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Unit 1. Travel Agency Concept - Coggle Diagram

- - - - In different types of services for the benefit of the traveler, such as ticket reservations and hotel accommodations, tour scheduling, car rental, etc..
- - - - In Spain, the first AAVV was created in 1930 and was called Viajes Marsans and the second was Viajes Internacional Expreso. In the 1940s, Viajes Meliá was created.
  - - - Within the United States and Canada some 37,000 retail travel agencies are in operation. Each year about one thousand nine agencies are opened and each year several hundred close. In the mid-1980s the five states with the largest number of agencies were California, New York, Florida, Illinois and Texas. Logically, the states with the most agencies can be expected to generate the most travel.
  - - - In 1845 he managed to devote himself exclusively to organizing excursions. Because the 5% commission he received from Railroad was not enough to keep the business solvent, he became a tour operator and later also sold tours at retail.
- - - - -Travel agencies occupy an intermediate position between travelers, outbound carriers and destinations. Like all intermediaries, they are not essential, but they base their genesis and usefulness on satisfying the needs of the tourism market through their varied and wide-ranging role.
        market through the varied and wide-ranging role it plays.
        
        -The traveler or consumer can go directly to both destinations and suppliers, but the complexity of finding information, choosing and booking among the various travel alternatives inclines him to turn to travel agencies and confirms the mission and usefulness of these companies.
        
        Travel agencies need carriers to reach destinations. And they find in travel agencies a great channel for promotion and distribution.
        
        Travel agencies have always acted as international companies, since the essence of their activity lies in "selling the world", which they consider a great tourist destination.