2. What is a travel Itinerary
A scheduled list of activities
and places for tourist to visit.
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3. Things to consider when
planning a travel itinerary
Timing
• Amount of time required to travel
from one place to another.
• Duration of the visit.
• Starting and end time of each tourist
attraction.
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4. Things to consider when
planning a travel itinerary
Routing
• Direction of travel
• Which attraction to visit first.
• Note: An efficient route will include
convenient stops for toilet breaks and
meals.
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5. Things to consider when
planning a travel itinerary
Suppliers
• Various businesses that take care of
the needs and wants of tourists on a
local tour.
• Include transport operators.
Objective: To ensure tourists have an
enjoyable visit in Singapore.
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6. Factors to consider when
planning a travel itinerary
• Find out what tourist want
• Find out how many days the tour run
• Match the activities to the personal
profiles of the tourists.
• Find out when the tour should start.
• Schedule a city tour on the first day.
• Plan a dramatic experience on the
first day.
• Keep the number of activities per day
to a reasonable amount.
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7. Factors to consider when
planning a travel itinerary
• Give your tour a broad variety of
features.
• Choose interesting routings.
• Keep coach rides to a reasonable
length.
• Choose reliable suppliers.
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8. Summary
• Consider timing , routing , suppliers
when planning a travel itinerary.
• Include a city tour on the first day and
provide a variety of activities in the
travel itinerary.
• Keep the number of activities to a
reasonable number per day.
• Keep travel time to a reasonable
length.
• Choose interesting routing.
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9. Hands on task
- Pair up with a partner
- Access the itinerary planner excel template
- Plan a two days tour itinerary according to the
following scenario
- You must plan for a city tour on either the first day of
the last day of the travel itinerary
- Refer to
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/singapore/singapore-
city/sights to help you do the planning for places to go
- Use the online Singapore Map to do your route
planning http://www.onemap.sg/index.html
