Tour Operator Responsibilities Quiz

• A tour operator is an organisation, firm, or company who buys individual travel components, separately from their suppliers and combines them into a package tour, which is sold with their own price tag to the public directly or through intermediary.

• Tour operators have the responsibility of putting the tour ingredients together, marketing it, making reservations and handling actual operation of the tour.

• Tour operators can provide these services themselves as some have their own cars and coaches, hotels, and other travel-related services or can obtain these from the other suppliers.

• Tour operators are known as manufacturers of tourism products because they are responsible for putting together a package tour which is then sold to the public.

Test your knowledge about the responsibilities and functions of tour operators in the travel industry. Explore the tasks involved in creating and marketing package tours, making reservations, and managing the operational aspects of the tours.