These days, tourists could actually get a motel room, albeit by booking well ahead, said Bob Stump, who runs local tours.
It will be for about four weeks and the £10,000 cost will cover a variety of hotel stays, local tours, entrance fees, internal travel, etc.
The good-will tour is an 80-day cruise leaving N. Y. next January, 21 ports of call, $18,180 for two global friends in the very best suite, with local tours, such as a pedicab excursion in Formosa, extra.
Jonathan Evans – a British expat who runs the similarly principled Buenos Aires Local Tours and who, like Fielding, took to outdoor guiding to escape an office job – says he doesn't suggest how much his tourists should tip.
This allows customers to pick all the different elements of their trip from the site, including flights, hotels, car hire, local tours and even tickets to the theatre or sporting events.In the offline world, such packages have long been put together by tour operators in brochures displayed by travel agents.
SINGAPORE FLING -- Starting at $888 a person, double, a Live It Up in Singapore package includes round-trip air fare on Singapore Airlines from Kennedy Airport or Newark, three nights at a first-class hotel, daily breakfast buffet, airport transfers and two local tours.
Alternatively, local tour operators offer day trips.
Can you suggest any local tour companies or guides?
It's usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide.
Local tour dates also pop up, along with some strikingly personal recommendations.
"The local tour guides will not allow anyone to criticize Mao," he added.
