Other Types of Packages / Types Of Packages
1. Freedom Tours
2. Fly-drive package
3. Accommodation and Meal Package
4. Event Packages
5. Packages with Programming for Special Interest
6. Target Market packages
7. Convention/ Meeting Packages
8. Affinity Group tour Packages
9. Family Vacation Packages
10. Weekend and Mini Vacation Packages
11. Seasonal Packages
12. Off-peak Special Packages
13. Foreign Independent Tour (FIT)
14. Group Inclusive Tour (GIT)
15. Charter Tour
16. Destination Package
17. Dynamic Packaging
Freedom Tours - Popular kinds among the youth groups, friends, newlywed couples, and working classes. These tours are designed as per the requirements of customers. This can also be taken to the present-day concept of tailor-made packages.
Fly-drive packages-Fly-Drive tours are single price packages that include return trip airfare and a rental car at the destination.
A Fly-drive holiday is the best way to see a country or a range of destinations all in one trip. Fly drives give the freedom of the road to explore in your own style or simply fly into a destination airport or hire a car. It is called a Fly-drive tour. This is one type of holiday where tourists can plan their own itinerary.
There is also another trend in where one can book a flight ticket and the same airlines can provide a rental car to the destination.
Accommodation and Meal Package- Most resorts and certain other lodging properties promote packages that incorporate one more night of accommodation, plus a specified number of meals. This is different from all other tours. Customers book accommodation first and when they arrive to stay in the hotels they are provided with meals and required amenities for their stay.
Event Packages- Big events become the attractions for great holidays. There would be many events around the calendar and each place would be famous for a special event. Every year, special one-time events, festivals, entertainment, and cultural performances, or other occurrences take place in India and throughout the world. Events like cattle fair of Bihar, Camel fair of Rajasthan, flower festival of Uttarakhand, Snake boat race in Kerala, Dance festivals in Mahabalipuram, Khajuraho, and Konark are some of the examples of great events.
Special Interest- The primary attractions of these packages are the special activities, programs, and events arranged by one or more of the participants. This segment is very popular among the youth and allocentric tourists. Special interests like cycling biking and rafting, trekking, mountaineering jumping and skiing, skating, and ballooning are some crazy activities liked by the youth.
Target Market packages- Target Market Packages are specially designed to meet the needs of certain target markets. Market segments like children, youth, women, newly married, differently-abled, adults, and old age groups are identified and travel services are catered targeting these segments accordingly. Packages including theme parks, zoological parks, water sports, etc.
Convention Tour Package- These package tours are prepared together including meetings and conventions or they are also prepared individually.
Affinity Group tour Packages- Affinity groups share common interests or common goals formally or informally. Affinity groups include hobby clubs, reading circles, writing circles, social clubs, fraternities, and like-minded groups, etc.
Family Vacation Packages- Family Vacation Packages are prepared exclusively for a single-family.
Weekend and Mini Vacation Packages- Weekend and mini-vacation packages are a trend in India now. These packages are generally meant for the employees to break far away from their hustle and bustle of city life to rejuvenate their mind, body, and soul with this short and cheap weekend and mini-vacation packages.
Seasonal Packages- Seasonal Packages are specially prepared to enjoy seasons like the spring bloom, winter splendor, summer sun, and fall leaf season, etc.
Off-peak Special Packages- These packages are specially designed to tap the market during Off-Seasons.
Foreign Independent Tour (FIT)-A special package arranged by travel agents or other foreign independent travel specialists that fits individual clients' needs while they are traveling in foreign countries.
Group Inclusive Tour (GIT)- This is an all-inclusive package with a specified minimum size involving one or more groups traveling on scheduled or chartered air service.
Charter Tour -Charter tour is a trip or a package where the aircraft or other equipment is chartered by a tour wholesaler, tour operator, and other individual or group.
Destination Package- A package can be categorized by the destinations as it features. The Tour package is designed to select all the components at a single destination. Tourists are taken to that specific destinations and it is experienced to the fullest.
Dynamic Packaging-This is a new trend in tour packaging. This enables the tourists to book their own packages based on their preferences of transport, accommodation, transfers, meals, tour guiding, sightseeing, etc. instead of buying a pre-defined package tour. The pricing in dynamic packaging is always based on the current availability.
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