TOUR AND TRAVEL PRODUCTS

(TYPES OF LODGING/ ACCOMMODATION

ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES)

Resorts and hotels are accommodation establishments with a leisure component. It offer a wide variety of
entertainment that will suit the needs of your clients. It features virtually what you want in a hotel and resort. Other
amenities include alternative restaurants, an indoor promenade with parades and more, and an array of bars and
lounges catering to every taste.

LEARNING TASK 1:
Pre-test
Directions: Unscramble the letters to form a word. Using the definition of each term as a guide. Write your answer in
the space
provided.
__________________1. (RATEVL GEAYNC) - able to provide reservation services to its clients.
__________________2. (OTUR CMBOISNATOIN) a combination of two or more travel components that normally
include at least one (1) night in the destination country or city.
__________________3. (SGTHIEESGIN OUTRS) half-day or full day tours to sights and sites of interest
__________________4. (RIPAVTE ROUTS) - operated exclusively for certain individuals.
__________________5. (EAST-IN-CACHO) sightseeing tours with other individuals on a first-come-first-
accommodation basis, on scheduled departures.

TYPES OF LODGING/ ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS

A. CITY HOTELS
 Having reach a destination, a traveler will, invariably need a place to rest.
 The TMC/travel agency is able to provide reservation services to its clients.
 Clients however may opt to book direct with the property or via a travel portal, although these are normally
at premium rates.
 The alternative is making reservations through Outbound Tour Operators –in country or through long-
distance, fax messages, or e-mail to Inbound Tour Operations in the destination country.
 The Hotel & Travel Index, a publication of the Reed Travel group, offers a comprehensive listing of hotels
worldwide.
FIVE MAJOR HOTEL CHAINS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS ARE LISTED BELOW:
i. Holiday Inn Worldwide, Atlanta GA, USA
ii. Nikko Hotels International, Tokyo, Japan
iii. Hyatt Hotels Corporations, Chicago, IL, USA
iv. Sheraton Hotel & Resorts, New York, USA
v. Shangri-La Hotel and Resort, Hong Kong, China
B. RESORTS
 Beach-side, river-side, lake-side, mountain-side and the like are normally situated here.
 The TMC/travel agent is able to provide reservation service to its clients at contracted rates, or through the
hotel representative office in the country of residence.
 Like hotel reservations, the alternative is making web-based reservations directly or via a travel portal, or
through Outbound Tour Operators in-country, or through long-distance, fax messages, or e-mail to Inbound
Tour Operators in the Destination country.\
 The Hotel & Travel Index, a publication of the Reed Travel group, offers a comprehensive listing of hotels
worldwide.
FIVE MAJOR HOTEL CHAINS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
i. Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts, Hong Kong, China
ii. Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, Singapore
iii. Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts, Canada
iv. Ten Knots, Philippines
v. Le Meridien, New York
C. OTHER LODGING FACILITIES
 There is a host of other lodging establishments where the TMC/travel agent is able to provide services to its
clients.
 The alternative is making website reservations direct or via a travel portal, or through Outbound Tour
Operators incountry, or through long-distance, fax messages, or e-mail to Inbound Tour Operators in the
destination country.
D. SIGHTSEEING PACKAGES
 These can be purchased either on a seat-in-coach or private tour basis.
I. SEAT-IN-COACH refers to sightseeing tours with other individuals on a first-come-first-accommodation
basis, on
scheduled departures; while
II. PRIVATE TOURS are operated exclusively for certain individuals.
 SIGHTSEEING TOURS are half-day or full day tours to sights and sites of interest in the destination country.
 Tour combinations are combination of two or more travel components that normally include at least one (1)
night in the destination country or city.
 These types of packages vary according to the travelers requirements.
 Tour packages are classified as follow:
i. ground arrangements;
ii. land arrangements inclusive of tour packages; and
iii. inclusive escorted tour packages.

LEARNING TASK 2:
Directions. Create a Venn diagram and point out the similarities and differences between City Hotels and Resort

LEARNING TASK 3:
Directions. Describe your dream vacation and accommodation in the Philippines. In 5-10 sentences, discuss where
your dream vacation is, how you want to spend your vacation and what accommodation suits best for that vacation.
Follow the rubrics below.
Name: ____________________________________ Score:______________________

I. Directions. Write True if the statement is correct and False if not. Write your answers on the space
provided.
_______1. The Hotel & Travel Index offers a comprehensive listing of hotels worldwide.
_______2. Hyatt Hotels Corporations is an example of major hotel chains.
_______3. Group tours are operated exclusively for certain individuals.
_______4. Resorts and hotels are accommodation establishments with a leisure component.
_______5. Visitors can make reservation through the hotel representative office in the country of
residence.
_______6. Shangri-La Hotel and Resorts headquarter can be found in Singapore.
_______7. The alternative making reservations of hotels are through Outbound Tour Operators –in country
or through long-distance, fax messages, or e-mail to Inbound Tour Operations in the destination country.
_______8. Lodging is beach-side, river-side, lake-side, mountain-side and the like are normally situated
here.
_______9. Sightseeing tours are half-day or full day tours to sights and sites of interest in the destination
country.
_______10. Land arrangements are also classified in tour package.

II. A. Directions. FILL IN THE BLANKS. For each item, write on the empty space/s, the word/term that would
best satisfy the meaning of the sentence.
1. The ______________can provide reservation services to its clients.
2. Clients however may opt to book directly with the _________or via______________, although these are
normally at premium rates.
3. The alternative is making reservations through_________________ in-country or through long-distance,
fax messages, or e-mail to Inbound Tour Operations in the destination country.
4. ___________________are a combination of two or more travel components that normally include at
least one (1) night in the destination country or city.
5. _______________are half-day or full day tours to sights and sites of interest in the destination country.
6. ________________are operated exclusively for certain individuals.
7. _________________refers to sightseeing tours with other individuals on a first-come-first-
accommodation basis, on scheduled departures.
8. The__________________, a publication of the Reed Travel Group, offers a comprehensive listing of
hotels worldwide.
9. Tour packages are classified as follows: _______________;______________; and inclusive
____________________.
10. All of the major ___________and _______________in the Philippines offer packages to the major
tourist destination in the country, such as Baguio and Banaue in the north, Cebu, Iloilo, Tacloban and
Boracay in the Visayas, Palawan and major sites in Mindanao.

B. Directions. Match the Hotel/resort on Column A with their respective company headquarter on Column
B. Write your answers before the number.
_______11. Nikko Hotels International A. New York
_______12. Shangri-La Hotel and Resort B. Canada
_______13. Le Meridien C. Singapore
_______14. Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts D. Hong Kong, China
_______15. Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts E. Tokyo, Japan