Tourism contract negotiator to tourism 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.
81.7/ 100
1 How much of what a tourism product manager is expected to do is already part of a tourism contract negotiator’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 tourism product manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tourism product manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a tourism contract negotiator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- build business relationships
- carry out inventory planning
- develop tourism products
- maintain customer service
- manage contracts
- manage distribution channels
What stands in the way is 27 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 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 38 missing skills fall into 9 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 build a network of suppliers in tourism required
- still to learn develop tourism destinations required
- still to learn engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas required
- still to learn implement sales strategies required
- still to learn manage distribution of destination promotional materials required
- still to learn manage production of destination promotional materials required
- still to learn participate in tourism events required
- still to learn produce content for tourism brochures required
- still to learn support community-based tourism required
- still to learn create new concepts required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn develop travel charter programme required
- still to learn manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage required
- still to learn plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
- still to learn create annual marketing budget required
- still to learn plan medium to long term objectives required
- optional, not held manage yield optional
- still to learn plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas required
- still to learn support local tourism required
- still to learn comply with food safety and hygiene required
- still to learn assess an area as a tourism destination required
- still to learn measure sustainability of tourism activities required
- still to learn set up pricing strategies required
- still to learn sales strategies required
- still to learn market analysis required
- still to learn geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- still to learn tourist resources of a destination for further development required
3 further areas in the appendix
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.
- 01 develop travel charter programme practise this
- 02 assess an area as a tourism destination practise this
- 03 build a network of suppliers in tourism 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 10 skills that carry over
- 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
- still to learn 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
- optional, not held self-service technologies in tourism optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held virtual reality optional
- optional, not held ecotourism optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn geographical areas relevant to tourism required
- still to learn sales strategies required
- still to learn tourist resources of a destination for further development required
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from tourism contract negotiator
Common questions about this move
Can a tourism contract negotiator become a tourism product manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A tourism contract negotiator already covers 24% of what a tourism product manager is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 10 of which the tourism product manager role treats as required.
What skills does a tourism contract negotiator need to become a tourism product manager?
27 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop travel charter programme.
How hard is the move from tourism contract negotiator to tourism product manager?
Its learning distance is 81.7 out of 100, which is the career change 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.