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Improving the Performance of Tour Operators and their Role in Supporting the Process of Sustainable Tourism Development (With Application on the Tour Operators in Egypt)

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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The tourism industry is composed of diverge establishments which provide different tourism services these are accommodation, transportation or any other services might needed by tourists, and the tour operator who is responsible for the compilation of some or all of these services, and then provide it as a service or tourist product which is called " Package Tour".

With the increase of the number of tourist trips, associated with the development of communication means and transportation, many of the negative impacts of the tourism activity began to arise, both on the communities and on natural environments in different tourist destinations. Accordingly, there is a necessity to develop the tourism activity in the framework of the objectives and principles of sustainable development, and therefore, many of the bodies and international organizations concerned with tourism, emphasized the need to adopt different policies that support and maintain sustainable tourism development, through the integration of economic, social and environmental objectives of the tourist destinations, with the objectives which tourism facilities seek to achieve.

In light of that, the objective of this study is to investigate the performance and the role of the tour operator, as a responsible for tour itinerary has possibility to take advantage of its position in achieving the goals of sustainable tourism development and strengthening its principles.

DOI

10.21608/thalexu.2023.205849.1096

Keywords

Tour Operator, Sustainable tourism Development, Egypt

Authors

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Zeinab Yousry Abdelaal Aly

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Irahim

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tourism studies department, faculty of tourism and hotels, alexandria university, egypt

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zeinabyousry@gmail.com

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Hanan

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Elassar

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels,, Alexandria University

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hanan_elassar@yahoo.com

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Alexandria

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Nashwa

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Fouad Attallah

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels,, Alexandria University

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nashwafouad1@yahoo.com

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Alexandria

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20

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1

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42225

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2023-06-01

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2023-04-13

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2023-06-30

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95

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114

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2314-7024

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2682-2180

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The Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University

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https://thalexu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Improving the Performance of Tour Operators and their Role in Supporting the Process of Sustainable Tourism Development (With Application on the Tour Operators in Egypt)

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24 Dec 2024