Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)
Course Description
:This course includes various aspects of package tours, tour itineraries, tour costs and pricing, and tour files.
Course Objective
:This course aim s to make package tours, itineraries, costs, and tour files more familiar and understandable to students. The course prepares students to create diverse tour packages and aims to help them build a strong foundation in operating and managing tour files. Course Description: This course includes various aspects of package tours, tour itineraries, tour costs and pricing, and tour files.
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1. Package Tour
- Concept of package tour , Historical background of package tours , Importance of package tours, Components of package tours, Package tour development process.
Unit 2. Tour Itinerary
- Meaning of tour itinerary , Importance of tour itinerary , Factors affecting tour itinerary design, Difference between ready-made and customized itineraries
- Handling procedures of outbound tours
- Itinerary design for: Domestic and inbound tours , Single and multiple destination tours, FIT & GIT tours, Incentive tours, Adventure tours, Special interest tours.
Unit 3. Tour Cost and Price
- Meaning of tour cost , Factors affecting tour costs , Tour pricing strategies , Calculation of tour costs and prices: Manual calculations and Excel sheet calculations.
Unit 4. Tour File
- Concept of a tour file, Importance of tour files, Creating and handling tour files.
- Practical Works 24 LHs
- Field visit
- Itinerary designing
- Tour costing and pricing
- Maintaining tour file Note: Students are expected to join a t least 03 nights and 04 days package tour outside the Kathmandu Valley and afterwards, submit a report about the field visit.
- Evaluation Criteria for Practical:
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- Field Visit (10 marks) 2. 2. Report Writing on the Field Visit (10 marks) 3. Presentation (10 marks)
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- Practical examination (20 marks)
Suggested Readings:
Chand, M. (2002). Travel Agency Management: An Introductory Text . Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. Negi, J. (2005). Travel Agency Operations: Concepts and Principles. Kanishka, New Delhi. Gee, C. Y. (1997). Professional Travel Agency Management. Prentice Hall, New Delhi. South Asia Integrated Tourism Human Resource Development Programme (1997), Trainee Text Entry Level: Tour Operations. South Asia Tourism Secretariat, Colombo.