Tourist information centre manager to tour organiser
A tourist information centre manager already meets 55% of what the tour organiser role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.1/ 100
1 How much of what a tour organiser is expected to do is already part of a tourist information centre 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 tour organiser role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tour organiser role treats 13 of its required skills as things a tourist information centre manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- assist clients with special needs
- 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
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 22 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 tourist information centre manager background worth leading with.
- 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 manage visitor flows in natural protected areas information skills
- already held handle personal identifiable information assisting and caring
- already held local area tourism industry services
All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the tour organiser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 inform tourist groups on logistical times required
- still to learn organise entry to attractions required
- still to learn liaise with guest facilities providers required
- still to learn perform services in a flexible manner required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn organise transportation of tour groups required
- still to learn coordinate performance tours required
- still to learn oversee all travel arrangements required
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- still to learn welcome tour groups required
- still to learn check travel documentation required
- still to learn manage health and safety standards required
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
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 practise this
- 02 organise entry to attractions practise this
- 03 organise transportation of tour groups 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 22 skills that carry over
- already held apply foreign languages in tourism skill
- already held assist clients with special needs 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 handle personal identifiable information skill
- already held local area tourism industry knowledge
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held manage visitor flows in natural protected areas skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held participate in tourism events optional
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
- optional, not held plan medium to long term objectives optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
30 held skills the tour organiser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse data about clients skill
- not needed by the target role assess an area as a tourism destination skill
- not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role design materials for multimedia campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role design press kit for media skill
- not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategies for accessibility skill
- not needed by the target role develop tourist information materials skill
- not needed by the target role distribute local information materials skill
- not needed by the target role handle touristic quantitative data skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role keep up to date on local events skill
- not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage medium term objectives skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage website 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 shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role prepare travel packages skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role provide tourism related information skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
- not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees 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.
- optional, not held tourist resources of a destination for further development optional
- optional, not held augmented reality optional
Other moves recorded from tourist information centre manager
Common questions about this move
Can a tourist information centre manager become a tour organiser?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A tourist information centre manager already covers 55% of what a tour organiser is expected to do: 22 skills carry over, 13 of which the tour organiser role treats as required.
What skills does a tourist information centre manager need to become a tour organiser?
11 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is inform tourist groups on logistical times.
How hard is the move from tourist information centre manager to tour organiser?
Its learning distance is 53.1 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.