Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tour Operation and Travel Agency
Course Code: TTS110
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

With this course; The purpose of this course is to give information about the functioning of travel agencies, their activities and their place in the tourism industry, differences between travel agencies and tour operators

Course Content

Organizational structures and classification of travel agencies, activities of travel agencies, tour operators, package tours are the content of this course.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Eren GÖNÜL
Learning Outcomes
1.To have information about the activities of travel agencies
2. To know the differences between travel agencies and tour operators
3.To have information about tour operators
4.To have information about travel agency staff.
5. The relationship between the travel agency and other tourism businesses examine.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Tourism and travel concept
Week 2 - Theoretical
Travel distribution systems
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of travel agencies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Organizational structure of travel agency
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tourism and travel agencies
Week 6 - Theoretical
Travel agency transactions
Week 7 - Theoretical
Contracts related to travel agencies
Week 8 - Theoretical
Tour planning in travel agencies
Week 9 - Theoretical
General Review / Midterm Exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tour management in travel agencies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Tour operator operations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Production of package tours
Week 13 - Theoretical
Transfer Operations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sample tour practices
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes