UK SIC 2007 · 79120
Tour operator activities
Tour operator activities is UK SIC code 79120, part of division 79 (Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities) in the SIC 2007 classification. As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 7,529 active UK companies list 79120 among their SIC codes, and 4,324 list it as their first code. That makes it the second most used code in its division.
As of the July 2026 Companies House register, 7,529 active UK companies list 79120 among their SIC codes (4,324 as their first code).
Companies House data refreshed daily. Page reviewed July 2026.
Division 79: Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
This division splits the travel trade by who takes on what. Agencies under 79110 sell other providers' travel, tour operators under 79120 package and contract it themselves, and 79909 collects other reservation services, from booking platforms to ticket agencies. Tourist guides have their own code, 79901. The register mixes long-established storefront agencies with a large wave of home-working franchise agents, which is why many entries carry residential addresses and no premises, something to interpret rather than filter out blindly.
Suppliers to the travel trade prospect these codes for bedbank access, booking technology, merchant payment services and specialist insurance, while ATOL consultants and trade association memberships target new tour operators, who face financial protection obligations that agencies do not. A fresh 79120 incorporation is a strong signal that licensing help will be needed. Marketing services do well against the homeworker agent population, where a no-website flag genuinely indicates unmet need rather than dormancy, and seasonality makes timing outreach around booking peaks worthwhile.
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How many UK companies use SIC code 79120?
7,529 active UK companies include 79120 (Tour operator activities) among their up-to-four registered SIC codes, of which 4,324 list it first. Figures are from the July 2026 Companies House register snapshot, counting active companies only.
Do I need an ATOL before registering a travel SIC code?
No, the two are unrelated. Companies House accepts any SIC code without checks, chosen at incorporation or via the confirmation statement (CS01). An ATOL, granted by the Civil Aviation Authority, is required separately before you sell flight-inclusive holidays in the UK. Many agents avoid needing their own licence by acting under a host or consortium arrangement, but that is a regulatory decision, not a registration one.
Should my business register as a travel agency or a tour operator?
Pick the code that matches your contractual role: 79110 if you sell arrangements as an agent for suppliers, 79120 if you contract components and package them under your own name, which brings package travel obligations. Businesses doing both can hold both codes, since companies may declare up to 4, and switch or add codes at any confirmation statement without approval.
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