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Package Tours

Package tours are pre-arranged trips that encompass transportation, lodging, meals, and sometimes a tour guide. They vary in duration from one day to over a month. Types of packages include special-interest tours focusing on themes like arts or cuisine, group tours contingent on a minimum number of travelers, and fully escorted tours that provide educational value and security.

Package Tours

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO NAME: Johana Pilalumbo SEMESTER: Seventh DATE: 2020/05/15

Package Tours

Advantages and Disadvantages

Disadvantages

Inflexibility

Buying a package they commit to follow the itinerary and they are unable to change or reschedule their tour as they wish.

Control

Little or no say over the tour operator’s choice of services, restaurants, accommodation or attractions.

Advantages
Travel agent

Agent commission

10% commission on all tours they confirm.

Savings in time and cost

A tour provider, the travel agent only needs to makes one call to confirm the tour package.

Wide variety of package tours

The travel agent can always make suggestions on tours which match the needs of the consumer.

Consumer

Social

The fostering of short or long term friendships.

Quality of service

Ensure a high standard of quality and the consumer can have peace of mind.

Convenience and time-saving

Deals with all the arrangements relating to airlines, hotels, among others.

Responsibility is on the operator in other words, at the travel agency you hire.

Cost saving and budgeting

Types of Packages

Fully escorted tours
Educational and offers a sense of security or overcomes language and cultural barriers.
Group tours
Take place depending on the number of travelers in order to go ahead.

Always escorted or a tour guide service is provided.

City/regional tours
Those that they follow a fixed itinerary and visit areas historic, religious or cultural.

One full day or less.

Adventure tours
Physical and require a certain level of fitness.

Diving, rock or mountain climbing, horse riding, skiing or cycling.

Special-interest tours
Include an expert guide who relates to the theme of a tour.
Arts, food and wine, sport, cultural or agricultural.

What is it?

Excursions or holidays that include transport, accommodation and meals or a tour guide.
Last a one-day, a month or more.