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Definition of tour

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transitive verb

intransitive verb

• peregrinate

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Word History

Middle English, from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit, journey — more at turn

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

1708, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing tour

• Cook's tour
• package tour
• tour de force
• tour of inspection

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Definition of tour noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

• have/take a vacation/a break/a day off/a year off/time off
• go on/be on vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/sabbatical/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
• go backpacking/camping/sightseeing
• plan a trip/a vacation/your itinerary
• reserve a hotel room/a flight/tickets
• have/make/cancel a reservation
• rent a condo/a vacation home/a cabin
• rent a car/bicycle/moped/scooter/Jet Ski
• stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/a trailer/a vacation home/a resort/a timeshare
• cost/charge $100 a/per night for a suite/a single/double/twin room
• check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
• pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
• call/order room service
• cancel/cut short a trip/vacation
• apply for/get/renew a/your passport
• take out/buy/get travel insurance
• catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
• fly (in)/travel (in) first/business/economy class
• make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour layover/stopover in Hong Kong
• experience/cause/lead to delays
• check (in)/collect/get/lose your baggage/luggage
• be charged for/pay excess baggage fees
• board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
• taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
• experience/hit/encounter (mild/severe) turbulence
• suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/motion sickness
• be seasick/carsick
• attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
• encourage/promote/hurt tourism
• promote/develop ecotourism
• build/develop/visit a tourist/tropical/beach/ski resort
• work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
• be served by/compete with low-fare/low-cost/budget airlines
• use/go to/have a travel agent
• contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
• buy/be on/go on a package deal/vacation/tour
• buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
• trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi
• journey an act of traveling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart: a long and difficult journey across the mountains
• A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey , although it does not have to be: a trip to New York a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the traveling takes a long time and is difficult.
• tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited: a tour of California
• commute the regular trip that a person makes when they travel to work and back home again: a two-hour commute into downtown Washington
• expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known: the first expedition to the South Pole
• excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
• outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day: My project team organized an afternoon outing to celebrate.
• an overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
• a bus/train trip/journey/tour
• to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing
• to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
• to take a(n) trip/journey/expedition/excursion

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• break-journey
• circumnavigation

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• well travelled

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What does the noun tour mean?

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tour , ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

tour has developed meanings and uses in subjects including

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OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

How common is the noun tour ?

How is the noun tour pronounced, british english, u.s. english, where does the noun tour come from.

Earliest known use

Middle English

The earliest known use of the noun tour is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).

OED's earliest evidence for tour is from around 1320, in the Castle of Love .

tour is a borrowing from French.

Etymons: French tour .

Nearby entries

• touladi, n. 1846–
• Toulousain, n. & adj. 1883–
• toumbe, v. 1297
• toup, n. 1959–
• to-up, prep. c1330–50
• toupee, n. 1727–
• toupeed, adj. 1847–
• toupet, n. 1728–
• toupeted, adj. 1903–
• toupet-titmouse, n. 1785–
• tour, n. c1320–
• tour, v. 1746–
• Tourangeau, n. & adj. 1883–
• Tourangeois, adj. & n. 1857–
• tourbillion | tourbillon, n. 1477–
• tour de force, n. 1802–
• Tour de France, n. 1922–
• tour d'horizon, n. 1952–
• tourelle, n. c1330–
• tourer, n. 1927–
• tourette, n.¹ 1881–

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Tour Package

Package holidays, popularly known as a tour package or simply the word ‘tour’ in the travel and tourism industry refers either to a package tour escorted or not escorted by the tourist guide.

When we say tour package, it means a pre-arrangement, prepaid trip that combines two or more travel components like airfare, airport transfer, accommodation, and other services . Practically, to define the tour package concept is complex one rather understand.

Holloway defines a tour package as “a total tourism product consisting of transportation from the market area to the destination, accommodation at the destination and recreational activities promoted by the tourists.”

According to Gregorg “a tour package is advertised journey including specific features, arranged and promoted with tour literature by a tour operator and paid for in full by the tourists  before starting the tour.”

Technically, a package tour/tour package is a total tourism product as it generally includes transport from the origin place to the destination, accommodation at an en route place or at the destination and other recreational or travel services. These components are purchased by an individual, firm or company called the ‘ tour operator ‘. He combines all the travel components in a package and sells them at all-inclusive prices to the clients.

