TOUR PACKAGING
A tour package is a pre-planned, pre- organized travel experience consisting of several and separate elements operated over a fixed itinerary and time frame.
Package tour comprises fare, accommodation, meals, ground transportation, tour guide, taxes and other services. A package tour /package vacation/ package holiday includes transportation, accommodation, currency, insurance, rental car, charter airline, cruise and other facilities and sold by a tour operator. In fact, a tour package is a complete tourism
product, usually includes fare, accommodation, meals, ground transport, tour guides, taxes, etc., in one all inclusive price.
It has been seen that small tour operator often partner with other local service providers have create a more complete tourism product. An example of this would be the travel business that combines its service with a hotel to form a package. Similarly, the same tourism business may instead sell its service to a tour operator, thus becoming a supplier to, and part of, the tour operator’s package. For example, a sea-kayaking business could be approached by a XYZ-tour company that wants to include sea-kayaking in its brochure. The sea-kayaking company agrees and becomes part of the XYZ-tour company’s package.
Independent business operators from around the Indian territories may offer one component or service for sale to tour operators, thereby becoming a “supplier” to a tour operator, For example, an ABC live-stage theatre in New Delhi may sell evening show tickets to a tour operator (FIT). Thus, a professional tour operator offers a variety of tours (comprised of many products and services) to more than one market. Tour operators are always seeking new products and services to include in their packages.