Tourism Sales and Distribution Vocabulary

The process of making your product available to consumers. 

• Direct Distribution
• Distribution
• Indirect Distribution
• Suppliers

Companies that create, own, and provide the travel products being sold.

• Intermediaries
• Consumers
• Travel Agency
• Suppliers

The process of the supplier using intermediaries to sell their products to consumers.

• Direct Distribution
• Distribution
• Indirect Distribution
• Charter Tour

A product that is sold to pre-formed groups at a special price.

• Charter Tour
• Intermediaries
• Public Tour
• Tour Operators

A company that contracts with suppliers and attractions to create multi day tour packages.

• Travel Agency
• Tour Operator
• Charter Tour
• Public Tour

The process of the supplier of travel products sells to the consumer without others involved.

• Direct Distribution
• Distribution
• Indirect Distribution
• Tour Operators

A product that is sold to the public and generally are scheduled to depart on a regular schedule.

• Charter Tour
• Tour Operator
• Travel Agency
• Public Tour

Anyone that uses travel products.

• Intermediaries
• Consumer
• Suppliers
• Travel Agency

A company who analyzes travel needs and then assists, recommends, arranges, and sells one or more components of travel.

• Travel Agency
• Tour Operators
• Charter Tour
• Public Tour

A company that act as a go-between, linking suppliers with the traveling public.

• Travel Agency
• Charter Tour
• Intermediaries
• Public Tour