History of Tour Package

The term ‘tour’ was in vogue as early as 1670. The Britishers traveled to widen their knowledge of the continent, especially to study the culture and social life. This practice was gradually adopted by other lovers of cultural centers.

The result of the process was that many European historic and cultural centers were opened to the British tourist. By the early 1730’s the small fishing resorts around the British coast begin to attract tourists seeking to their diseases by drinking the sea-water or by immersing themselves in it.

The introduction of a rail link between the major centers in 1830, had a profound impact on the pleasure travelers for the first time. Many entrepreneurs began to inspire rail travel by organizing excursions for the public at discounted offers.

However, to ‘the origin of package tour’ the credit goes to Mr. Thomas Cook in 1855 , Cook, extended his business operation to different countries by introducing the first ‘ inclusive tour ‘ to Paris.

Mr. Cook put together all the components of tourism products and sold them as ‘inclusive tour’ to the tourists. His pre-packaged tour inspired other tour organizations in the travel industry to organize similar tours to all parts of the globe.

Most of Cook’s tours were a linear tour i.e., the person went from place to place on a single destination. Basically, Mr. Cook developed the concept of ‘grand tour and escorted tour’, the concept which is still used.

Incidentally, World War II has tremendously developed the package tour concept because of the following reasons:

• Social and Economic Conditions
• Increase in Aircrafts
• Marketing Conditions
• Legal Requirements
• Integration took place.

Today, package tours are a vital segment of the world’s travel and tourism industry. According to WTTC, the package tour sales generate $25 billion annually in the United States, $18 billion in Europe, $19 billion in Britain, and $21 billion in Asia. Today tour sales represented 50 percent of all leisure travel sales and 35 percent of all travel agency revenues.

Types of Tour Packages

A travel agency/tour operator deals with variety of ‘tour packages,’ catering to the diverse needs of tourists such as adventure, beach, architecture, cultural, business, conference, incentive tours, ayurvedic packages, Buddhist, religious, incentive tour, special interest tours, cruise tour group tour, educational tour, heritage, monuments, wildlife lovers, etc. These are broadly classified into five categories :

• Independent Tours
• Escorted Tours

Hosted Tours

• Incentives Travel/Tours

Freedom Tours

Independent tour.

Independent tours are prepared/formulated for those tourists who want to travel independently. The components of such tours are air travel, air transfer, accommodation, travel documents, sightseeing, boat riding, entertainment, and other travel services.

However, in some cases, the tourists are free to purchase every single component separately. Thus, this type of tour provides the tourists considerable freedom to plan the activities according to their own choice.

An independent tour may or may not be an all-inclusive tour. Therefore, tour price varies depending on the type of air travel, air transfer, accommodation and is inclusive of other tour components. The foreign independent travel (FITs) and domestic independent travel (DITs) are examples of an independent tour.

Escorted Tour

When a travel agency includes the services of a well educated and trained tour manager in its package, the tour is called an escorted tour. Basically, escorted tours are meant for those travelers who are planning to visit a foreign country first time.

The escort’s responsibilities and duties are to provide comprehensive information and assistance to the group or individual traveler, at the origin, en route and the destination place. The excursion tours are the example of escorted tours.

A hosted tour means when an agency utilizes the services of another agency at a particular destination. Suppose a group of French tourists is coming to India. When the group arrives in India, they are greeted at the airports by TCI, which assists them in clearing their baggage and transfer them to the hotel.

Their tour-host (TCI) is available to offer device and information about the local attractions and entertainment. Further, when the group arrives at another designation in India, a different travel agency greets them at each tourist spot. Thus, a hosted tour provides the tourists maximum level of pre-arranged and personalized services.

Incentives Travel/Tour

It is a motivational programme or a fully paid holiday which is given to the employees by the enterprises as a reward. Mostly in medium and large-scale companies and usually too distant destinations to spur them in maintaining their track record, to increase output, improve the image and moreover to earn the long period loyalty of the employees.

There are a number of the other packages offered by a tour company such as a custom tour an excursion tour, an adventure, and special interest package tours.

Freedom tours are becoming very popular these days among the working class. These tours are designed as per the choice of tourists. The tourist is free to choose and plan how they want to travel and enjoy their holidays. These types of tours are meant for that kind of people who like to decide how, when, and where to travel.

This tourist may an individual, family, group holidays for families and group travel for business. These tours are promoted and developed by the ORBIT.

