HND in Hospitality Management: Tour Operations Task 2 Report

This report, prepared for LCB Tours, provides a detailed overview of tour operations management. It begins with an introduction to the industry, focusing on regulatory bodies and all-inclusive tours. The report then outlines the stages and timescales involved in developing holiday packages, including market research, planning, contracting, costing, brochure creation, advertising, operation, and post-tour management. It further analyzes the suitability of different contracting methods, such as fixed and ad-hoc contracts, for various holiday components. The report also presents information on the destination of Prescott, including hotel options and a calculation of the selling price for a group tour, considering hotel costs, expenses, and profit margins. The conclusion highlights the comparison of packages and recommends St. Michael hotel as offering a good package.

TOURS
OPERATION
MANAGEMENT
TASK 2

INTRODUCTION
The entire ppt is based on regulatory bodies. Further, details of all inclusive tours has been
discussed along with stages and timescales that are involved in developing holiday
packages. In addition to this, this report also analyses suitability of different methods of
contracting along with the price details of selected destination.

Stages and timescales involved in developing
holidays.
• There are various stages that are involved in development of holidays that helps managers of
Hiton hotel to provide them with quality services and facilities (Felicen, Ylagan and Buted,
2014). Therefore, various methods have been adopted by tour operator hotel that are
described as per below context-
 Market research
 Planning and scheduling
 Contracting (negotiation with suppliers)
 Costing the holiday
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CONT…
6. Creating the brochure
7. Advertising
8. Operation and Execution
9. Post Tour Management
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Suitability of different methods of contracting for
different components of holiday and tour operators
regulators.
• The different methods of contracting may help the visitors in order to save
cost that is not necessary for the demand that is additional and also get
services by taking their desire into consideration (Georgiev, 2016). Thus,
different methods that are used in this affects the quoted tour operator to
provide services according to demand of customers that are potential to
company and also maintains and builds good relations with their clients.
Further, different methods that has been adopted by LCB tour operator hotel
has been discussed as per below context-
1. Fixed Contract
2. Ad-Hoc
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INFORMATION OF DESTINATION
Prescott- it is the destination of nature lovers having positive environment. There are many
hotels that includes forest villas hotel, best western prescotton, St. Michael But the best
one chosen is St Michael

Calculating selling price of holiday.
• The tour has been planned for the group of 15 people for 5 days. They will
stay in the St. Michael Hotel that are offering twin rooms for two people at
60 Euros. Thus, the functional currency in order to calculate cost of tour is
pound. Thus, the hotel cost will be converted to pound and the rate of
conversion will be considered as of today which is 1 Euro is 0.84 pounds.
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COMPARISON OF PRICES
Hotels Cost(in pounds)
St Michael 2016
Best western Prescott 1000
Forest villas 2000

CONT…
Expense Type Cost(in pounds)
Cost of Hotel 2016
Cost of BB 630
Cost of Luxury Coach 1000
Cost of local tour guide 200
Total 3846
10% profit margin 384.6
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CONCLUSION
The whole report is based on tour operators. This includes the different types of operators
and comparison of different packages. Thus, from all above St. Michael offers good
package.