p1
There are approximately 600 UK-based tour operators. Tour operators are the holiday companies that many of us use when booking a holiday, they make contracts with airlines, hotels and other transport companies to put the package together then all the holiday details gets distributed to travel agents or straigth to the customers.
types of tour operators:
* Mass market operator, examples are first choice, Thompson, Thomas cook and cosmos,
* Specialist operator, examples are Kuoni, cox & kings, Himalayan kingdoms etc......
Mass market operator
Mass market operators put together holiday packages ( accommodation,travel,transfers)
mass market operator sell huge numbers of holidays for the customer and they consist of the best well known names in the travel and tourism industry, such as Thomas cook, first choice holidays and Thompson holidays. Tour operators sell long-haul destination packages more and more each day.
Specialist operator
specialist operator are less know than mass market operators but their still hundreds of specialist tour operator in the UK providing holidays for diversity of customers. specialist operators are more flexible than mass market operator because their customers are able to do what they want to do rather than get a package holiday, so for that reason they are becoming more popular, they also charge higher prices.
p2 & M1
Thomas cook tour operator
Thomas cook tour operator put together all the different components that make up a holiday and sell them as packages to travel agent or to customers, they also provide accommodation, scheduled flights, sea transport, sell leisure travel products, sell business travel. A tour operator must be a part of ATOL, Thomas cook tour operator is. a tour operator might want to integrate with chain of travel agent to make more profit, greater market share and to attract more customers.
Tour operator promotes tourism within the UK and provide services to tourists to the UK, Thomas cook tour operate are a private sector their aim is to make a profit. Thomas cook has over 800 high street shops in the UK.Thomas Cook began his international travel company in 1841 he thought the lives of working people would be greatly improved if they drank less and became better educated.Thomas Cook's first commercial venture took place in the summer of 1845, when he organized a trip to Liverpool, he was far more Determined than anything he has ever done before .The health and safety of their customers are the greatest importance to us. They recognize there legal and wider responsibilities to their customers they also recognize the selection of products and services required by and offered to their customers also they take the required steps to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of all of their employees.
Thomas cook supports sustainable tourism, such as respecting local cultures and the natural environment, buying things from the local people, so you can give fair economic return to local families, helping to protect endangered wildlife,etc...
p3 & M1
Thomas cook is horizontally integrated as they own other brands on the same level as them such as
Airtours, Neilson, Manos and more. in 2008 co-operative travel and Thomas cook merged together as to save in costs also to make the companies more profitable, Thomas cook tour operator might want to integrate with chain of travel agent to make more profit, to get more customers and to have greater market share. Tour operators have bought or created airlines, hotels and travel agencies, like Thomas cook they own Thomas cook airline this means they own all different components in the chain of distribution and are able to control the whole operation. At the top of chain distribution is principals ( airlines, hotels and other transport companies) second is tour operators then travel agencies and at the bottom is consumers, us. All of the popular tour operators in the UK are vertically and horizontally integrated so are Thomas cook tour operators. Their are also vertically integrated as it's merged with other companies that are on different levels of the chain distribution, such as hotels, airlines, travel agencies and coach companies. Thomas cook has companies in all parts of the chain distribution like hotels, travel and incoming agencies, tour operators and airlines.
Thomas cook produced a report on Thursday 27th September saying "booking trends in the summer 2012 lates market have been good, with holidays to Turkey, Spain and Greece the most popular destinations for last minute bookings" this explains that they are doing better than they were before, "developing our objectives to grow and strengthen the business for the future", the chief executive Harriet green said.
The chief executive Obviously wants the Thomas cook business to go on in the future and be even more better, bigger and improved.
p2 & M1
Tourism and economy
outbound tourism has a negative effect on balance of payments, positive effect provides employment in the UK. Money is taken out of and spent on goods and services delivered by oversea destinations such as, drinks, foods and ancillaries. If an outgoing tourism goes to Thailand it's a positive effect on the local people, you might stay in a B&B, going to the pub and going shopping. Tourist spend most of their money on accommodation and attractions.
