Tour Operators

The modern tourism goes through changes nowadays. To benefit a tour operator should offer the best selection of tours at most competitive prices.  This can be obtained by different ways of business optimization as well as finding new concepts of cultural and alternative tourism.

Sea Cruise

Sea and river cruises have become one of the major parts of modern tour industry. Traveling on a cruise is a great vacation option, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the travel experience. Tour operators offer cruise packages designed to suit every interest, personal preference and budget: from luxury cruises on large ships with great amount of recreational facilities to special-interest cruises specializing in unique destinations or culturally-rich ports of call. The possibility to discover a number of new destinations and enjoy all the pleasures of a floating resort, while never having to pack and unpack, makes sea and river cruise journey one of the most popular products on the tourism market.

Tailor-made tours

Today an average traveler, who has visited many popular destinations and knows all pros and cons of mass tourism, is looking for a new itineraries and one of a kind experiences.  Independent tourism can be very exciting; however tour operators with their in-depth knowledge of the region and facilities are also able to offer independent traveler lots of interesting activities and places to visit. Compared to a mass tour product a tailor-made tour requires more efforts, but it allows a tour operator attract more customers and keep the competitive position on the market.

Special interest tours

Special interest tours are gradually on the rise nowadays. Each tour destination has its own features to offer: sightseeing, discovery, cuisine, relaxation, entertainment and learning.  Nature tourism embraces various adventure activities, beach tourism, wildlife tours, scenic sightseeing, and rapidly growing eco-tourism. Cultural tourism embraces art, history and heritage tours, events and entertainment tourism, wine and cookery tours, and urban tourism, which includes meetings and conventions. Both nature and cultural tourism imply authenticity and preservation of a distinctive local atmosphere of the place, which is increasingly becoming essential to success in tourism industry. Nature and culture-based tours have become significant tour market forces that involve considerable market volumes. With more tour operators focusing on special interest tours this niche is one of the fastest growing tourism sectors.

Off-season Tourism

Tourism industry is highly dependent on seasons. Usually accommodation and services rates are considerably higher in the tourist season.  The slowdown on the international tourism demand resulted from late 2000-s recession has made many tour operators focus on promoting off-season tours.  With low hotel rates and discounts on transportation and other services tour operators find it possible to attract travelers by offering budget tours in the off-season.