Question & Answer Session 4
Question: “I don’t have cars, I can’t start a tour operations business.” – Peter
In this video, we highlight key requirements for someone to start a tour operations business.
You’ve likely come across many tourism business owners that will tell you that you need vehicles to start tour operations! The answer is NO. Among the basics, you need to start is product knowledge, and rethink a lot about how you intend to go about things including handling sales, organizations, and strategies.
As a startup and you need a perfect, road-worthy tourist vehicle preferably a land cruiser, you will be required to raise up to US$ 70,000 for just one safari vehicle. This is a huge capital base that can be hard to find for beginners.
As a tourism business consultant, we recommend that instead, you find a reliable tourist vehicle supplier so that you can sign a contract and provide you with vehicles for hire. A strategy shift as you grow then you can consider securing your own safari vehicles.
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