Components Of Tour Package

What is to be included in a package tour largely depends and varies from one tour organization to another, or from the one country to another, or from one destination to another and from one market to another market. But there are certain well-defined travel services which always turn a part of a package tour irrespective of the tour operator/travel agency, destination and even the market condition.

If we study and see the package tours offered by Thomas Cook and Sons Ltd., Cox and King Ltd., and other international travel companies, we find that a package tour has two major components. Therefore, a standard package tour has two basic components namely:

• Ground Arrangements

Travel industry experience has shown that the first component, i.e. ‘Travel’ is directly bought by the agency from the principal providers like airlines and transport operators and for ground arrangement, the travel agency management asks the ground operators.

The reason behind buying ground arrangement from a handling agency is that it represents as a ground operator at a particular destination for the numerous tour organizations. Secondly, the price offered by it are much lower than an individual agency obtain. Thirdly, it is very difficult to get credit from the supplier and finally, it ensures professional travel services.

Factor Affecting the Tour Package Formulation

Generally, the business of package tours involves great risk, high breakeven, high-quality product, and competitive prices. Therefore, the tour management requires in-depth tour planning and market survey. However, before a tour is designed the tour manager should take into consideration certain factors which are crucial in the formulation process.

These factors have a profound impact on the tourist’s satisfaction. The main factors are:

• Purpose of Tour
• Choice of Destinations
• Tourist Budget
• Legal Requirement
• Types of Tourist Accommodation
• Tour Period
• Departure and stay information
• Tour price; inflationary condition
• Tour Reference Tools
• Tour Features – political stability
• The relationship between the host and tourist generating nation

Tour Package Design and Selection Process

The quality of a package tour is entirely based on the above factors. Essentially, to design/formulate a travel product, the tour manager has to take the biggest responsibility, intuitiveness, imagination, and innovation coupled with a lot of business activities which range from finding new exotic destinations and planning, organizing or promoting such tour.

The following are the main stages in the tour design and selection process:

1. Initial Research

(i) the destination research.

The decision to develop and formulate a new package is a multi-stage process that involves various positive and negative points/steps. Normally, the idea for a new product comes either from the tour executive within the company due to a review of the questionnaire completed by the previous tour members because of the political, economic and social development in a particular area.

When a tour manager see that a large number of old clients are interested in taking a trip to particular destinations, naturally, those destinations become the nucleus of a new ‘tour concept’.

(ii) Market Research

Since tour package is a complete tourism product, obviously, before formulating/designing this product, market research needs to be analyzed and assessed in a systematic manner. Market  research provides us the answer to the following questions:

• What is the size of the tourism market?
• Who are the existing clients?
• Where do they live?
• Who will be their potential buyers?
• Who are their competitors – their strategy and area of business leisure?
• How many tourist ones want to cater?
• What price will the clients accept?
• What facilities are available and required?
• What are the constraints viz., license, permission, finance, restrictions, taxes, and others?

Once we know the basic components of the package tour, distribution channels, market conditions, constraints in the tourism market, we can develop the marketing strategy. It enables the smooth functioning of the agency and also offers a clear picture of the tour programme. Practically, market research is conducted by the private tour companies/ private tourism enterprises in order to penetrate the market.

2. Itinerary Preparation

By itinerary one means the designing of a programme which one wants to sell and it includes destinations, stopping points, number of days and the travel services that are to be included in the programme. Whether it is a lean season or an offseason, escorted or not escorted, consumer-oriented or readymade tour programme, the itinerary is prepared to identify the origin, destinations, stopping points, accommodations, sightseeing and other travel services on travelers’ trip.

3. Handling Agency or Destination Company

The appointment of handling agency not only ensure excellent travel services to the tourist but also make the operation smooth and profitable. It is a matter of great significance as the success of travel business largely depends upon the clients are actually taken care of during the tour.

It is a positive match between the promised services and tourist’s actual experiences or feelings. Thus, the tour operator should consider the experience of the handling travel agency in the business, the area of operation, reputation, credibility, professional staff, credit facilities and the competitive price in appointing a handling agency.

4. Negotiation

It is another important management decision area in tour designing and planning. Once the decision has been made regarding the destination’s concerning their date, duration and number of clients to be carried during the trip, the tour management starts negotiations with the principals’ suppliers for a normal contract.

