Packaged tours include components like air travel, accommodation, sightseeing, and other travel services arranged by tour companies for independent travelers. Packaged tours can be all-inclusive or allow purchasing components separately. Escorted tours include an educational tour manager to assist travelers, especially those visiting foreign countries for the first time. Hosted tours utilize the services of local agencies at destinations to provide personalized services. Incentive tours are fully paid reward holidays provided by companies to employees to motivate performance and loyalty. Freedom tours are self-planned tours that allow tourists flexibility in deciding their travel.

1. PRINCIPLES OF TOURISM II
Tour Packages
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2. PACKAGED TOUR
are prepared/formulated for those tourists who want
to travel independently.
the components of such tours are air travel, air
transfer, accommodation, travel documents,
sightseeing, boat riding, entertainment, and other
travel services.
however, in some cases, the tourists are free to
purchase each single component separately.

3. PACKAGED TOUR
it may or may not be an ALL-INCLUSIVE TOUR.
Tour Prices vary depending on the type of air travel,
air transfer, accommodation, and is inclusive of
other tour components.

4. ESCORTED TOUR
it is an escorted tour when an agency includes the
services of a well-educated and trained tour manager in
its package tour.
they are meant for those travelers who are planning to
visit foreign country for the first time.
escort’s responsibilities and duties are to provide
comprehensive information and assistance to the group,
at the origin, enroute and the destination place.
the excursion tours are the examples of escorted tours.

5. HOSTED TOUR
a hosted tour means when an agency utilizes the
services of another agency at a particular destination.
a hosted tour provides the tourists maximum level of
pre-arranged and personalized services.

6. INCENTIVES TRAVEL/TOURS
it is a motivational program or a fully paid holiday which
is given to the employees by the enterprises as reward.
mostly, in medium and large scale companies and
usually to distant destinations to spur them in
maintaining their track record, to increase output,
improve image and moreover to earn the long period
loyalty of the employees.
there are a number of other packages offered by a tour
company such as a custom tour an excursion tour, an
adventure, and special interest package tours.

7. FREEDOM TOURS
freedom tours are becoming very popular these days among
the working class.
these tours are designed as per the choice of tourists.
the tourists are free to choose and plan how they want to
travel and enjoy their holidays.
this type of tour is meant for that kind of people who like to
decide how, when, and where to travel.
these tourist may be an individual, family, group holiday for
families and group travel for business.