Tour Operators And Travel Agents Are Same Or Different?


From past several years ago, people are living with one perception I.e., travel agents and tour operators are one and the same thing. But I will clear the basic fact here I.e., tour operators and travel agents are two different things. Both are absolutely different and play different roles.

Have you ever been into an office? If yes then you must have observed the production department and sales department. If yes, both are exactly different departments and both work in an exactly different way. Similarly, the tour operations and travel agents are just like the same. A travel agent is the sales department and tour operator is the production department.

As the name suggests, tour operators operate the tours. It offers all the facilities, which you supposed to have on tour to a specific location. A tour operator gives you facilities like transportation, tour guide, sightseeing, accommodation, food facility, special activities and special events. Imagine, you want to have a special and Luxury Tours in Morocco and you have hired a travel agent then you will not get any of the above-mentioned services. But if you will hire a tour operator then you will definitely get all the above-mentioned services.

On the other hand, travel agents are exactly different ones. They do not offer any such facility but they just inform you about the four packages and different locations on which you can plan your vacation. In short, travel agents and tour operators are two different things, not the same.

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