TYPES OF TRAVEL OPERATIONS

Travels Sales Distribution System

Suppliers Buyers
One Stage System
Individual or
Carriers Group
Traveler
Acomodation
Two Stage
System Travel Agent, tour Individual or
Food service Operator Group
Traveler
Car Rental

Entertainment Specialty Channeler,

Travel Individual or
Three Stage
System

Whole Seller, tour

Operator Agent Group
Cruise Line
Traveler
Resort
Four Stage
System
Whole Seller, tour Travel Specialty Individual or
Etc Operator Agent Channeler Group
Traveler
The Components of Travel Services
Travel agencies
Online travel agencies
Tour operators
Destination marketing organizations
Other organizations
A Travel Agency is a business that operates as the
intermediary between the travel industry (supplier) and
the traveler (purchaser).
TRAVEL AGENT
•A Travel Agent Sells attractive tour package to people
interest in vacation
•Travel agent are middleman between tours operators
and prospective clients
 Types Of Travel Agency
Retail Travel Agency Wholesale Travel Agency

A retail travel agency Wholesale travel

is a business that
ferforms the following agency are
functions quotes fares, generally skilled
rates, make agent who
reservation, arrange
travel ticket and specialize in
accommodation, organizing tour
arrange travel and then selling
insurance, foreign
curency, document them to retail
and accept payment travel agencies
Classification of Tour Wholesalers
1. National Full service wholesalers
2. Limited product or in-house national
wholesalers
3. Specialty tour operator
4. Regional or limited wholesalers
Type Travel Operations

• Tour Operators
• Consolidators
• General Sales Agent
• Specialty Channelers
Interrelationship fo Travel
Operations
Multi Operations Travel Company
With Branch Office