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Раздел II. Компании, предоставляющие услуги в туристическом бизнесе

Тема 1: туроператоры

1 .Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What are the basic jobs in the tourism industry?

2. What job deals with developing of tour packages?

3. Who is the main seller of the tour packages in tourism?

4. Who sells tour packages wholesale and retail?

4. What are the main duties of a tourism manager?

5. Is in necessary to know English in tourism? Why?

6. What jobs require perfect knowledge of English?

7. What jobs require good skills of communication with people? Why?

8. What kind of job is connected with entertainment of tourists?

9. What tourist specialists must be easy-going persons? Why?

10. Do you have any of these skills?

2.Ключевая лексика: accommodation, to advertise, American Express Company, airline, booklet, brochure, calculate, catering, customized, fair, independent, insurance, major, price, to promote, to put together, research, shipping, Thomas Cook & Sons Company, travelogue.

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TOUR OPERATORS

Tour operators are big tourist companies which develop and put together tour packages, calculate prices for tours, transfer tours to travel agents for their subsequent sale to tourists, provide information support to the implementation of the tour.

Tour package is a complex of services including booking tickets and tours, transportation, accommodation, catering, sightseeing tours, guides, and medical insurance. Sometimes clients want to include into tour packages something individual for extra payment: better room, additional food and beverages, or excursions. So every not group but customized tour varies depending on a client’s individual needs.

Tour operators do market research to get a profit from each tour.

They promote their tours and advertise them in newspapers, magazines, over radio, TV. They also have their own websites on the internet. Often they take part in different fairs and tourism exhibitions with video presentations, souvenirs, colorful brochures, booklets and travelogues.

Tour operators sell tour packages wholesale to the travel agencies or sometimes direct to the public. They produce and sell their products themselves.

Among tour operators there are major airlines and shipping companies.

There are large tour operators such as Thomas Cook & Sons Company and American Express Company.

Thomas Cook Company is the oldest tour operator in the world.

A modern Thomas Cook travel agency in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

4 .Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What are the main functions of tour operators in the tourism business?

2. What is a tour package?

3. In what case some additional services can be included in the tour packet?

4. Why do tour operators do market research?

5. How do tour operators promote their tours?

6. Can tour operators sell their products themselves?

7.Why do the major airlines and shipping companies cooperate and sometimes belong to tour operators?

8. What is the oldest tour operator in the world?