Sentence examples for rather than tour from inspiring English sources

Parsons quit the Byrds after six months rather than tour South Africa with them.

Though this lively, virtually traffic-free resort is consistently rated as Austria's second-best ski destination, few Brits have heard of it because Ischgl's hotels prefer to cater for independent travellers rather than tour operator groups.

Robshaw opted to rest rather than tour Argentina with Lancaster's squad.

The group had been denied access to the Tornillo facility prior to the press conference on Thursday, so rather than tour the facility they were left to create their own media spectacle.

No surprise, then, that a steadily increasing number of foreigners are pitching up here – inquisitive individuals, rather than tour groups.

The judge said the city's decision to reduce noise by restricting seaplane service to transportation flights rather than tours was well within the city's legal responsibility.

The seasons change, the stage is the Tour of Britain opener rather than the Tour de France, but the German powerhouse Marcel Kittel marches on.

That took the pressure off for the Tour, as Wiggins went into the race with a perfect season behind him already, rather than the Tour being the be-all and end-all.

Cheap, yes, but more important, the money goes directly to the people of Kyrgyzstan, rather than into tour operators' pockets.

For all that, Contador has had a tendency to fall off in recent seasons, Nibali, the Italian, made a conscious decision to go for the Giro d'Italia rather than the Tour and Pinot's self-destruction was as much down to coaching weaknesses as ill‑luck.

· Make that annual trip to see all the houses in their Christmas splendor a walking, rather than driving, tour.