What types of travel agencies are there?

Travel agency English name: travel agency or travel bureau Travel agency refers to an enterprise that has a profit-making purpose and is engaged in tourism business. The term “tourism business” as mentioned in these Regulations refers to business activities that handle exit, entry and visa procedures for tourists, solicit and receive tourists, and arrange food and accommodation and other paid services for tourists. Classification of travel agencies The classification of foreign travel agencies mainly refers to the classification of travel agencies in Europe and the United States. Travel agencies in Europe, the United States and China are mainly divided into two categories: travel wholesale operators. Wholesale travel operators refer to travel agencies or travel companies that mainly engage in wholesale business. The so-called wholesale business means that travel agencies, based on their own understanding and prediction of market demand, order products and services in large quantities from transportation companies, hotels, travel agencies operating reception businesses at destinations, tourist attractions and other related tourism enterprises, and then transfer these one-way The product combination becomes different package travel itinerary products or package vacation collection products, which are finally sold to tourist consumers through certain sales channels. Travel retailers. Travel retail opportunities are travel agencies that mainly engage in retail business. Travel retailers are mainly represented by travel agents, and of course include other related booking agencies. Generally speaking, the role of a travel agent is to represent customers in purchasing their products from travel wholesale operators and various tourism companies related to travel, accommodation, tourism and entertainment. On the contrary, it can also be said that the business of a travel agent is to act as an agent for the above-mentioned tourism Businesses sell their respective products to customers. Classification of China Travel Agencies China Travel Agencies were initially divided into: Category I agencies, Category II agencies, and Category III agencies; they were in charge of: International Tourism Bureau and local tourism bureaus; after 2000, the National Tourism Administration no longer specifically manages the affairs of travel agencies, and all By the local tourism bureau; after 2000, travel agencies are divided into: domestic agencies and international agencies (international agencies are further divided into two types: those with exit rights and those without exit rights); currently, travel agencies in various parts of the country are divided into: group groups in terms of business Agencies, offices (can also be called: wholesalers, distributors, agents, peers), ground travel agencies; Tour group agencies: refer to travel agencies that sign travel contracts with guests at the place of departure; Ground travel agencies: refer to travel agencies A travel agency that receives tourists from tour groups at the destination; Office: refers to the office or agent of the destination agency located in the city of departure. Such offices do not have the right to operate and are illegal; Of course, there are also some clubs and illegal Tourism agencies, they have no relevant qualifications.