides an overview of Tour Operations Management, focusing on the UK travel and tourism sector. It examines the current trends and developments, highlighting the role of technology in enhancing services and the impact of Brexit on tourism. The report details different types of tour operators, including inbound, outbound, domestic, and specialist operators, and their respective roles. It also explores the increasing importance of environmental awareness and responsible tourism. The analysis incorporates a case study of LCB Tours, illustrating how companies adapt to industry changes. This report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the tour operations landscape, offering insights into strategic decision-making and the evolution of the sector.

Tour Operation Management
At present times. Travel and tourism become the largest growing industry of UK which
provides maximum support in the growth and development of an economy of nation through
generating large number of employment opportunities and huge payment of taxes. To take
advantage of such growth of sector, there are several number of tour operators in UK such as
LCB company which is engaging in analysing the needs and preferences of targeted visitors
and provide travelling services accordingly. There are different types of tour operators which
are listed as under:
Inbound Tour operators: It is such type of tour operator which is engaged in making
arrangement for the tourists coming from different nations to UK for travelling purposes.
They act as a host of nation which provides multiple number of services including services
of transfer, accommodation, sightseeing, transportation etc.
Outbound Tour operators: It is such kind of tour operator who are engaged in
promoting travelling products and services of one nation to another nation with an objective
of attracting them to visit at particular nation with the attractive packages and services. They
act as agent of selling packages of the home country to the host country. For example:
Holiday Inn is tourist company of UK which invites local people to visit at their tourist
destination.
Domestic Tour operators: It is such kind of tour operators who are operating its
business within the boundaries of their nation. They are engaged in promoting culture,
beauty and diversity of nation among the locals as well as people came across nation
boundaries. It develops various attractive packages according to the needs and preference of
customers.
Specialist tour operators: It is such type of tour operator which combines the
travelling packages with other standard of services such as accommodation etc. They are
more flexible in nature which means they can make changes in travelling packages according
to the demands and preferences of their customers during travelling but for this, they can
charge high prices. For example, inclusion of trekking in existing travelling packages on the
demand of customers. For example, Virgin group is special tour operators which can
Current trends and development on travel and tourism sector:
Advancements in technology: Technology play a significant role in the
growth and development of tourism sector as it helps in transforming the business.
Through using advanced technology, LCB company provides online booking
facilities for their services to the tourists.
Effect on Brexit on Tourism: Travel and tourism has been winner from 2016
Brexit vote that pushed down the value of pound which makes Britain one of the
attractive tourist destination nation for holidays for the tourist comes across the
boundaries.
Increased environmental awareness and Responsible tourism: It is essential
that tourist operators become more aware nowadays about making safe and healthy
environment and considered as a key of easily attracting tourists. Responsible tourism
assists in minimising the negative environmental, social and economic effects.