Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

tourism contract negotiatortotourism product manager

A tourism contract negotiator already meets 24% of what the tourism product manager role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tourism contract negotiator
24%
Overlap1
To tourism product manager
10 Skills carried over
27 Required, not held
81.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 81.7

This move: 81.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the tourism product manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tourism contract negotiator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tourism product manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tourism contract negotiator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop tourism products communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held carry out inventory planning management skills
  • already held monitor contractor performance management skills
  • already held tourism market services
  • already held manage medium term objectives management skills
  • already held manage distribution channels management skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the tourism product manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held build a network of suppliers in tourism required
  • required, not held develop tourism destinations required
  • required, not held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas required
  • required, not held implement sales strategies required
  • required, not held manage distribution of destination promotional materials required
  • required, not held manage production of destination promotional materials required
  • required, not held participate in tourism events required
  • required, not held produce content for tourism brochures required
  • required, not held support community-based tourism required
  • required, not held create new concepts required
  • required, not held implement marketing strategies required
  • optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
  • optional, not held utilise cross-selling optional
  • optional, not held apply foreign languages in tourism optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
02 management skills 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop travel charter programme required
  • required, not held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage required
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
  • required, not held create annual marketing budget required
  • required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required
  • optional, not held manage yield optional
03 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas required
  • required, not held support local tourism required
  • required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required
04 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held assess an area as a tourism destination required
  • required, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities required
  • required, not held set up pricing strategies required
05 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held sales strategies required
  • required, not held market analysis required
06 services 2 required
  • required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
  • required, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tourism product manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held carry out inventory planning skill
  • already held develop tourism products skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held manage distribution channels skill
  • already held manage medium term objectives skill
  • already held monitor contractor performance skill
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • already held tourism market knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use e-tourism platforms required
  • optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecotourism optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ecotourism optional
  • optional, not held educate on sustainable tourism optional
  • optional, not held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held promote virtual reality travelling experiences optional
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held utilise cross-selling optional
  • optional, not held apply foreign languages in tourism optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held develop inclusive communication material optional
  • optional, not held manage yield optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
16 held skills the tourism product manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure contract termination and follow-up skill
  • not needed by the target role expand the network of providers skill
  • not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain contractual information skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage allocation of tourism services skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate tourism experience purchases skill
  • not needed by the target role perform contract compliance audits skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held geographical areas relevant to tourism required
  • required, not held sales strategies required
  • required, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development required
  • required, not held market analysis required
  • optional, not held ecotourism optional
  • optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
Index
Note

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.