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tour operator typically combines components to create a holiday.
The most common example of a tour operator's product would
be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the
airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative,
all for one price.
Niche tour operators may specialise in destinations e.g. Italy,
activities e.g. skiing, or a combination. The original raison
d'etre of tour operating was the difficulty of making arrangements
in far-flung places, with problems of language, currency and
communication.
The advent of the internet has lead to a rapid increase in
self-packaging of holidays, many believe[citation needed]
that this trend created serious problems for many tour operators.
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