Task 9. Decide if the following statements are true or false. 1. All packaged tours are put together and also sold to the public by

1. All packaged tours are put together and also sold to the public by

retail travel agents.

2. Tours on chartered aircraft can usually be offered at lower prices

then those on the scheduled airlines.

3. Chartering has been discouraged by all governments through­out the world.

4. The typical tour offered by European tour operators is a two-week holiday at the Mediterranean resort.

5. Tourists have never been left stranded as a result of financial problems encountered by tour operators.

6. Clubs or other organizations whose principal business is not travel frequently organize affinity group tours by charted aircraft.

7. Corporations sometimes reward their employees with holiday tours.

8. The holiday tour with a resort hotel as its destination usually doesn't offer a lot of expensive extras.

9. A tour guide is only responsible for sightseeing, never for travel arrangements such as local transportation, hotel ac­commodation, or baggage handling.

10. A tour guide does not have any special skills.

11. One big advantage to the general public of packaged tours is the lower price for travel.

12. A person who buys a packaged tour must make all necessary arrangements himself, just like an independent traveller.

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