Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tour Operations
Course Code: SRB203
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the lesson is to teach tourism/travel industry’s terminology, tour operators place at the industry and inchoative stages at organising package tours.

Course Content

The content of the lesson includes the international knowledge at management in tour operations

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the position of tour operators at travel industry
2.To be able to comprehend know the description, quality and classification of tour operators
3.To be able to comprehend know the distribution channel chain at tourism industry
4.To be able to comprehend know the package tour description and the content
5.To be able to comprehend how to calculate the cost of package tour
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İçöz, O. (2009). Seyahat Acentaları ve Tur Operatörlüğü Yönetimi (6. Basım). Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi.
2.Çolakoğlu, O. E. ve Çolakoğlu Ü. (2007). Seyahat Acentaları Yönetimi. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.
3.Öner, Ç. (1997). Seyahat Ticareti. İstanbul: Literatür Yayıncılık.
4.Hacıoğlu, N. (2006). Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
5.Ahipaşaoğlu, H. S. ve Arıkan i. (2003). Seyahat İşletmeleri Yönetimi ve Ulaştırma Sistemleri. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık. Mısırlı, İ.(2006). Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.
6.Ahipaşaoğlu, H. S. ve Arıkan i. (2003). Seyahat İşletmeleri Yönetimi ve Ulaştırma Sistemleri. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.
7.MEB, (2011). Konaklama ve Seyahat Hizmetleri-Rezervasyon Sistemleri. Ankara. TURBAN, (1989). Otel İşletmeciliğinde Önbüro. Ankara: Turban Turizm A.Ş.
8.TURBAN, (1989). Otel İşletmeciliğinde Önbüro. Ankara: Turban Turizm A.Ş
9.www.tursab.org.tr
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Lesson’s aim, content, method, sources and explanation of the syllabus.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sectorial evaluation, tour operators descriptions, qualities, functions and differences with the travel agencies
Week 3 - Theoretical
Distribution channel and integrations at tourism industry
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classification of tour operators, classification of tour groups, kind of tours, differences between charter and scheduled flights
Week 5 - Theoretical
Management and organization of tour operators - terminology
Week 6 - Theoretical
Preparation of package tour
Week 7 - Theoretical
Calculation of tour cost (I)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Calculation of tour cost (II)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Preparation of package tour (marketing, sales, carry out the travel, consumption)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Career possibilities at tour operation era/ the duties at tour operations
Week 11 - Theoretical
Relations between tour operations and the hotels I
Week 12 - Theoretical
Relations between tour operations and the hotels II
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contract calculation I
Week 14 - Theoretical
Contract calculation II
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination117118
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026