Chapter 3 Package Tour PDF

Chapter 3 Package Tour  MEANING ►Package Tour is an advertised journey including accomodation, transportation, transfer, sightseeings etc. arranged and promoted by a tour operator. ►A Package tour mean a pre-arrangement, pre-paid trip that combines two or more travel components like air-f...

Chapter 3 Package Tour  MEANING ►Package Tour is an advertised journey including accomodation, transportation, transfer, sightseeings etc. arranged and promoted by a tour operator. ►A Package tour mean a pre-arrangement, pre-paid trip that combines two or more travel components like air-fare, transfer, accomodation, sightseeings etc. ►A Package Tour is sold with the help of brochour advertisements in the newspapers, magzines etc. The planning of package tour requires innovation and creativity. ► A Package Tour is also called as "Inclusive Tour". It means the traveler pay in full before the start of the tour. Thus after purchasing a package tour a tourist has nothing to pay, expect for Laundry/ Shopping etc.  DEFINITION ► "A total tourism product consisting of transportation from market area to the destination, accommodation at destination and recreation activities performed by the tourist.“ ► The origin of package tour goes to Mr. Thomas Cook, in 1855, Cook introduced the first 'Inclusive Tour' to Paris. ► Mr. Cook developed the concept of 'Escorted Tour' the concept is still used. ► Today package tours are vital segment of the world travel and tourism Industries.  EXAMPLE OF PACKAGE TOUR Name of package tour: Thailand Surprise No. of days: 05 N / 06 D Price of tour: 26,500/- Destinations to be covered: Bangkok, Pattaya Tours includes: Air-fare, accommodation, s/s, daily breakfast, buffet Indian dinners, transportation, travel insurance, tour manager service. COMPONENTS OF PACKAGE TOUR  COMPONENTS OF PACKAGE TOUR Transportation: It includes return airfare/train fare etc. Accommodation: It includes stay in hotels, motels, resorts on twin sharing basis etc. Transfers: It includes pick up from airport to hotel and vice versa.  COMPONENTS OF PACKAGE TOUR Sightseeing: It includes local sightseeings in car/ coach. Meals: It includes Buffet Indian Breakfast, European Plane (EP), Continental Plane (CP), Modified American Plane (MAP), American Plane (AP). Travel Insurance/ Medical Insurance: It is an important service in these days.  COMPONENTS OF PACKAGE TOUR Tour Manager Service: It includes services of a tour manager or an escort (Tour Guide). In this the tour escort or tour manager travel with the tourist.  TYPES OF PACKAGE TOUR Adventure tour package Wildlife tour package Ayurveda tour package Pilgrimage tour package Beach tour package BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR INDEPENDENT TOURS: Independent tours are prepared for those who want to travel independently. Several travel companies offer independent tours to inbound, outbound and domestic tourists. BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR ESCORTED TOURS: It is also known as 'Conducted Tour’.When a company includes the services of a well educated trained tour manager in it's package tour, the tour is called as an escorted tour. The main duties of an escort are to receive the guest at airport, help in custom clearance, greeting etc. The escort accompany the group till start of the tour to end. BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR HOSTED TOURS: A hosted tours means when an agency utilities the services of another agency at a particular destination. For example- A group of French tourists are coming to China. Thus at various destinations different travel agency host them. BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR INCENTIVE TOURS: It is a fully paid holiday which is given by the company to his employees as a reward. It is given to motivate the employees. For example- A government provides the scheme of leave travel concession to employees once in a year. BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR FREEDOM TOURS: These tours are designed as per the choice of tourists. The tourist are choose and plan that how they want to travel and enjoy their holidays. For example- ORBIT Travel Agency promotes these tours. BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR GROUP INCLUSIVE TOUR: It is pre-paid tour, in which tourist travel in group. Size of group is normally considered as 15PAX. All the members of the tour are required to stay together. It is generally a discounted tour. BROAD CATEGORY OF PACKAGE TOUR FOREIGN INDEPENDENT TOUR: Foreign independent tour (FIT) are wealthy (rich) and affluent (rich) travelers who travel independently. They get their tours tailored by travel agency, they know everything about their tour. CLASSIFICATION OF PACKAGE TOUR Regular Tour Packages: Assembled based on the need or interest of a target market. Ad Hoc Tour Packages: Tour package that are tailor - made to the requirements and specification of a particular traveler or group of travels