Understand Tour Trends and Tour Types. Guides, Itinerary and Transport Service are the key differences. Presented by Porter Xpress. More information at http://www.PorterXpress.com
2. Travel agents name them differently
Examples :
› Family, Incentive, Wedding, Adventure,
Luxury, Sports, Cultural, Heritage, Health,
Honeymoon, Food and etc….
Endless list of description of tours
Broadly 5 classification
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3. Transport by Air, Rail or Sea
Short or Long Holiday
Season of travel ( Spring, Summer
Fall, Winter)
Asia, Europe, North America,
Africa, Australia/New Zealand
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4. Packaged or Group Tour
Escorted Tour
Hosted Tour
Full Service Tour
Private Tour
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5. Not part of a group tour
Usually Free & Easy
Can join a local tour in country of visit
Make arrangement of own transport
Own visit itinerary
6. Fixed Itinerary
A tour guide for the entire group
Transportation included
Generally simple meals provided
Can be locally hosted or escorted
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7. Accompanied by tour manager with
local guide throughout tour
Tour Manager oversee the complete
tour operation
Tour operation include
› itinerary, dinning, outing and
› Other activities during the free time
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8. Tour by local representative
Fixed Itinerary
Transportation included
May or may not have a tour guide
At each attraction stop, roam on
your own
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9. Private and Non-Sharing
Customized Itinerary
Transportation pre-arranged
May or may not have a tour guide
Driven around in city of visit
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10. Younger travelers are more likely to be FIT
Younger book online on hotels and airline
Younger knows where to visit in the
country/city of tour
Younger more likely to rent vehicle to self
drive
Group travelers more likely to rent vehicle
with driver to travel around
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