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2.  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 tat combines two or more
travel components like air-fare, transfer,
accomodation, sightseeings etc.

3.  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 Laundary/
Alcohol/ Shopping etc.

4. “A total tourism product consisting of
transportation from market area to
the destination, accomodation
at destination and recreation activities
performed by the tourits.”
 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.

5. 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, accomodation, s/s , daily
breakfast, buffet indian dinners, transportation,
travel insurance ,tour manager service.

6. COMPONENTS
OF
PACKAGE TOUR

7. TRANSPORTATION: It
includes return airfare/train fare
etc.
ACCOMODATION: It includes
stay in hotels, motels, resorts on
twin sharing basis etc.

8. TRANSFERS: It includes pick-
up from airport to hotel and vice
versa.
SIGHTSEEINGS: It includes
local sightseeings in car / coach.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Adventure tour package
Wildlife tour package
Ayurveda tour package
Pilgrimage tour package
Beach tour package

12.  INDEPENDENT TOURS:
Independent tours are prepared for
those who want to travel
independently.Sevral travel
companies offer independent tours
to inbound, outbound and
domestic tourits.

13. 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.

14. 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 india.Thus
at various destinations different
travel agency host them.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19.  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.

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