Multiplier effect is where money is spent and re-spent in the economy, it has a positive effect on the local people.
Tour operator promotes tourism within the UK and provide services to tourists to the UK, Thomas cook tour operate are a private sector their aim is to make a profit. Thomas cook has over 800 high street shops in the UK.Thomas Cook began his international travel company in 1841 he thought the lives of working people would be greatly improved if they drank less and became better educated.Thomas Cook's first commercial venture took place in the summer of 1845, when he organized a trip to Liverpool, he was far more Determined than anything he has ever done before .The health and safety of their customers are the greatest importance to us. They recognize there legal and wider responsibilities to their customers they also recognize the selection of products and services required by and offered to their customers also they take the required steps to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of all of their employees.
Thomas cook supports sustainable tourism, such as respecting local cultures and the natural environment, buying things from the local people, so you can give fair economic return to local families, helping to protect endangered wildlife,etc...
p3 & M1
Thomas cook is horizontally integrated as they own other brands on the same level as them such as
Airtours, Neilson, Manos and more. in 2008 co-operative travel and Thomas cook merged together as to save in costs also to make the companies more profitable, Thomas cook tour operator might want to integrate with chain of travel agent to make more profit, to get more customers and to have greater market share. Tour operators have bought or created airlines, hotels and travel agencies, like Thomas cook they own Thomas cook airline this means they own all different components in the chain of distribution and are able to control the whole operation. At the top of chain distribution is principals ( airlines, hotels and other transport companies) second is tour operators then travel agencies and at the bottom is consumers, us. All of the popular tour operators in the UK are vertically and horizontally integrated so are Thomas cook tour operators. Their are also vertically integrated as it's merged with other companies that are on different levels of the chain distribution, such as hotels, airlines, travel agencies and coach companies. Thomas cook has companies in all parts of the chain distribution like hotels, travel and incoming agencies, tour operators and airlines.
Thomas cook produced a report on Thursday 27th September saying "booking trends in the summer 2012 lates market have been good, with holidays to Turkey, Spain and Greece the most popular destinations for last minute bookings" this explains that they are doing better than they were before, "developing our objectives to grow and strengthen the business for the future", the chief executive Harriet green said.
The chief executive Obviously wants the Thomas cook business to go on in the future and be even more better, bigger and improved.
p2 & M1
Tourism and economy
outbound tourism has a negative effect on balance of payments, positive effect provides employment in the UK. Money is taken out of and spent on goods and services delivered by oversea destinations such as, drinks, foods and ancillaries. If an outgoing tourism goes to Thailand it's a positive effect on the local people, you might stay in a B&B, going to the pub and going shopping. Tourist spend most of their money on accommodation and attractions.
Multiplier effect is where money is spent and re-spent in the economy, it has a positive effect on the local people.
For example if a person goes to new York they would need accommodation, transport, to see attraction,restaurants so they would spend their money over there.
GDP-Gross Domestic Products
This is a measure of the country's economic development it is calculated by adding the worth of imports and subtracting the worth of exports.Countries with a developed economy have a extraordinary GDP tourism can donate greatly to countries economies which are less economically developed countries (LEDCs).
Incoming tourism is an export it's a positive effect when tourist come to UK, UK gets more money which means that the UK GDP growths however if people from the UK go out of the UK( outgoing tourism) It's bad for UK but good for the people the outgoing tourist are going to, outgoing tourism is an import which is a negative effect.
GDP-Gross Domestic Products
This is a measure of the country's economic development it is calculated by adding the worth of imports and subtracting the worth of exports.Countries with a developed economy have a extraordinary GDP tourism can donate greatly to countries economies which are less economically developed countries (LEDCs).
Incoming tourism is an export it's a positive effect when tourist come to UK, UK gets more money which means that the UK GDP growths however if people from the UK go out of the UK( outgoing tourism) It's bad for UK but good for the people the outgoing tourist are going to, outgoing tourism is an import which is a negative effect.