Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tour Operatorship
Course Code: AGE211
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
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)
Assoc. Prof. Melek Ece ÖNCÜER ÇİVİCİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the position of tour operators within the travel industry
2.Knows the definitions, features and classifications of tour operators.
3.Have knowledge about travel and tourism terminology
4.Knows the concepts and contents of package tours and groups
5.Makes contract and promotion calculations
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.
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.
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, Integrations in the Tourism Sector
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of tour operators, group types
Week 4 - Theoretical
Terminology I
Week 5 - Theoretical
Terminology II, Preparation of package tour
Week 6 - Theoretical
Calculation Methods of Tour Cost or Sales Price I
Week 7 - Theoretical
Calculation Methods of Tour Cost or Sales Price II
Week 8 - Theoretical
Preparation of package tour (marketing, sales, management)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Promotion and Coefficient Calculations II
Week 10 - Theoretical
Promotion and Coefficient Calculations II
Week 11 - Theoretical
Relations between tour operations and the hotels, conracts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Contract calculation I
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contract calculation II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Contract calculation III
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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