Tour operator manager to tourist animator
A tour operator manager already meets 39% of what the tourist animator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.9/ 100
1 How much of what a tourist animator is expected to do is already part of a tour operator manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the tourist animator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tourist animator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a tour operator manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- build business relationships
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- support community-based tourism
- support local tourism
What stands in the way is 11 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tourist animator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tour operator manager background worth leading with.
- already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
- already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity
All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the tourist animator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services required
- still to learn identify customer's needs required
- still to learn assist clients with special needs required
- still to learn develop entertainment programmes required
- still to learn ensure cross-department cooperation required
- optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- still to learn entertain guests interactively required
- still to learn provide tourism related information required
- still to learn inform customers of activity changes required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- still to learn keep up to date on local events required
- optional, not held evaluate events optional
- still to learn recreation activities required
- optional, not held water skiing optional
- optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tourist animator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 entertain guests interactively practise this
- 02 demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services practise this
- 03 identify customer's needs practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held build business relationships skill
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas 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 maintain customer service skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held water skiing optional
- optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
- optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
- optional, not held evaluate events optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
37 held skills the tourist animator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role build a network of suppliers in tourism skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
- not needed by the target role create annual marketing budget skill
- not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategies for accessibility 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 working procedures skill
- not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
- not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets 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 production of destination promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
- not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
- not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate tourism experience purchases skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate tourism rates skill
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role oversee the design of touristic publications skill
- not needed by the target role oversee the printing of touristic publications skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
- not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role prepare travel packages skill
- not needed by the target role property management software knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide customised products skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role select optimal distribution channel skill
- not needed by the target role self-service technologies in tourism 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 translate strategy into operation skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn recreation activities required
- optional, not held water skiing optional
Other moves recorded from tour operator manager
- destination manager 56% covered · substantial
- tourism product manager 55% covered · substantial
- travel agency manager 52% covered · substantial
- tour operator representative 45% covered · substantial
- tourist information centre manager 44% covered · substantial
- tour organiser 42% covered · substantial
- customer experience manager 34% covered · substantial
- accommodation manager 31% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a tour operator manager become a tourist animator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A tour operator manager already covers 39% of what a tourist animator is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 6 of which the tourist animator role treats as required.
What skills does a tour operator manager need to become a tourist animator?
11 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is entertain guests interactively.
How hard is the move from tour operator manager to tourist animator?
Its learning distance is 61.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.