From tourist information centre manager to tour operator manager
12 of the 30 essential skills of a tour operator manager are already essential for a tourist information centre manager — about 40% of the job, before you learn anything new.
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
- 18
- would be new
- 40%
- of the target job covered
- 30
- essential skills of a tour operator manager
What a tour operator manager does
Tour operator managers are in charge of managing employees and of activities within tour operators related to the organisation of package tours and other tourism services.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- build a network of suppliers in tourism
- build business relationships
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- develop strategies for accessibility
- handle personal identifiable information
- maintain customer service
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- oversee the design of touristic publications
- oversee the printing of touristic publications
- recruit employees
- tourism market
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a tour operator manager and not for a tourist information centre manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- develop revenue generation strategies
- develop tourism products
- manage contracts
- manage distribution channels
- manage visitor flows in natural protected areas
- maximise sales revenues
- measure customer feedback
- negotiate tourism rates
- oversee quality control
- perform market research
- plan marketing strategy
- plan medium to long term objectives
- prepare travel packages
- provide customised products
- sales strategies
- select optimal distribution channel
- set up pricing strategies
- translate strategy into operation
Other moves from tourist information centre manager
2 roles- tourist information officer12 skills in common
- destination manager11 skills in common
← tourist information centre managertour operator manager →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a tour operator manager?
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.