Tour Operators Networking For Growing Community-Based Group Travel Market
[author:Michael Larson Public time:Oct 23, 2005] |
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Las Vegas, NV - The future of escorted group travel lies with community-based operators according to Compass Tours, which coordinates and trains businesses and entrepreneurs in establishing group tour operations.
Citing a number of factors, Compass believes that hometown operators are positioned for unprecedented success due to market changes since September 11, 2001. “Many travelers still prefer to stay close to home, and to take shorter trips due to security concerns. The demand for locally organized day trips and other short tours to nearby destinations has never been greater,” explains Marcus Tucker, vice-president of business development. “The same conditions that forced some big tour operators to close their doors are the same conditions enabling group tour organizers serving local markets to prosper as never before.”
With 25 years of experience, Compass combines its expertise with customer access and dedication to service that only hometown tour organizers can provide. Their goal is a network of tour providers that also includes motorcoach companies, travel agencies and tour businesses, throughout the United States and Canada.
The Las Vegas-based company says consumer preferences for convenience and service also favor hometown operators. Locally organized tour groups enable passengers to travel with friends and neighbors as well as familiar leaders who accompany them from beginning to end.
“Most important, however, is service. Passengers generally receive extraordinary care and attention from operators whose customers are residents of the community in which they do business,” said Tucker.
Compass officials emphasize that grassroots market access alone will not ensure a dominant role in the industry. The company’s message to community-based tour providers is that professional operations, skilled tour leaders, and itineraries that meet expectations of today’s travelers must also be in place.
“That’s where Compass comes in. Community-based operators may be intimately linked to their customers, but Compass provides the tours and training to create passenger loyalty and to ensure a strong competitive position. With worthy travel experiences, professional operations, and indulgent customer care, hometown tour providers can capture a significant share of the escorted tour market, including new senior travelers and baby boomers. It’s a win-win partnership for success,” says Tucker.
Compass Tours provides member operators with a line of motorcoach and air tours within North America, and international tours and cruises that they operate themselves for 100% profit. Itineraries are individually planned, and arrangements are turned over to the operator who needs only to be concerned with marketing and conducting the tour with their passengers.
Tucker believes that, “As a network committed to quality, Compass operators throughout the continent will redefine traditional distribution of escorted tours.”
Additional information can be found the Compass membership Web site, www.CompassMembership.com.
Otherinfo:Rodney Hill, President
Compass Tours
Plaza Vegas Business Park
3355 Spring Mountain Road, #67
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 89102
702-966-0193
702-493-3582
Fax 702-251-9266
rhill@compassadmin.com
www.compassmembership.com
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