THE TOPIC BELONGS TO BELONG TO TOURISM MGT AND HOTEL MGT

1. TOUR

2. TOUR
Definition
• Means a turn, a shift on duty
• Derived from French word tor, tourn, tourn,toener,tourner “ means a turn,
trick, round, circuit, circumference,to turn
• Tour a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.
• A tour is an organized trip that people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre
companies go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or
perform.
• A tour is a journey during which a visitor several places that interest to visit

3. TYPE OF TOUR

4. TYPE OF TOUR
• Domestic tours: involve residents of the given country traveling only within
their own country.
• Outbound Tour Operators: take residents from one country to travel in another
country.
• Inbound Tours: involve non-residents traveling in another country. Companies
that provide local assistance for tours arriving in their country or town are
called Inbound or Receptive Tour Operators. They are commonly used on
international trips, particularly where language issues are part of the mix.
These companies make the local arrangements for airport pickup and delivery,
arrange for activities, hire local guides, attend to all the details of the stay, and
help in emergencies.

5. • Independent tours: the itinerary is set by the traveller/carried out by individuals on
their own.
• Domestic independent tours (DIT) /foreign independent tours (FIT) are custom-
designed by a wholesaler or travel agent .FIT A foreign itinerary that is individually
constructed and does not involve a package tour.
• Escorted tours : Pre booked through travel agency and being done with company
representative guiding all the tour. This kind of tour is a group tour which uses the
services of a professional tour manager. The escorted tour is a structured programme
of sightseeing, meals, transportation and accommodation. The professional tour
manager is in charge of all arrangements. Special-interest tours are generally escorted
tours.
• Hosted tours: host or guide by local operator to provide local customs.
• Group tour: gathered minded people in presence of a fixed itinerary .
• Sightseeing Tours: Sightseeing can be done in various ways, and although the most
popular tends to be sightseeing by tour bus or coach, some companies offer
sightseeing walking tours, like those through the streets of New York where areas like
Harlem and the World Trade Center Monument will be on the itinerary.

6. • Shore Excursion Tours Shore excursions are offered as part of a cruise ship
itinerary which can include river cruise ships, charter yachts, and other boats.
Cruise liners hire shore excursion guides to provide the tourists going ashore with
the best possible trip within a short timeframe.
• Adventure or Sporting Tours Adventure tours are extremely popular and provide
people with an exciting way of travelling. Adventure and sports fanatics can enjoy
tours catered to their individual skills and are led by a tour guide highly
experienced in that particular sport.
• Combining Tours Many week or month long tours can actually combine different
types of tours into one enjoyable experience. A typical itinerary of a European
tour could begin with an exhilarating cycling tour of the countryside, leading to a
port city where the group boards a cruise ship.
• Traditional Excursion Tour Dynamic, rich, full of new knowledge and experiences,
this can be a hike on any route, regardless of the country or location, if you add to
your narration some appropriate jokes, interesting facts and good mood.

7. • Mountain Skiing Tour :Ski touring is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or
unpatrolled areas. Touring is typically done off-piste and outside of ski resorts,
and may extend over a period of more than one day. It is similar to backcountry
skiing but excludes the use of a ski lift or transport.
• Shopping Tour :Spending money wisely is also a great skill. That’s why the
services of a person with information about the places of sales, product range
and discounts are very much appreciated. Examine all the available commercial
facilities of neighbouring regions, and make a route based on customer’s budget
and requests.
• Sport and Extreme Tour If the traveller prefers some unusual pastime and its
adrenaline rush instead of hiking, offer him conquering the desert or the depths
of the sea, go windsurfing, kite surfing, or parachuting. The customer will be
grateful to you if you save him from having to search for equipment rental
centres or jumpmaster contact information. So get a list of useful addresses and
simply accompany him, not forgetting to give him a good mood on the way.

8. • Pilgrimage Tour : If a person underreacts to all suggestions and comes to life only
hearing the words “temple”, “Mecca” or “Islam”, you can organize a trip to the holy
places, for example, in the Egyptian monastery of St. Catherine or religious
monuments in Cairo. One small thing is missing: developing a route, helping to buy
tickets, and exploring the attractions to be visited. This service performed by a private
guide is rather of the exclusive services category and therefore has its respective
price.
• Gastronomic Tour : Such a trip would captivate people of all ages due to its
interactive elements. Who would not want to try the traditional Camembert and
Calvados in Normandy, to take part in the creation of homemade pasta in Florence,
taste port wine in Portugal cellars, or cook delicious truffles in the Belgian Museum of
Chocolate?In London, tourists can even pass a one-day course in a prestigious cooking
school. Just in a few hours, they could learn to cook a stuffed leg of lamb and mint
mousse, a port wine gravy and puff pastries with Chantilly cream.
• Wedding Tour : What it will be, an exotic island, extreme climbing, wine resort, or
mysterious Barcelona, is up to the bride and groom. The guide’s task is to organize
everything, including the transfer of guests, limousine, cake and live music, as to
make the couple recommend him many times as a true professional.

9. • The package tour: A prearranged combination of not fewer than two of the
following tourism services when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price
and when the service covers a period of more than 24 hours or includes
overnight accommodation:
• transportation –air, sea, road, rail etc.to/from destination
• Accommodation –hotels, guest houses, cottages etc.
• other tourism services such as transfers between air/sea port and
accommodation at destination, accounting for a significant portion of the tour
package
Often package holiday can include the following additional elements:
• meals –breakfast, half board or full board
• Supplementary services –events, city sightseeing, theme evenings
• Entertainment –animation etc.
• Insurance –and other ancillary services

10. Advantages of a package tour:
locating information about a destination
reduced, consumer selects a tour from a
brochure created by tour wholesaler
transaction costs of making reservations
with different suppliers are reduced
passed on benefits and discounts through
bulk buying from tour wholesaler to final
customer
“no hassle” element, everything is
arranged for the traveller
legally the tour operator adheres with his
name (EU consumer protection policy)
Disadvantages of a package tour:
overwhelming choices and varieties of
tour may cause difficulties to find the
“right” tour for customers
having to cope with a fixed itinerary
Some tour wholesaler now allows
tourists to customise their packages,
either by designing shorter tours and
allowing travellers to combine them
together in various ways.

11. • All-inclusive tours: An all-inclusive tour includes the coverage of all costs in the
unit price except for personal items. This usually means the coverage of all air
and land arrangements such as transportation, accommodation, meals and
sightseeing.
• Incentive trip: Journey for the staff of an enterprise or for the members of a
professional group to reward or encourage them. The costs of incentive trips
are largely or partially borne by the hosts
• Combined Tour means the combination of two or more Cruises prearranged by
the Company and offered for sale as a single Holiday Package. For any relevant
purposes, the Combined Tour shall always be considered as a single and
indivisible Holiday Package.