Experts in the airline industry believe that are three main reasons why people travel. These are : business, visiting friends and relatives, and holiday.
The businessmen, forced to travel at times that suit their business, will pay the full fare. But the holiday and some other passengers, unlike the businessmen, are under no real compulsion to go abroad, so the airlines have to make more attractive offers to persuade these kinds of passengers to buy an airline ticket.
The attractiveness of the offer is usually directly related to the price. The airlines know that the more they can trim the cost of a holiday, the more people will buy it. With the help of travel agents, they can arrange bulk travel and accommodation at holiday hotels at very low rates because of the large numbers of bookings they can provide. Then they pass the benefits of these quantity discounts on to their passengers in the form of low-price package tours.
Here are some of the package tour programs offered by Thai Airways International.
1. Main Tour – ranging from three to eight days. They are designed to offer in depth travel experiences and generally accompanied by English speaking local guides.
2. Minibreaks - designed as introductions to key cities, resorts or attractions. Minibreaks may also include airport transfers and some local sightseeing, as indicated in each plan.
3. Stopovers – provide reduced-cost hotel accommodation for business and leisure passengers to many destinations.
Each tour package will include air ticket and other necessary means of transportation, meals accommodations and tour guide.