Traveling is one of the oldest phenomena of human life and is part of the human history. Development has significantly contributed to the travel effects of travel agencies and tour operators. Development of tour operators, specialists in the UK, is an example of the expected development of tour operators in Croatia, with emphasis on organizing trips for singles. The problem of research in this paper is as follows: the concept of organizing trips for singles is insufficiently presented and

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... ed on the Croatian tourism market. The basic working hypothesis is: tour operators have an important role in the qualitative and quantitative improvement of the travel and tourism development. The purpose of the research is to show the fundamental characteristics of travel agencies and tour operators with an emphasis on organized trips for "single" as a possible future trend in the tourism market. The aim of the research is to investigate and compare the development of Croatian operators with examples of operators in the UK. JEL classification: O19, O31, R11