Negotiation means talk between the travel companies and the principal suppliers for the terms, conditions, and prices of the components of a tour package. When both parties are satisfied, it leads to a formal or informal contract between them. The tour company negotiates with the following tour vendors/suppliers:

• Accommodation
• Transport Operations- Rail and Road
• Ground Operators
• Cruise Companies
• Car Rental Companies
• The overseas representatives
• Ancillary Service Organizations

5. Coasting and Pricing a Package Tour

The cost of a package tour encompasses the air ticket, the hotel room, car rental, entertainment charges, administrative costs, promotional costs, and other travel services. The confidential tariff helps the travel company in preparing the cost sheet which will enable the concern to determine its price strategy.

Tour pricing is a big factor in the success of the company’s tour programme. The price of a package tour is, whether it is an escorted, independent or hosted the tour, often lower than the combined costs of the same components purchased separately from the principals. However, the purchase price of a travel product is based on three factors: Cost, competition, and demand.

Every tour package sold by a vendor has a quantifiable cost. To produce profit the price paid by the tourists must be greater than the agency’s cost.

6. Tour Brochure

The tour package is an intangible product which has to be purchased by the tourists/clients without inspection and sometimes even without adequate knowledge. In these circumstances, the brochure becomes the principal instrument to perform the major tasks to inform the clients about the products and to pursue them to purchase it.

Designing, printing, and distributions of tour brochures require necessary skills and knowledge about the components of the tour package. Basically, in the era of specialization and intense competition, tour brochure creates awareness and provides the description of the holiday programme.

Thus, tour management should consider various pros and cons while preparing a tour brochure. A brochure should contain the following information:

• Name of the Travel Company
• Means of transport
• Details about destinations
• Accommodation, types, location, meals
• Name of the overseas representative
• Duration of each tour
• Booking, reservation and cancellation conditions
• Details of other services – insurance, currency, entertainmentTravel documents required
• Details of price

7. Development of Reservation System

The next step in tour formulation process is reservation system. The agency management in order to put a package into operation must develop and implement a scientific reservation system. The system depends on whether the reservation is to be handled manually or with a computer working on the distribution method.

Whatever method the agency may adopt, the agency management should always keep in mind the sole objective of the reservation system.

8. Marketing of Tour Package

Once a tour package is ready, travel agency management has to make a careful decision regarding promotion and marketing of the particular package tour. The basic objective of management is to make a tour package widely known to make it more and more attractive.

To achieve these objectives, the management must consider the budget available, promotion mix, potential market, easiest and most effective media, campaigning through the international, regional or the public/private sector etc.

The promotion of a package tour means increasing its sales potential and creating an awareness of the existing and potential markets. The following methods are commonly used to promote package tours:

• Middlemen – Retail Travel Agents, GSA, consolidators
• Familiarization tours
• Building Brand Loyalty
• Encouraging Potential Buyers
• Competitive Market

9. Tour Handling/Actual Tour Operation

After the successful marketing and achieving target sales, the next and final step in the process of tour designing is tour handling. It means an actual operation of tours, which generally includes administrative work and passenger handling like maintaining reservations, handling deposits, sending advice to ground operators, arranging travel representation, analyzing the feedback received from clients/escorts/ground operator and so on.

All this is not an easy task. At every stage, one has to face different types of queries and problems due to lack of coordination and communication.

Significances of Tour Package

Tour package is beneficial to travel companies, travelers, destinations and other organizations which are directly or indirectly involved in the tourism business. The main benefits are:

• Increase the seasonality of a destination cost/price
• Earn foreign currency
• Better quality of products professional services
• Wide-variety of the tour package
• Provide bulk business to organizers

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What Is A Tour Bus? Definition, Features, and Benefits Explained

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Posted on Last updated: April 16, 2024

If you’re passionate about travel and love the idea of exploring new places without the hassle of organizing accommodations, a tour bus might be your best bet. But what exactly is a tour bus, you ask? Imagine a hotel on wheels that not only takes you to exciting destinations but also provides you with comfort and convenience each step of the journey. Stick with us as we delve into the world of tour buses, highlighting key features and revealing why they complete your puzzle for a perfect vacation!

A tour bus is a type of bus that is designed to transport groups, typically for sightseeing or long-distance travel. It often features luxurious accommodations such as reclining seats, WiFi, TVs, and ample storage space for luggage. Tour buses are commonly used by holiday tour operators, entertainers, and other groups traveling long distances. They offer comfortable and convenient transportation options for both leisure and professional purposes.

