The major hotel services are: reception, reservation, settlement, consumer service and distribution of hotel room capacity. The reception service is often referred to as the “heart” or the “nerve center” of the whole hotel. This department is contacted by the customers most often as this is the place where everybody goes with all kinds of […]
Preserve memories of your travels forever thanks to a customized medal!
One of the great pleasures of travelling is reminiscing about past trips while you anticipate future journeys. However, sometimes we’ve been so many places, our brains need a little jogging from time to time. That’s where a carefully-chosen souvenir can be really useful in helping us recall certain details which might otherwise be lost forever. […]
Long distance travel: Tips to pack for a trip to Europe
When going to Europe from the US, you have to face the facts: you have a long flight ahead, and if you don’t want to bring multiple suitcases, you have to pack the smart way. Of course, if you are not staying long, it can be easier but chances are you might want to stay […]
Studying abroad: a great opportunity to travel
Travelling while studying is a great opportunity for students. It allows them to discover new countries and cultures while studying a language for example. There are different possibilities to travel when you are a student and also different types of trips. Here is a quick of summary of all the possibilities to travel while studying. […]
Summer fun in the Alpine resort of Les Arcs
The Alps were a summer holiday destination before winter sports really took off – and they continue to attract visitors right throughout the summer season. Ski resorts like Les Arcs France have taken increasingly imaginative approaches to cater to this clientele, with considerable success. When the snow stops, the fun doesn’t have to! There is […]
Provence: where history reigns supreme!
Provence’s history is sometimes overshadowed by its other attractions, such as its food and wine, its scenery and its climate. However, this region has been a hub for many civilizations over thousands of years, endowing Provence with its own, very special heritage. Provence: Greek and Roman influences Provence’s connection to Ancient Greece dates back to […]
Classification of hotels
December 3rd, 2012 
Comments Off on Classification of hotels Hotels are usually classified in accordance with different criteria. The most widely used are the following criteria: level of comfort; number of rooms, functional purpose; location, nutrition, duration of staying and some others. The level of comfort is probably the most important factor taken into account by all tourists when buying a tour. This criterion […]
Accommodation
December 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Accommodation Accommodation of tourists is probably the most important part of the tour as it ranks first among the complex of services provided by tour operators and travel agencies during a trip and is an integral part of any tour. You wouldn’t probably be very excited if you find out that your tour includes only transportation […]
Promotion of tours
December 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Promotion of tours Promotion is an important set of measures aimed at the sale tours. Such methods may include advertising in mass media (newspapers, television, internet, and radio), participation in specialized exhibitions, fairs, organization of information centers, production of catalogues, booklets, and so on. Advertising activities of a tourist company may be supported by other types of efforts […]
Tours
December 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Tours The result of the activities of various tourist enterprises in the form of certain services or their complex intended for sale at the market is called a tourist product. Depending on the specific character of an enterprise such product can be offered in a certain form depending on the preferences and the needs that the […]
Tourist services
December 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Tourist services Tourism as a human activity and as a separate industry is nothing but selling services to the end consumers. These services are called tourist services. In the wide sense any tourist service may be regarded as a certain tourist product, i.e. the result of labor having a certain use value. Tourist services are an expedient […]
Tour operators and travel agencies
December 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Tour operators and travel agencies Usually a tour operator is a comparatively large company in comparison with a travel agency. It has its main office and several subsidiaries in order to offer their services to more potential customers. Many big tour operators have subsidiaries in different countries. Irrespective of the number of subsidiaries a tour operator usually concludes agent agreements […]
Tourist industry
December 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on Tourist industry Generally speaking, tourist industry is an industry of providing tourist services to customers. It’s a complex system of companies, organizations and institutions of both the productive and non-manufacturing sphere of economy that provide production, distribution, exchange and consumption of the tourist product, development and usage of tourist resources and creation of the material and technical […]
Social tourism
November 30th, 2012 Comments Off on Social tourism In the countries of the European Union social tourism is associated with customers that do not have enough income to be able to pay for high-quality tourist services. This category of citizens needs certain social privileges and includes, first of all, large families, orphan children, pupils of orphanages and boarding schools, students and working youth, […]
Business tourism
November 30th, 2012 Comments Off on Business tourism Every year business, cultural and scientific connections between regions and countries are becoming more and more intensive. Business tourism plays an important role in this process. The development of the national economy and its integration into the world market are impossible without business tourism. Today every fourth person out of ten who leave their homes […]