HANDOUT WEEK 4
1. Let’s talk about TRAVEL
Conversation cards
Have you ever been abroad? How many countries have Where do you usually go on
Where did you go? you visited? holiday?
(abroad = to another country) Talk about them. What do you like about it?
How do you usually travel? Have you ever travelled by What is your favorite
(e.g. by plane, car, bus) plane? holiday destination?
Which do you prefer? Why? How did you feel? Why?
Do you prefer the beach or What’s you favorite What’s your favorite city?
the mountains? country? Why?
Why? Why? What can you do there?
Do you ever go camping? Where do you usually stay Where did you spend your
What do you like about it? when you’re on holiday? last holiday?
(e.g. hotel, resort, camping, family) Talk about it.
When you are travelling, do Where do you plan to go for Who do you usually travel
you try to speak the local your next holiday? with?
language? Talk about it. How do you travel?
How often do you go on Have you ever taken a Do you prefer to travel in a
holiday? package tour? group (e.g. a tour) or
With whom? Talk about it. independently? Why?
Draw and colour the flag of
Questionnaire – interview a friend: your country:
Have you ever visited another country? Yes/No
If so, which one(s)? …………………………………………………………………
Which three cities do you like most?
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Which country would you like to visit? …………………………………
Why? …………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Which country would you NOT like to visit? ……………………… Draw and colour the flag of an
Why? …………………………………………………………………………………………… English-speaking country:
How long do you usually go on holiday? …………………………………
Do you try the local food when you travel? Yes/No
Have you ever traveled alone? Yes/No
Have you ever traveled by plane? Yes/No
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2. ROLLING DICE
3. ME? MY PROS & CONS?
v Why is a package tour beneficial ?
1) A package tour is cost saving: it is easy on the pocket.
2) It is zero headache: you don’t have to book your flight, tickets and
accommodation; it’s done by the travel company.
3) It might be difficult for you to complete all tourist spots on your own.
Holiday packages are designed to cover all major spots in a place so
that customers get the best value for their money.
4) Safe travelling and holidaying: companies that offer tour packages are
most of the time aware of the dangerous and safe zones.
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v Some drawbacks of a package tour:
1) Many tours are set up to show you as many places as possible in a
limited period of time, which might be exhausting.
2) If you choose a package tour, you have to stick to the schedule.
3) You will be stuck with the other people in the group, which might lead
to fighting.
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4. GUESS ME, WHO AM I ?
5. MAKE YOUR OWN PACKAGE
Fill in the boxes with your own choice
B&B half-board coach air port transfer adventure budget hotel full-board
excursion beach plane cabin entrance fees to museum self-catering
hiking sightseeing kayak three-star hotel guided tour fishing all inclusive
6. READ ME, THEN UNDERSTAND ME, PLZ!!!
the destination, accommodation at route
PACKAGE HOLIDAYS place or at the destination and other
recreational or travel services. These
1. The introduction of package
components are purchased by an
holidays
individual, firm or company called the ‘tour
Package holidays, popularly known as a operator‘. He combines all the travel
tour package or simply the word ‘tour’ in components in a package and sells them
the travel and tourism industry refers either at all-inclusive prices to the clients.
to a package tour escorted or not escorted
2. History of Tour Package
by the tourist guide.
The term ‘tour’ was in vogue as early as
When we say tour package, it means a
1670. The Britishers traveled to widen their
pre-arrangement, prepaid trip that
knowledge of the continent, especially to
combines two or more travel components
study the culture and social life. This
like airfare, airport transfer,
practice was gradually adopted by other
accommodation, and other services.
lovers of cultural centers.
Practically, to define the tour package
concept is complex one rather understand. The result of the process was that many
European historic and cultural centers
Holloway defines a tour package as “a
were opened to the British tourist. By the
total tourism product consisting of
early 1730’s the small fishing resorts
transportation from the market area to the
around the British coast begin to attract
destination, accommodation at the
tourists seeking to their diseases by
destination and recreational activities
drinking the sea-water or by immersing
promoted by the tourists.”
themselves in it.
