Handout 1 Flashcards
refer to the arranged combination of at least two (2) travel components, namely: transportation, accommodation, meal plans, sightseeing tours, tour coordinator, and tour guide services.
Package holidays
the primary principle that entails package holidays.
Convenience
Package holidays are also divided into two (2) types:
regular tour packages and ad-hoc tour packages.
take place in a single fixed location.
Static holidays or single-destination holidays
also known as an all-inclusive holiday if all the meals, beverages, snacks, facilities, and services at a hotel or resort are all included in the price that clients paid upfront.
static holiday
a combination of two (2) or more destinations into one (1) trip.
Multicenter holiday
This type of package holiday allows tourists to see more than one (1) place.
Multicenter holiday
is a travel program that takes place in several destinations.
Tour or guided vacation
a prearranged travel program escorted by a tour manager or a tour leader who provides tourists with a variety of services and information throughout the tour.
Escorted tour
offers tourists the opportunity to travel independently with guidance and assistance from a host based in the tourist destination/s.
Guided tour hosted package
a package holiday designed for independent tourists who travel without being in a group.
Independent tour
involve deciding all aspects of a package holiday to meet the clients’ needs.
Tailor-made packages
a per-room-night basis hotel accommodation. This arrangement usually includes breakfast.
Hotel Accommodation Only
a hotel booking with one (1) or two (2) add-ons such as transfers from airport to hotel and vice versa.
Hotel Accommodation with Add-ons
a full set land arrangement package. This normally includes city tours.
Land Package (hotel with breakfast, transfers, and tours)
available for clients who have specific requests in their itinerary.
Customized packages
tour package includes a single destination and usually comes with non-compulsory day tours.
Free and Easy (F&E)
This arrangement is normally on a Seat-in-coach (SIC) basis, not private arrangements.
Free and Easy (F&E)
budget tour packages arranged by tour operators
Compulsory tours
a combination of two (2) or more destinations. Day tours may or may not be compulsory.
Combo tours
a specialized niche of group tourism dedicated to planning, booking, and facilitating conferences, seminars, and other events.
Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) tour packages
cannot be reserved and must be finalized to be able to reserve the booking.
Book and buy
can be reserved with a deadline to finalize, auto-cancel and auto-finalize.
Reservation
a tour package inclusive of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Full Board Meal Package
is a tour package inclusive of breakfast and lunch.
Half Board Meal Package
tour package inclusive of breakfast only.
Breakfast Only Package
shows that package holidays and other travel products are distributed through a number of intermediaries, who are considered as wholesalers or retailers.
traditional chain of distribution
tour operators that run within the airline industry that may also offer accommodation and other travel services.
Brokers
brokers working within the airline industry who purchase tickets directly from airlines, enabling them to resell to travel agents or consumers at discounted rates.
Consolidators
also known as direct distribution.
Level 1 distribution
It is considered to be the simplest form of distribution because this is where tour operators (wholesalers) sell their package holidays and other travel products directly to the consumers.
Level 1 distribution
where intermediaries (retailer) come into play, selling and promoting the package holidays and other travel products of tour operators.
Level 2 distribution
occurs when companies (tour operators or travel agencies) buy or merge with other companies at the same level in the chain of distribution.
Horizontal integration
occurs when a company develops its own operations or takes over or merges with another component from a different level within the chain of distribution.
Vertical integration
occurs when a travel business (tour operator or travel agency) tries to enter another service that may assist its package holidays and other travel products.
Diagonal integration
