1. Tour Planning and Itinerary Development

2. The Three Types of Itinerary
Hub and spoke itinerary
Circle tour
Open jaw itinerary

3. Schedule Planning All flights Accommodation Sightseeing activities
Scheduled meals
Free time
Other activities

4. Guidelines for Itinerary Planning
Determine what time of the year your tours should ideally depart.
Determine what day of the week your tour should leave.
Determine how many days your tour should run.
Schedule flights with practical client considerations in mind.
Schedule a general city tour as one of your first tour activities.

5. Guidelines for Itinerary Planning
Anchor the last days of your itinerary with dramatic destinations, attractions, or events.
Choose interesting and efficient routings.
Allow plenty of time for rest stops.
Don’t overburden each day.
Handle meal planning with care.
Arrival meals and breakfast should be near or at hotel
Meal planning should be varied
Plan some on-their-own meals
Enhance itinerary with special arrangement

6. Visit a temple is boring

7. This is the solution

8. Food as activity

9. Meal for saving time

10. Tour Shopping

11. End of the show

12. Brochure Itinerary Brochure itinerary Activities of the day
Scheduled meals and the venues
Accommodation and transportation
Tour reservation and conditions
Tour price includes & excludes
Payment and deposit policies
Cancellations and refunds
Responsibility

13. Brochure Itinerary Tour booking form
Introduction to special activities
Introduction to selected accommodation
Introduction to attractions to be visited
General information
e.g.
visa
customs
climate and temperature
money and tipping
others

14. Client Itinerary One-day with varied activities All-day attraction
Every activity
Time for departures
All-day attraction
Time for every activity on site
Multi-day tour
Major activities including scheduled meals
Time for arrivals and departures
Starting and end time for activities with fixed time

15. Itinerary for Escort and Driver
Escort itinerary
Break the itinerary down into several parts with each part on one single page.
Important contacts’ name, address, numbers.
Space for itinerary notes
Bus Driver itinerary
Pick-up points, time
Drop-off points, time
Turnaround points
Special routes
Parking areas