According to Gregorg “a tour package is
The introduction of a rail link between the
advertised journey including specific
major centers in 1830, had a profound
features, arranged and promoted with tour
impact on the pleasure travelers for the first
literature by a tour operator and paid for in
time. Many entrepreneurs began to inspire
full by the tourists before starting the tour.”
rail travel by organizing excursions for the
Technically, a package tour/tour package public at discounted offers.
is a total tourism product as it generally
However, to ‘the origin of package tour’ the
includes transport from the origin place to
credit goes to Mr. Thomas Cook in 1855,
Cook, extended his business operation to A travel agency/tour operator deals with
different countries by introducing the first variety of ‘tour packages,’ catering to the
‘inclusive tour‘ to Paris. Mr. Cook put diverse needs of tourists such as
together all the components of tourism adventure, beach, architecture, cultural,
products and sold them as ‘inclusive tour’ business, conference, incentive tours,
to the tourists. His pre-packaged tour ayurvedic packages, Buddhist, religious,
inspired other tour organizations in the incentive tour, special interest tours, cruise
travel industry to organize similar tours to tour group tour, educational tour, heritage,
all parts of the globe. Most of Cook’s tours monuments, wildlife lovers, etc. These are
were a linear tour i.e., the person went from broadly classified into five categories:
place to place on a single destination.
Basically, Mr. Cook developed the concept
of ‘grand tour and escorted tour’, the
concept which is still used.
Incidentally, World War II has
tremendously developed the package tour
concept because of the following reasons:
• Social and economic conditions
3.1. Independent Tour
• Lower cost
Independent tours are
• Increase in aircrafts
prepared/formulated for those tourists who
• Marketing conditions
want to travel independently. The
• Legal requirements
components of such tours are air travel, air
• Integration took place.
transfer, accommodation, travel
Today, package tours are a vital segment
documents, sightseeing, boat riding,
of the world’s travel and tourism industry.
entertainment, and other travel services.
According to WTTC, the package tour
sales generate $25 billion annually in the However, in some cases, the tourists are
United States, $18 billion in Europe, $19 free to purchase every single component
billion in Britain, and $21 billion in Asia. separately. Thus, this type of tour provides
Today tour sales represented 50 percent of the tourists considerable freedom to plan
all leisure travel sales and 35 percent of the activities according to their own choice.
all travel agency revenues. An independent tour may or may not be an
3. Types of Tour Packages all-inclusive tour. Therefore, tour price
varies depending on the type of air travel,
air transfer, accommodation and is agency greets them at each tourist spot.
inclusive of other tour components. The Thus, a hosted tour provides the tourists
foreign independent travel (FITs) and maximum level of pre-arranged and
domestic independent travel (DITs) are personalized services.
examples of an independent tour. 3.4. Incentives Travel/Tour
3.2. Escorted Tour It is a motivational programme or a fully
When a travel agency includes the paid holiday which is given to the
services of a well educated and trained employees by the enterprises as a reward.
tour manager in its package, the tour is Mostly in medium and large-scale
called an escorted tour. Basically, escorted companies and usually too distant
tours are meant for those travelers who are destinations to spur them in maintaining
planning to visit a foreign country first time. their track record, to increase output,
The escort’s responsibilities and duties are improve the image and moreover to earn
to provide comprehensive information and the long period loyalty of the employees.
assistance to the group or individual There are a number of the other packages
traveler, at the origin, en route and the offered by a tour company such as a
destination place. The excursion tours are custom tour an excursion tour, an
the example of escorted tours. adventure, and special interest package
3.3. Hosted Tours tours.
A hosted tour means when an agency 3.5. Freedom Tours
utilizes the services of another agency at a Freedom tours are becoming very popular
particular destination. Suppose a group of these days among the working class.
French tourists is coming to India. When These tours are designed as per the choice
the group arrives in India, they are greeted of tourists. The tourist is free to choose and
at the airports by TCI, which assists them plan how they want to travel and enjoy their
in clearing their baggage and transfer them holidays. These types of tours are meant
to the hotel. for that kind of people who like to decide
Their tour-host (TCI) is available to offer how, when, and where to travel.
device and information about the local This tourist may an individual, family,
attractions and entertainment. Further, group holidays for families and group travel
when the group arrives at another for business. These tours are promoted
designation in India, a different travel and developed by the ORBIT.
ANSWER THESE FOLLOWING QUESTION
1. What is the definition of a tour package?
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2. Briefly present the history of tour package?
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3. What were the reasons for the blooming development of package tour after WWII?
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4. Why do package tours are vital?
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5. How many types of tour packages are there? What are they?
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6. Choose one type of package tours, and then briefly present it?
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7. CAN YOU HEAR ME, HUH?!
ILETS 12, TEST 3, SECTION 2