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Understanding What Constitutes a Tour Bus

In its simplest sense, a tour bus is a motor vehicle designed to transport passengers on extended trips for recreational or commercial purposes. When it comes to defining what constitutes a tour bus, however, the answer becomes more complicated due to the many types and variations available.

In general, though, tour buses are typically chartered for long-distance travel with overnight stays. They come equipped with seating and accommodations that far exceed what you might find in standard passenger vehicles.

Seating and Accommodation Features

Tour buses are designed to offer both comfort and practicality, providing amenities that make lengthy road trips more manageable.

For instance, seating features may range from traditional benches to recliners with ample legroom, and some even have tables for working or playing games. Additionally, most tour buses include features like air conditioning, heat and ventilation systems to keep passengers comfortable in any weather conditions.

But what sets tour buses apart is also their accommodation space which can feature bunk beds, a master suite, a full bathroom(s). Many luxury offers lounge areas complete with kitchens where travelers can cook meals on the go without having to stop at expensive restaurants. GPS and other technological driving aids make navigating unfamiliar roads much easier, while onboard Wifi keeps guests connected online during long trips.

Furthermore, since bands and performers often use these vehicles as mobile homes while touring around the country on concert tours, they may have additional rooms or compartments for equipment and musical instruments. In summary, tour buses offer luxury features that make long-distance travel comfortable and convenient.

Purposes and Clients of Tour Buses

Tour buses are not your everyday mode of transport, given their specialized nature. They are primarily used for sightseeing, holiday tours, events transportation, and even by celebrities or sports teams on long-distance travel. These vehicles have specific features that cater to the unique needs of their clients, such as comfortable seating arrangements, storage compartments, entertainment features like WIFI connectivity, televisions screens, refrigerators and kitchenettes. Charter bus companies can customize the interior features to meet the needs of their clientele.

• Tour buses are specialized vehicles that cater to the unique needs of sightseers, holiday tours, event transportation, and even celebrities or sports teams. They offer features like comfortable seating, storage compartments, entertainment options, and customizable interiors to meet client demands.

City Tours and Sightseeing Services

City tours and sightseeing are some of the most popular uses for tour buses. These services are widely available in most major cities around the world because they offer a convenient way to see all the sights without having to worry about finding parking or navigating narrow streets. Tourists can relax in comfortable seats while being taken through famous tourist attractions while listening to an experienced guide. The vehicles feature wide windows that allow tourists to enjoy panoramic views with ample space for storage, meaning they need not worry about carrying luggage around on a city exploration trip.

For instance, a Berlin tour bus may enable visitors to explore historic landmarks such as the Berlin Wall or Brandenburg Gate while appreciating scenic views overlooking the city’s beautiful skyline. The tourists’ experience is often enhanced by a knowledgeable tour guide who offers commentary on historical sites and other cultural points of interest.

Tour buses also offer a convenient way for groups attending events to move along designated event routes quickly. Whether it’s picking up participants from several locations or transporting them between different venues during an event day, travel logistics become much easier.

Some examples of clients renting tour buses include:

• Tourists visiting new places
• Bridal parties or wedding guests
• Sporting teams traveling for tournaments
• Entertainment acts going from one show to another
• Large families traveling together
• Corporate groups attending conferences and meetings

While it’s evident that tour buses have their advantages, they also come with a few disadvantages. For instance, while they can accommodate large groups, customized arrangements may be quite expensive for smaller groups without budgeting for customizations. There’s also limited flexibility on the part of tourists to deviate from pre-planned routes or visit out-of-the-way places.

Overall, however, tour buses remain an excellent option for people who want to explore new destinations conveniently and in comfort while enjoying picturesque views and having fun.

• According to the American Bus Association, in 2019, there were approximately 36,000 motorcoaches (which include tour buses) operating in the United States.
• A research conducted by Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development in 2019 found that buses, particularly tour buses and charter buses, are one of the safest modes of transportation with an accident rate of only 0.05 accidents per million passenger miles.
• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that as of 2023, modern tour buses may see up to 15% improvements in fuel efficiency due to technological advancements.

Events and Group Transportation Services

Tour buses are a popular mode of transportation for events and group transportation services. They offer comfort, amenities, and convenience that make it easy to transport groups of people in comfort and style. This is particularly beneficial when organizing large events such as school trips, weddings, sports competitions, professional conferences or even family holidays. By providing ample seats and onboard entertainment, tour buses are becoming increasingly popular in today’s world.

