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Itinerary

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/aɪˈtɪnəreri/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, itinerary means: A detailed plan of a trip or tour that shows where travellers will go, in what order and at what times.

In Turkish: tur programı, seyahat programı, güzergah

How it is used

Agencies send the itinerary before the trip, and guides follow it during the tour. You plan, change or follow an itinerary; a day-by-day itinerary lists each day's programme. It can also mean a guest's travel plan: "Could you send me your flight itinerary?"

Example sentences

  1. Day three of the itinerary includes Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis.

  2. Because of the weather, we've had to change the itinerary and visit the museum first.

Common collocations

  • detailed itinerary
  • day-by-day itinerary
  • change the itinerary
  • follow the itinerary
  • travel itinerary
  • tour guideA person whose job is to show tourists around places of interest and explain their history and culture.
  • excursionA short trip, usually lasting a day or less, that tourists take from their hotel to visit a place or do an activity.
  • day tripA journey to a place and back on the same day, usually for sightseeing or an activity, without staying overnight.
  • tour operatorA company that puts together holiday packages from flights, hotels, transfers and tours and sells them directly or through travel agencies.

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