Tour operator

Description 10 Target Customers 10 Market Definition 10 Market Opportunities 11 Competitive Analysis 12 Competitive Advantages 13 Competitors’ Positions 14 Potential Future Competition 14 BUSINESS STRATEGY 15 Customer Incentives 15 Advertising and Promotion 15 Sales and Marketing 16 Commission 17 OPERATIONS 17 Premises 17 Choice of Location and Premises 17 Hours of Operation 17 Equipment 18 Staffing 18 FORECASTING 18 Sales Forecast 18 Cash Flow Projections 20 Income Statement 20 Balance Sheet 21 Performance Ratios 21 Break-Even 21 Funds Required and Timing 21 Funding Options 22 BUSINESS CONTROLS 23 Accounting System 23 Quality Control 23 New Tour Operators 23 Capacity 23 Long-Term Goals 24 Steps for Achieving Goals 24 Position 25 Risks Associated with Growth 25 APPENDIX 1: MARKET RESEARCH 26 APPENDIX 2: FINANCIAL FORECASTS 35 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 The Company 6 The Company’s Mission 6 Products and Services 6 Marketing and Sales Techniques 6 The Competition 7 Target Market 7 Operations 8 Management 8 Financials 8 Funding 9 HISTORY AND POSITION TO DATE 10 The Company’s Mission 10 Management Team and Key Personnel 10 Services 12 Transportation 13 Company History 13 Guarantees and Warranties 14 Business Structure 14 MARKET RESEARCH 14 Economic and Social Factors 15 Competitive…

Environmental factors can have an impact on tour operator businesses in the UK and European market. Thomas Cook, a British international travel company is, therefore, affected by an external environment in the similar market. The most significant factors can be identified using a well-known market research method called PESTE. PESTE analysis reveals three main environmental factors that significantly affect the tour operators, which are economic, social, and technology. ● Economic Tour…

In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, women’s rights were presented to be not equal to men and limited by a series of events. The main women characters in the novel, Mariam and Laila rights were not equal to the husband they shared, Rasheed. Mariam and Laila had limited rights, which means that Rasheed held most of their power. Nana, Mariam’s mom rights were presented to me not equal to a man because of the blame she was forced to take. Also Aziza, Raheed’s and Laila’s daughter was not treated…

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Transporting college student-athletes safely is a one of the biggest issues that administrators face today. Failing to provide safe and dependable transportation can leave a school and administrators at risk for a lawsuit. According to Sharp, Moorman, and Claussen (2014) there are four issues that are related to proper transportation, they are the selection of competent drivers, selection of a safe mode of travel, the proper maintenance of vehicles, and proper training of drivers. If an…

Often, the most daunting and difficult task for man is the overcoming and conquering of one’s own mind and internal demons. In Steven Pressfield’s, The Legend of Bagger Vance this war in one’s own mind is exemplified in the character, Rannulph Junah. Throughout the novel, and two days of tournament golf, Junah, under the guidance of his sage caddy and mentor, Bagger Vance, was able to make peace with his demons, and reemerge as one of the South’s best golfers. The Dictionary.com definition of…

Shawnee Country Club, located on the east side of town, is a quiet and beautiful place. The “Country Club” is a place where I spend most of my time. The smell of fresh cut grass, and the sounds of purely struck golf shots are what makes this place what it is. Over the course of my daily trips to the Country Club, I realized that this place holds a lot of good and bad times for the golfers. Not only are there sounds of purely struck golf shots, but also groans of frustration coming from the…

The main real obstacle was crossed in 1948, when African-American golfers Bill Spider and Teddy Rhodes completed with good enough scores at the Los Angeles Open to automatic entry into the PGA-supported Richmond Open in California. But paranoid tour officials blocked their entry. They also did some legitimate things getting people to sponsor to agree to label the competitions "Open Invitational" in order to keep blacks from getting invited into the events to compete. Yet, for Sifford a strong…

Tiger Woods Pro golfer Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California in 1975. Tiger was quickly introduced to golf. At the age twenty one Tiger broke the record score, making him the youngest man and the first African American to ern the title. Tiger quickly made a name for himself. Woods won another thirteen majors and was named the PGA player of the year ten times over the next twelve years. Tiger woods was trying to be one of the best of the best players in the industry. Later on thought his…