Imagine a wedding planner needing to transport guests from the ceremony to the reception site. A tour bus would be the ideal choice for guest travel because it allows for easy navigation around unfamiliar areas, plentiful storage space for luggage, and comfortable seating allowing guests to relax en route.

See Related: The Purpose of Bus Tours: Exploring the Benefits and Advantages

Differentiating Types of Tour Buses

Tour buses come in different shapes and sizes depending on their specific use. It’s important to distinguish between commercial tour buses used by sightseeing companies and private tour buses used for traveling purposes.

Think of it like selecting a car based on its intended use: An SUV versus a sedan – one suits off-road activities while the other is designed for road trips.

Commercial tour buses typically have larger seating capacity ranging from 30-60 passengers, highlighting the importance of efficient loading and offloading at every stop during city tours. They also tend to focus on panoramic perspectives with large windows across both sides, an onboard guide/interpreter service, public address systems, sound systems, air-conditioning units and TV screens to enhance sightseeing experiences.

On the other hand, private tour buses commonly feature fewer seats (20-40), designed mainly for long-duration trips with overnight stays. Accommodations may include bunk beds or master suites with full bathrooms – features essential for bands/music groups who must spend extended time periods traveling between gigs or clients.

Features such as GPS systems and Wi-Fi connectivity ensure uninterrupted work productivity while smaller storage compartments are available in private tour buses since bulky equipment is not required.

Commercial Tour Buses

Understanding the primary differences between commercial tour buses and luxury tour buses is essential in deciding which one would be a good fit for your specific needs.

Luxury Tour Buses

Commercial tour buses are the standard vehicles used for long-haul trips, such as those between different cities or states. These kinds of buses generally have basic amenities like reclining seats, air conditioning, and a restroom. Often utilized by schools and universities for field trips or companies organizing day tours, these buses are more concerned with efficiency than luxury.

However, despite being bare-boned in appearance, commercial tour buses are actually quite reliable, powerful machines that can provide comfort and safety to passengers. With a large storage area under the bus perfect for luggage and equipment, it’s suitable to accommodate any adventure you set out on.

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Tour Bus Use

If you want to enjoy a first-rate traveling experience, then luxury tour buses might just be what you need. These vehicles offer high-end amenities often reserved only for expensive hotels or resorts – king-sized bunk beds, fully-equipped kitchens, Wi-Fi hotspots, multiple televisions with state-of-the-art audio systems – the works!

Luxury tour buses cater to many needs. It’s not just private concerts or exclusive events that they’re utilized for. In fact, luxury tour buses have become increasingly popular for family vacations or couples traveling in style.

While it might seem over-the-top to some travelers, renting a luxury tour bus is cost-effective if you consider how many people will be traveling together and the number of luxurious inclusions that come with it.

For a side-by-side comparison between commercial and luxury tour buses, see the table below:

As you can see, there’s a significant contrast between the two vehicle types. While luxury tour buses offer travelers unparalleled amenities and comfort, choosing a commercial tour bus might be more feasible for those looking for an economical option.

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What is Tour Cost? Components, Types of Tour Costs

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What is Tour Cost?

Tour cost means the total cost incurred or attributed to a tour product or service. It is the sum total of costs incurred to create or formulate a tour package. Since tour is an assembled product, its costing involves bulk purchase.

Therefore the cost of the tour packages is determined according to the client requirement or company strategy. As the quality of the product /service and the price of that product go side by side, hence in travel trade the cost unit is a package tour because a company sells a large number of packages.

Table of Content

• 0.1 What is Tour Cost?
• 1.1 Research and Development Cost
• 1.2 Travel Cost
• 1.3 Accommodation Cost
• 1.4 Food and Beverage Cost
• 1.5 Sightseeing and Activity Cost
• 1.6 Marketing Cost
• 1.7 Administrative Cost
• 1.8 Miscellaneous Costs
• 2.1 Direct costs
• 2.2 Indirect tour costs
• 2.3 Fixed costs

The identification of cost unit will help to cost manager to separate the cost into smaller sub-divisions attributable to the tourism industry. A tour package is a combination of various tourism services/ goods like transport, accommodation and other facilities en route and at the destination.

However, in reality, it has only two basic components;

• Travel services
• Ground services.

