Here's a Quick Easy Way to Start Planning Your Vacation

Here are some examples of different types of vacation tours and packages that you can consider when starting to plan your own
vacation.

Transportation Packages

Air and Hotel

Includes airline tickets and hotel reservations. Great for backpacking trips.

Fly and Drive

Includes airline tickets and confirmed car reservations. May or may not contain hotel/motel arrangements.

Air and Sea

The air and sea package or tour uses air transportation one way and ship one way, or air transportation at the point of embarkation, then a cruise, then air transportation back to home city.

Options – Most packages offer options that can be added. These can include, but are not limited to; insurance, sightseeing tours, cars and hotels if not already included.

Destination Packages

Area Tours

These are generally foreign tours with a small amount of time spent in each stop on the itinerary.
Examples include Rail Tours, Wine Tours, Fall Foliage Tours, etc

Single City or Country

These are generally short tours that involve just one city, or one country. They can be done by car, backpacking or with a guided tour.

Multiple Cities or Countries

These tours can be short or long depending on how long the traveler wishes to stay in each location. They can also be done by car, backpacking or with a guided tour.
Purpose Packages

Special Interest

These are highly specialized tours that attract people with common interests. Some examples are: cooking, bird watching, photography and cultural excursions. These tours include activities that pursue these interests.

Relaxation

These are quite often all inclusive packages such as resorts and cruises. The goal is to allow you to relax on the beach, enjoy great food, and enjoy evening entertainment. Relaxation packages are generally destined in tropical locations. They may include some sightseeing and daily excursions but they usually only have one destination.

Sports and Recreation

These packages or tours are for those who want an active vacation of golf, tennis, skiing, biking, or even walking. Spectator sports packages would include tickets to the World Series, Super Bowl, etc.

Scenic Tours

Often included with tours of relaxation and with city and country tours to places like Hawaii, Mexico, and Switzerland.

These are just some examples of popular tour package types. Realistically the options of types of packages are endless since you can tailor your vacation to your own personal needs and desires.