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for pleasure ['р1езэ] — для удовольствия
to deal with — иметь дело
accommodation [ajroma'deijii] — жилье
catering [keitanr)] — общественное питание, доставка
to advertise faedvataiz] — рекламировать
an agent [eic&(3)nt] — агент
direct [di'rekt] — прямой, прямо
5 to 10 % — 5 to 10 percent f'p3:'sent] — от 5 до 10%
to hire the staff ['hai3 ds'staif] — набирать штат
advertisement [9dV3:tism9nt] — объявление
a department — отдел
to accompany [э!клтр(э)ш] ~- сопровождать
an animator faenimeita] — аниматор
to amuse [am'jirz] — развлекать
a contest ['kontest] — соревнование, конкурс
a freelancer [Triilcmsa] -— человек, работающий вне штата
a high season — горячий сезон
EXERCISES
I. Ответьте на вопросы.
1. Who organizers tours?
2. What do tour operators deal with?
3. What organizations do tour operators work with?
4. What do tour operators advertise and sell?
5. Who do tour operators sell package tours to?
6. What part of a tour cost do travel agents get?
7. What can travel agents sell?
8. Who runs tourism companies?
9. What does the manager of a tourist company do?
10. Sometimes a tourism company has the general manager. When?
II. What are the duties of the tour guide?
12. Why is it important for the tour guide to know the language of the group well?
13. Where do animators usually work?
14. What is a freelancer?
Text 2
Tourism (Tourist) Companies
The two main groups of tourism companies are tour operators and travel agencies. Tour operators make up tour packages. They study tourism
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market, make advertisement and sell their tours to travel agencies or direct to the public.
Travel agencies work with the public, selling tours and services. Large travel agencies can act as tour operators. They can form groups of travellers or work with individual customers. A lot of travel companies have a lot of their outlets in different parts of a city, region, country and even of the world. You can find travel agency outlets at hotels, airports, railway stations and other places. The prices and the services are the same there.
There are also tourist information offices or centres at many large airports, railway stations, hotels and resorts. They give tourists information about transportation, accommodation, sightseeing and other things interesting to travellers.
Vocabulary
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an individual customer [indiVidjual 'kAstems] an outlet fautlet] — отделение, филиал
Ответьте на вопросы.
1. What do tour operators do?
2. What do travel agencies do?
3. Why do many companies open their outlets?
4. What are tourist information offices for?
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Hotel Staff. Types of Hotels. Thomas Cook.
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