tourism product managertotour organiser
A tourism product manager already meets 44% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
44%
62.6/ 100
1 Share of the tour organiser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tourism product manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A tour organiser role treats 9 of its required skills as things a tourism product manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- build a network of suppliers in tourism
- build business relationships
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- maintain customer service
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tour organiser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tourism product manager background worth leading with.
- already held participate in tourism events communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held tourist resources of a destination for further development services
- already held build a network of suppliers in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held self-service technologies in tourism information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held geographical areas relevant to tourism services
All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the tour organiser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held inform tourist groups on logistical times required
- required, not held organise entry to attractions required
- required, not held liaise with guest facilities providers required
- required, not held assist clients with special needs required
- required, not held perform services in a flexible manner required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- required, not held welcome tour groups required
- required, not held check travel documentation required
- required, not held handle personal identifiable information required
- required, not held manage health and safety standards required
- required, not held organise transportation of tour groups required
- required, not held coordinate performance tours required
- required, not held oversee all travel arrangements required
- required, not held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
- optional, not held read maps optional
- required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
- required, not held local area tourism industry required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tour organiser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inform tourist groups on logistical times skill · occupation specific
- 02 organise entry to attractions skill · occupation specific
- 03 organise transportation of tour groups skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
- already held build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held participate in tourism events skill
- already held plan medium to long term objectives skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
- already held tourist resources of a destination for further development knowledge
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
- optional, not held read maps optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
28 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess an area as a tourism destination skill
- not needed by the target role carry out inventory planning skill
- not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- not needed by the target role create annual marketing budget skill
- not needed by the target role create new concepts skill
- not needed by the target role develop inclusive communication material skill
- not needed by the target role develop tourism destinations skill
- not needed by the target role develop tourism products skill
- not needed by the target role develop travel charter programme skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
- not needed by the target role manage distribution of destination promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role manage production of destination promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role manage yield skill
- not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
- not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
- not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role produce content for tourism brochures skill
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up pricing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
- not needed by the target role utilise cross-selling skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held local area tourism industry required
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.