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The professional relationship between tour guides and tour operators
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Tourism Studies and Geography. Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3568-6527
Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2017 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, ISSN 1502-2250, E-ISSN 1502-2269, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 345-357Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Tour operators and tour guides are major stakeholders during production and operation of organized package tours. However, the relationship between them received little attention in tourism literature. This study intends to identify the dimensions of the relationship between the two parties and importance attained to different guiding roles both by tour operators and guides. It also explores the attitude gaps between tour operators and guides on various guiding attributes. The analyzed data were collected from 110 professional tour guides and 56 inbound tour operators. Numerous differences in perceptions were identified regarding importance attained to foreign language skills, group cohesion, holiday experience creation, entertainment, representation skills, contract compliance, image creation, itinerary compliance and identification with tour operators.

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2017. Vol. 17, no 4, p. 345-357
Keywords [en]
guiding roles, Tour guides, tour operators, tourism industry, travel industry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-31371DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2017.1330844ISI: 000423263200003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85021174183OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-31371DiVA, id: diva2:1130657
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Published online: 19 Jun 2017

Available from: 2017-08-10 Created: 2017-08-10 Last updated: 2018-02-22Bibliographically approved

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