This Chapter has been extracted from the ONS Explanatory Notes and provides a more detailed explanation of possible activities that could fall within the SIC Codes related to the Chapter.
This division includes the activity of agencies, primarily engaged in selling travel, tour, transportation and accommodation services to the general public and commercial clients and the activity of arranging and assembling tours that are sold through travel agencies or directly by agents such as tour operators; and other travel-related services including reservation services. The activities of tourist guides and tourism promotion activities are also included.
79.1 Travel agency and tour operator activities
This group includes the activities of agencies, primarily engaged in selling travel, tour, transportation and accommodation services to the general public and commercial clients and the activity of arranging and assembling tours that are sold through travel agencies or directly by agents such as tour operators.
79.11 Travel agency activities
This class includes:
- the activities of agencies, primarily engaged in selling travel, tour, transportation and accommodation services on a wholesale or retail basis to the general public and commercial clients.
79.12 Tour operator activities
This class includes:
- arranging and assembling tours that are sold through travel agencies or directly by tour operators. The tours may include any or all of the following:
· transportation
· accommodation
· food
· visits to museums, historical or cultural sites, theatrical, musical or sporting events.
79.9 Other reservation service and related activities
79.90 Other reservation service and related activities
79.90/1 Activities of tourist guides
This subclass includes:
- tourist guide services
This subclass excludes:
- the activities of travel agencies and tour operators, see classes 79.11 and 79.12
79.90/9 Other reservation service and related activities (not including activities of tourist guides)
This subclass includes:
- other travel-related reservation services:
· reservations for transportation, hotels, restaurants, car rentals, entertainment and sport etc.
- time-share exchange services:
- ticket sales activities for theatrical, sports and other amusement and entertainment events
- visitor assistance services:
· provision of travel information to visitors
- tourism promotion activities
This subclass excludes:
- the activities of travel agencies and tour operators, see classes 79.11 and 79.12
- organisation and management of events such as meetings, conventions and conferences, see 82.30
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