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Holiday Representatives 1 - Lesson Plan

This lesson is the first in a series of two resources on Holiday Representatives.

Learning Pathway

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Learning objectives

By participating in this session, students should be able to:

  • Understand the main responsibilities of holiday representatives.
  • Research from a wide range of resources.
  • Know the industry changes that are affecting tour operators in the UK.
  • Analyse the different types of holiday rep jobs that exist.
  • Understand the recruiting process for holiday
  • Create a skills profile for a holiday rep.
  • Evaluate the benefits and costs of working as a holiday rep.

Resources

Lesson structure

  1. Outline the key learning objectives of the session and point to other resources on the Learning Pathways.
  2. Go through the presentation
  3. Hand out the activity sheet
  4. Highlight the additional sources of information in the Activity.
  5. Oversee the students' work on the tasks in the Activity. Discuss the changes in the industry structure and how these might affect those seeking holiday rep work.
  6. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working as a holiday representative.
  7. Review the learning objectives of the session