ITTM (WEEK 7 - LESSON 4)

tour

It is defined as a journey or a trip done for the purpose of pleasure, business, pilgrimage, education or other forms involving series of stops and ending at the starting point.

sightseeing tour, rolling city tours

is an activity of traveling around a place, to see some interesting and panoramic places. The most common examples are _______ that follow a certain circuit as guide for destinations to visit.

outdoor activity tour

refer to “outside of door” trip usually in forms of recreation and leisure that requires minimal physical engagement such as swimming, fishing, and hunting.

sporting and adventure tours

are trips done in purpose of enjoyment, exercise and challenge encounters that require more physical engagement. This includes kayaking, diving, canyoneering, rafting, mountaineering and rock climbing.

cruise tour

is an overseas type of tour on board on a cruise ship that usually lasts for days, weeks or months depending on the type of tour availed. The most common routes includes Caribbean, Mediterranean, Alaska and some Asian cruise. This also includes land tours at various ports of call

cultural and heritage tours

are those that involve visiting sites of significant past cultural and historical identity. This usually includes museums, forts, landmarks, ancestral properties and other prehistoric establishments.

wellness tour

is a form of travel associated with the pursuit of maintaining, enhancing and rejuvenating one’s self in the aspects of physical, mental and emotional health. Most of these destinations open an opportunity for the travelers to relax and unwind such as springs, baths, spas.

honeymoon tour, western traditions

which originated from _______, is a type of travel in celebration of newly-married couples after their nuptials. The common destinations of this type are seaside resorts and romantic cities.

pilgrimage tour

one of the oldest forms of travel, is a type of religious trip that roots from the motivation of achieving and practicing one’s spiritual belief and attitude. The destinations under this type include churches, temples, meccas and other places showcasing religious features and historical happenings.

Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) tours

____ travels aimed for business, educational and institutional purposes. ______normally includes programmed and themed events, seminars and symposium, professional networking and some social affairs. These are commonly held in conference, event and convention centers and in large-sized hotels and resorts

ecological tour, ecotourism

also known as “______”, involves a green-themed travel visiting fragile and unspoiled natural areas which in purpose is to conserve and preserve environmental features and resources. This type is usually educational and some of the common places to visit are forests, land and water forms, caves, and national and wildlife parks.

special interest tour

is a niche, customized tourism activity designed for special interests of individuals or groups. The most common examples are in the fields of agriculture, gastronomy, winery and photography.

Free Independent Traveler (FIT) tour

is a classification of tour based on market segment that pertains to travelers who minimally or does not or need an assistance from travel intermediaries for as the name implies, they plan or arrange their own trips. With the huge rise in the availability of travel services online comes in proportion the rise of this market segment.

Family or group tour

tours that involves family and or other social unit that shares the same purpose and interest to travel

business tour

is a type of professional travel related to an individual or group’s business or work where travelers usually enjoy the privilege of a company-paid travel.

educational tour

is a large segment in the travel industry catering to the educational learning needs of students usually from high schools, colleges and universities. This type requires a knowledge-gaining travel usually in the aspects of cultural and ecological tours.

institutional tour

are common to private and public sectors of companies doing team building activities and professional or social organizations in which purpose are common to sightseeing, outdoor, MICE and SITs.
ex. team building

inbound tour operators

are those who receive clients and handle tours of foreign tourists coming in the host country. An example can be a tour operator based in Manila accepting arrivals of group of tourists from Japan.

outbound tour operators

are those whose target market and specialization are focused to international destinations catered for domestic market in which the most common purposes of travel are business and leisure. An example can be a Cebu-based tour operator company specializing on Tri-city (TH-MY-SG) Tour.

domestic tour operators

These are operators who assemble and create domestic tour components designed for domestic market. An example can be a tour operator based in Manila that offers educational tours designed for Filipino university students.

grand tour operators, Destination Management Companies, institutional toursh

known as ______ (DMCs) are the “handling agencies” as their function is to arrange tours for incoming foreign tourists on behalf of overseas tour operators. Their role is very essential in the industry as traveling across international borders requires communication including geographical, cultural and legal knowledge. The most common market segment that they accommodate are ____ in which motives of travel are for convention and events