TPC 2 : TOUR AND

TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
What is TOUR and TRAVEL
Management?

A company or any other individual who

plan the travel itinerary for others, and
facilitate them a complete tour plan and
guide. Help them to finding the best
place according to the budget including
accommodation, Air fare, transportation,
meals etc
 TYPES OF
TOURS AND
TOUR
COMPONENTS
What is TOUR?
Tour can be defined as any
form of travel from place to
place, with multiple features
that can be packaged and
sold as a single unit.
1840’s
 Thomas Cook recognized as the first travel
professional to organize a group of
traveler for a tour.
 The first tour was a rail package in
England.
 Afterwards Cook and his son led groups of
British travelers throughout Europe, Africa
and the Middle East and Europeans refer
it as “Cook’s Tour”.
 TWO BASIC TYPES OF TOURS
 CUSTOM – DESIGNED TOURS
- is commonly referred to as an F.I.T or FIT
(Foreign Independent Tour”.
-it is an independent travel plan designed and
arranged just for you.
-this type of tour includes private airport/hotel
transfers, hotels, internal airfare, trains, cruises,
performances, events, activities and private guided
tours in any place and in any style that you want to
travel.
 PRE - PACKAGE TOURS
- means a pre-arrangement, prepaid trip
that combines two or more travel components
like airfare, airport transfer, accommodation and
other services.
THREE SUBTYPESOF PRE-
PACKAGE TOUR
Independent Tours

Hosted Tours

Escorted Tours
INDEPENDENT TOURS
 is a tour where participants travel
independently without a group or
guide.
 Participants in an independent
tour can depart and return on
any day and can even adjust the
length of their stay to suit their
individual needs and
preferences.
 HOSTED TOURS
 offers travelers an opportunity to travel
independently, but also to receive
guidance and assistance from a host at
each of tour’s destination.

 Host is a representative of a tour company

or ground operator who assist participant
with the planning and organizations of their
activities and other tour arrangements.
 ESCORTED TOURS
 visit many destinations and as a
result the tour participants are
frequently on the move.

Escorted tours often stop in several

different locations throughout the
tour
PRE-PACKAGE TOUR
COMPONENTS
Transport
Accommodation
Itineraries
Sightseeing
Meals
 TRANSPORT
 comes in many forms and may
include air, car, motor-coach, train,
ship to name the most common forms.

 More exotic modes of transportation

might be found on adventure tours
including riding an elephant, or a
carabao or even a dug-out canoe.
Include in transport are transfer,
which in any mode of transport that
shuttles participants from their point
of arrival, frequently an airport, to
their first accommodations typically
a hotel.
 ACCOMMODATION
 Almost all pre-packaged tours that are
longer than a single day in duration include
some type of accommodation.

 Accommodations range from a simple tent

to luxurious hotels and resorts and such can
be tailored to fit almost any traveler’s
budget.
 ITINERARIES
the elements of an itinerary include
the route, distances, travel times,
activities and sightseeing during the
tour.
 BASIC GUIDELINES IN TOUR
ITINERARIES

PACE
ROUTING
INTERESTS
DETAILS
ENERGY
 PACE
refers to how quickly a slowly an
itinerary moves, providing a
comfortable place for clients is
essentials to their enjoyment of the
tour.
 ROUTING
it should avoid back-tracking,

double back routing a client circles.