Tour operator

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A tour operator typically combines components to create a holiday. The most common example of a tour operator's product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative, all for one price. Niche tour operators may specialise in destinations e.g. Italy, activities e.g. skiing, or a combination. The original raison d'etre of tour operating was the difficulty of making arrangements in far-flung places, with problems of language, currency and communication. The advent of the internet has lead to a rapid increase in self-packaging of holidays, many believe that this trend creating serious problems for many tour operators. However, tour operator still have their compentence in arranging tours for those do not have time to do DIY holidays, and speicliase in large group events meeting such as conference or seminars.