Unit 13 - Tour Operations - P3, M3 - Planning, Selling, Administering and Operating Package Holidays

Pearsons BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Travel and Tourism - Unit 13 - Tour Operations - P3, M3 - Achieved all criteria P3 outline how tour operators plan, sell, administer and operate a package holiday programme, identifying commercial considerations M3 explain ways of maximising profitability during the different stages of planning, selling, administering and operating a package holiday. In detail: To achieve P3, learners must describe the functions of tour operating, with examples of how they are carried out, covering the full range prescribed for planning, selling, administration and operations. Timescales and commercial considerations should be evident within the descriptions. Evidence could relate to a visit to a tour operator or could describe the functions for a hypothetical tour operator. For M3, learners must explain, with specific examples, ways in which profitability could be maximised. Aspects such as methods of contracting, consolidations, currency exchange, cancellation charge and commission must now be explained to show how they could contribute to its profitability. https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Nationals/Travel-and-Tourism/2010/Specification/Unit-13-Tour-operations.pdf