From tour organiser to tour operator representative
12 of the 29 essential skills of a tour operator representative are already essential for a tour organiser — about 41% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from tour organiser in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 41%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a tour operator representative
What a tour operator representative does
Tour operator representatives act on behalf of the tour operator to give practical information, provide assistance, handle services and sell excursions to tourists while at their destinations.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- assist clients with special needs
- build a network of suppliers in tourism
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- handle personal identifiable information
- maintain customer service
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage health and safety standards
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a tour operator representative and not for a tour organiser. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- collect tourist information
- communicate with customers
- create solutions to problems
- develop inclusive communication material
- devise special promotions
- ecotourism
- educate on sustainable tourism
- handle customer complaints
- make logistical arrangements
- measure customer feedback
- process booking
- process payments
- provide customised products
- provide performance feedback
- self-service technologies in tourism
- upsell products
- work in a hospitality team
Other moves from tour organiser
1 roles- park guide10 skills in common
← tour organisertour operator representative →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a tour operator representative?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.