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A tour operator is a business that typically combines and organizes accommodations, meals, sightseeing and transportation components, [1] in order to create a package tour. They advertise and produce brochures to promote their products, holidays and itineraries.
Allamanda Voyages travel agency in Paris Travel agency in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Travel agency in Taiwan. A travel agency is a private retailer or public service that provides travel and tourism-related services to the general public on behalf of accommodation or travel suppliers to offer different kinds of travelling packages for each destination.
ABTA has existed for over 70 years and is the UK's largest travel association, representing travel agents and tour operators that sell around £32 billion of holidays and other travel arrangements each year. The main functions of ABTA are: Raising standards in the industry and by giving guidance on issues from sustainability to health and safety,
A tour guide in the United Kingdom. A tour guide (U.S.) or a tourist guide (European) is a person who provides assistance, and information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage to people on organized sightseeing and individual clients at educational establishments, religious and historical sites such as; museums, and at various venues of tourist attraction resorts. [1]
The major operators were Thomson Holidays and First Choice part of TUI AG and Thomas Cook AG. [needs update] Thomas Cook Group ceased operations in 2019 due to bankruptcy. As of 2023, Jet2holidays is the UK's largest tour operator, with TUI UK following in second place.
Jet2holidays Limited [1] is a British package holiday provider and tour operator. It was formed in 2007 as a subsidiary of Dart Group plc (now renamed Jet2 plc), and a sister to Jet2.com, the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK. [2] As of 2023, Jet2holidays is the largest tour operator in the United Kingdom, by ATOL licenses in 2023. [3 ...
As a voice for the tour operator industry, USTOA represents this sector in matters pertaining to the travel industry as a whole, both in the U.S. and abroad. Among USTOA's goals are consumer protection and education, [ 1 ] and its standards and work in this area have earned USTOA the endorsement of the United States Government's Consumer Action ...
During 1992, Kuoni is the first travel company to receive both the TTG and Travel Weekly Best Longhaul Operator award for 10 years in a row. During 1998, Kuoni acquired Voyages Jules Verne; it also won its first ever award for ‘World’s Best Tour Operator’ at the World Travel Awards that year.