Itinerary Planning
Introduction
Itinerary is known as a tour plan. It is related
to the tour programs, timetable and the
information of the places to be visited. A
program includes only activities, whereas, an
itinerary includes date, day, time duration
and points of interests between the
destinations, on the way to the destination,
the special features of the tour and
happenings at the destination etc.
According to merriam
webster dictionary, itinerary
means:
1 . the route of a journey or tour or
the proposed outline of one
2 . a travel diary
3 . a traveler's guidebook
What is itinerary?
Itinerary is developed to perform the sales
process. It tries to solve the problems
created by service nature, “here and there”
nature and synchronized effort nature.
Tangible products are weighted, measured
but service is measured in duration.
Types of Itineraries
Skeletal
2. Technical
3. Descriptive
1.
Itineraries can be categorized as:
Tourist itinerary
● Tour manager itinerary
● Tour guide itinerary
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Itineraries can also be classified
according to the various facets of the
destination:
Historical Itineraries
● Cultural Itineraries
● Religious Itineraries
● Special interest Itineraries
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Itineraries can also be classified
according to purpose of visit:
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Adventure tour itinerary
Ecotourism itinerary
Leisure tour itinerary
Golf tour itinerary
Farm tour itinerary
Familiarization tour itinerary