They offer their clients cost saving solutions to overseas flights as well as time and money as they offer a choice of best value flight fares and routings suited to the client’s itinerary. | National agencies description and Organisation example: | National business travel agents operate from one country, but they have braches in other countries as well. For example Flight centre is a national agency that is an Australian retail travel company, but they have many branches in the UK and target small and medium enterprises. They try to meet the needs of business travellers as well as leisure
Unit 9 M2 In this assignment I will be doing a comparison between two different types of agents by looking at their differences and similarities. I will be looking at call centres and multiples. Thomas Cook and STA Travel Differences Thomas cook has retail agents that they operate which are located in the high street. This allows customers to come in the retail shops and get brochures and book their package holiday. The customers come to the front office of the retail shop and this is where the travel agent welcomes the customers and they must make a good first impression.
Whether it is friends or people outside of the company people will learn about positions. Individuals from insurance companies and even private agents talk and know one another so word of mouth can be quite an effective recruitment strategy for a company. AAA Insurance also recruits by using technology, they post their job openings on job sites to locate and place experienced and professional employees. The insurance field is very diverse and widespread and technology will enable employers to narrow down efficient candidates for specific
In order to find more information about the shows that are going on and to book tickets for the venue they could go to ticket buying websites such as ATG Tickets and Ticketmaster. On the ATG Tickets website, it lists the shows that are currently being played and gives detailed information and reviews about each. The couple can also use this website to book their tickets. Accommodation: As the couple are interested in visiting the sights of York and the Grand Opera House they may want to stay close to the city centre. They could look at hotel booking websites such as Late Rooms and Hotels.com to find a range of hotels in the centre of York to compare the best prices.
Scenario: You work in the Business Office in Dona Ana Community College, which is responsible for reimbursement of travel, petty cash, and cash advances. The staffs, faculties, and employees in the college will always have domestic or foreign travel to attend the conference, hold a meeting, or do something else for college. Suppose some of them will go to some places to attend conferences. They may pay for travel meals using their own funds because they are subject to per diem reimbursement*. Also, they may book rooms at a local hotel using their P‐Card**.
Other types of advertising include hidden persuades. One can look at the example of door to door selling where catalogs are given to people and when these catalogs are recollected, the people are asked whether they want to purchase anything found on the catalog. Another type of hidden persuades includes sales promotions. An example includes magazines such as the Bargain magazine where the customer may have an overall view of what the market has to offer. Also some firms issue copies of their magazines with popular newspapers for example a magazine called Homeworks, which is a magazine advertising furniture, is issued with the Sunday Times.
The aim of this unit is to develop candidates’ understanding of the health, safety and security hazards present in the airport and airline sector. The main health, safety and security hazards are considered in the context of an airport terminal, the airside areas of an airport and then finally in the operation of an aircraft. The unit gives the opportunity for candidates to investigate current airport/airline issues in health, safety and security and also considers the key general and industry specific legislation affecting the sector. This unit has links with Unit 5: Current issues in travel and tourism, Unit 24: Investigating the airline industry, and Unit 26: The UK airport sector. Assessment Objectives 1, 2 and 3 should focus upon identifying the key hazards to health safety and security and the corresponding measures in place to minimise such risks.
Using direct distribution channels cuts out the need of a middle man. There are two types of direct distribution channels. There are “selling agents”, who work for the company and sell the company’s product(s) to customers through mail-order, storefronts or other means. The second is to sell things over the internet because it is globally available to customers. Now, when you want to book a flight nowadays all you have to do is log onto your pc, tablet or mobile and access the internet, log onto the website and select your destination, then finally accept the cost.
Unit 204 Interpersonal Skills for the Travel and Tourism It is important to understand that when working in the travel and tourism industry you must not only deal with other members of your Workplace Task B team but also with the public. The ability to interact and communicate effectively is vital not only to your success but to the success of the organisation. To achieve task B you must demonstrate how to communicate effectively with customers in a travel and tourism environment. You must be able to promote a positive self-image through personal appearance, body language and effective questioning and listening skills. In your role as a travel agent, use the internet and brochures to find a suitable holiday for each of the customers
After the event has ended certain tasks are required to be performed to bring the event to a close. These tasks include writing up the minutes/notes and circulating them, analysing feedback, following up on any requests and following up on leads. 2. Complete the table below by identifying two ways of providing support before, during and after a business event. Before During After 1. setting the venue 1. meeting and greeting guests 1. analysing feedback 2. arranging travel and accommodation 2. taking notes and gathering feedback 2. following up on any requests and leads Section 2 – Understand the purpose of displaying