👉 Wholesale travel company that sells holiday packages to travel agencies.
📘 What is a Tour Operator?
A tour operator buys hotel rooms and services in bulk to create travel packages sold via agencies.
✅ Why is it important?
It provides volume and demand stability, especially in leisure destinations.
💡 Practical example
A tour operator sells flight + hotel packages for summer holidays.
🔄 Disambiguation of TTOO
A Tour Operator (TTOO) and an OTA (Online Travel Agency) play different roles in distribution:
- A Tour Operator is a wholesaler that buys room blocks and creates holiday packages to sell via travel agencies.
- An OTA is a retailer that sells directly to end customers, usually without complex packages.
In summary:
TTOO = wholesale distributor; OTA = retail distributor. TTOOs operate upstream in distribution.
