Travel- Booklet B
What is a private business?
A business that is owned by a private individual or company.
What is a public business?
Owned or funded by the government.
What is a voluntary business?
Business funded by grants, donations.
Main aims of a Private Business.
Main aim is to make a profit.
Increase range of products/services.
To maintain a positive image
What is soletrader?
Enterprise owned and run by one person.
Advantages of a soletrader.
Be your own boss.
Full control.
Access to all profit.
Simplicity.
Disadvantages of soletrader.
Time consuming.
Fully responsible.
Heavy workload.
What does limited liability mean?
Shareholders are only legally responsible for the debts of a company up to the value of their shares.
What does unlimited liability mean?
The business owner is personally responsible for all of the debts of the business, no matter the value.
What is a private limited company?
An organasation owned by shareholders who have each invested a sum of money into the business.
What does LTD stand for?
Private limited company.
Does a LTD company have limited or unlimited liability?
Private limited companys have limited liablity. Their owners are not personally liable for the businesses debts.
Advantages of a Private Limited Company
Limited Liability
Retain control
Profits only shared between shareholders so more.
Disadvantages of Private Limited Company.
High set up costs.
Lack of of control, due to multiple shareholders.
Personal financial liability.
What is a public limited company?
A public limited company is a company that is legally allowed to offer its shares for sale to the public.
Advantages of a Public Limited company.
1. Shareholders have limited liability
2. Ability to raise finances through share capital by issueing public shares.
3. Protection from liabilities and debt.
Disadvantages of a Public Limited company?
1. Higher set up costs
2. Shareholders could argue over decisions.
3. Complex accounting.
4. Increased legal responsibilities
What does PLC stand for?
Public Limited Company.
What is the Stock Exchange?
A place where shares are bought and sold.
What is a Divedend?
A share of a business's profits that is paid to a shareholder.
Examples of Public Business's
1. Toursit information centres
2. Vistior Attractions
3. Transport Organisations
Main aims of Public Business's
1. Provide best possible service to the public
2. Break-even
3. Being cost effective
What does the term 'break-even' mean?
When a business is making enough money to ensure that its revenue covers its costs.
Main aims of voluntary businesses
1. Protect environment.
2. Educating visitors.
3. Ensuring sustainability.
What is tangible asset?
Something that can be handled and touched, ticket, car hire.
What is a intagible asset?
Something that is not physical object and cannot be handled, booking, Car Insurance.
What is a Gateway?
A place where travellers enter/leave a country including airport, railway, coach & bus stations.
What is a Hub?
Central transport facility, such as an airport
What is the role of a tour operator?
A tour operator will assemble package holidays that includes 2 or more services. Package from the tour operator will then be sold to a travel agent or directly to a customer.
2 main tour operators
Jet2Holidays
TUI
What does Mass/Package holiday mean?
Targeting the majority of people.
What does niche, special interest holiday mean?
Targeted to certain customers.
What does tailor made, dynamic holiday mean?
Made for someone specifically, built for what you want.
What is a travel agent?
Travel agents are businesses that arrange the details of a holiday on behalf of customers.
Types of Travel agents.
1. Retail/ Highstreet
2. Multiple
3. Miniple
4. Independant
5. Specialist
What is a multiple travel agent?
Multiple are chains of more than 100 branches on highstreets in towns and cities.
2 examples of multiple travel agents
Thomas Cook
TUI
What is a minple travel agent?
Are small chains, usually located in small regions.
1 example of Miniple Travel?
Premier Travel
What is a Independant Travel Agent?
Often owned by a family/partnership. Often found in smaller towns.
What is a franchise travel agent?
a franchise business gives someone the right to sell their branded products and services in return for a fee or percentage of profits.
What is a Call Centre travel agent?
Provide advice, guidance on booking a holiday over the phone.
What is a business travel agent?
Specialise in corporate travel.
What are Specialist travel agents?
Sell package holidays to particular destinations or for particular activities.
Products/Services provided by a Travel Agent.
1. Information on holidays
2. Booking holidays
3. Booking accomadation
Types of built attractions.
1. Theme Parks
2. Museums
3. Sporting venues
4. Galleries
Types of natural attractions.
Natural Parks
Rivers
Forests
Gardens
Types of natural events
1. Festivals
2. Sporting events
3. Meetings
4. Events
Catered Accomadation
Meals are offered and guests rooms are cleaned.
Self-catered accomadation
Guests look after themselves and do their own cleaning and cooking.
Different Accommodation types
Hotels
Motels
Caravans
Tents