| There are various activities that a travel | | | | |
| agency has to perform in order to ensure that | | | | 4. Check out for available transport, |
| an intending traveler undertakes his proposed | | | | accommodation etc. |
| journey and enjoys a holiday of his choice. | | | | |
| | | | 5. Deposit normally 25 % of total |
| Due to changing airfares and schedules, | | | | expenditure. |
| numerous available vacation packages and a | | | | |
| vast amount of travel information, travel | | | | 6. Operation department makes proper |
| planning takes time and is sometimes | | | | arrangements to find out proper location and |
| annoying. To find out the many travel | | | | book dates for hotels. |
| options, tourists and business people often | | | | |
| turn to travel agents, who review their needs | | | | 7. Prepare tourist itinerary and execute the |
| and help them make the best possible travel | | | | journey with proper plan. |
| arrangements. Also, many major cruise lines, | | | | |
| hotels, resorts, and specialty travel groups | | | | 8. Voucher delivery after completion of tour, |
| use travel agents to endorse travel packages | | | | which includes confirmed ticket. |
| to millions of people every year. | | | | |
| | | | Group or Organized trips: |
| There are various steps involved from the | | | | |
| time a traveler visits a travel agent to buy | | | | The following steps are covered in organizing |
| a ticket until he returns back home after | | | | group or organized trips - |
| visiting the place of his choice. Organized | | | | |
| travel by a travel agency can be of 2 kinds, | | | | 1. Find out estimated number of participants |
| i.e. | | | | for trip. |
| | | | |
| 1. Single client | | | | 2. Type of locality to visit (hill station, |
| | | | beaches, historical etc). |
| 2. Group client | | | | |
| | | | 3. Group travel can also be arranged for |
| In order to proceed with the journey, the | | | | certain events e.g. World cup, Olympic, |
| following main elements (in both types of | | | | Cultural trade fairs, Meetings etc. |
| travel) need to be considered. | | | | |
| | | | 4. Operation department find out hotels to |
| · Study of the journey. | | | | book with in covering area, its better to |
| | | | book during low season. |
| · Estimate of expenditure. | | | | |
| | | | 5. For sports or some major events etc, the |
| · Execution of the journey. | | | | travel agents needs to take extra care and |
| | | | arrange security personals to guard the |
| · Presentation of accounts. | | | | clients or any other miss happening. |
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| Individual or ordinary trips: | | | | In general, travel agents give suggestion on |
| | | | travel spots and arrange services for |
| The following steps are involved in | | | | transportation, hotel accommodations, budget |
| organizing individual or ordinary trips - | | | | car rentals, tours, and recreation. They also |
| | | | may give advice on restaurants, weather |
| 1. Clients turn to travel agents to organize | | | | conditions and tourist attractions. For |
| a travel package for him. | | | | international travel, agents also give |
| | | | information on customs regulations, currency |
| 2. Scope of journey includes up to what | | | | exchange rates, required documents and papers |
| extend tourist need that travel package | | | | like passports, visas, and certificates of |
| covering all most all-popular locations. | | | | vaccination. The role and the activities of |
| | | | the travel agents in any country depend on |
| 3. Depend on above plan estimate maximum cost | | | | the extent of the economic development of |
| and send for the clients approval. | | | | that country. |