Components of Tour Cost

The cost of a tour package includes:

Research and Development Cost

It is the cost incurred when planning a tour package. It includes the cost of the tour planner, manager and staff of the company who are involved in tour planning. The main activities in the research and planning phase are:

• Study the economic factors influencing the future development of package tours.
• Identification of likely selection of destinations.
• Make an in-depth comparison of alternative destinations.

These phases require in-depth research work and hence this requires a good amount of money. The tour planner, marketing researchers etc have to work rigorously for the tour planning activities. The main activities in the tour development are:

Destination Research

The decision to develop and formulate a new package is a multi-stage process that involves various steps. Normally, the idea for a new product comes either from the tour executive within the company due to a review of the questionnaire completed by the previous tour members or because of the political, social and economic developments in a particular area.

When a tour planner sees that a large number of clients are interested in taking a trip to particular destinations, naturally, those destinations become the nucleus of a new tour concept. Moreover, the forecasting of future development is affected by changing circumstances in the market.

Some of these circumstances are:

• Change in tourist patterns
• Transportation cost
• Accommodation and other cost
• Exchange rate prevailing
• Inflationary conditions
• Competitive environment
• Extent and support from airlines serving the routes
• Support from national / regional tourist office of the destination
• Political stability of the country
• Attribute to and state’s control over mass tourism within the country
• The relation between the host and tourist generating countries

Market Research

Since tour package is a complete tourism product, obviously, before formulating this product, market research should be done and the data to be analyzed and assessed in a systematic manner. Market research provides us the answer to the following questions.

• What is the size of tourism market?
• Who are the existing clients?
• Who will be the potential buyers?
• Who are the competitors’ – their area and strategy?
• What price will the customer accept?
• What facilities are available and required?
• What are the constraints? (License, permission, taxes, finance, restrictions, taxes etc)

Once we know the basic components of a package tour, distribution channels, market conditions, constraints etc., we can develop a marketing strategy. It also enables the smooth functioning of the tour company and also offers a clear picture of the tour programme.

The planning stage also includes the cost of the Familiarization Tour (FAM) and any other costs incurred to develop a new or old package tour. Generally, a tour planner works on several tour packages. The allocation of cost is based on two methods

Both the methods are important. Long-term cost deals with the tour planning and development and the second deals with initial tour development. So for determining research and development costs, the tour management must project this cost at first. Secondly, the company should divide the tour into a minimum of 10 or 12 tours. This figure is added to the total cost of the package sold.

Travel Cost

This cost includes the cost of travel in different modes like air, road, rail, land etc. In other words, it is the total cost incurred for travel from a point of origin to a point of destination through any mode of travel. A commercial air ticket sold on a regularly scheduled flight is a simple pricing procedure. The prices quoted include all the applicable charges.

Tour operators have to worry about airport transfers too. Pricing charter flights is little more complicated. Frequently, modes of transport are combined or used sequentially to achieve the objectives of the tour.

For example, there are fly/drive tours that use a combination of aeroplanes and rental cars. Some tours offer fly/cruise packages, wherein the travellers fly to a port of embarkation and then board a cruise ship for most of the tour.

Other commonly identified types of tours feature the name of the dominant mode of transport. For example, a rail tour uses train as the mode of transportation. Perhaps the most widely recognized form of touring is motor coach tour, which as the name implies, utilizes buses or motor coaches to move the participants from destination to destination and to visit sightseeing attractions along the way. Most motor coaches have 46 to 48 seats.

Accommodation Cost

Virtually all package tours that are longer than a single day include some type of accommodation. Accommodations range from a simple tent to luxurious hotels and resorts and as such can be tailored to fit to any tour member’s budget. Typically participants choose accommodation from different price ranges. It is the price paid to acquire a stay in any accommodation unit.

The accommodation costs depend on the negotiation between the hotel management and the tour manager/ planner, and other elements of hotel products like, food, beverage and amenities etc. Once the cost is finalized, it is added to the total cost of the package tours. Hotels, motels resorts, tribal huts, homestays etc provide accommodation facilities for the guests and tariffs vary considerably depending upon the type, standards, services, facilities, location etc.

Transfer cost Transfers are any mode of transport that shuttles participants from their point of arrival, frequently an airport, to their first accommodation, typically a hotel. It is incurred for transferring the client from the airport to the hotel or vice versa.

The cost is according to the contract with transport companies on mileage or duration basis. Virtually any type of transfer is possible, such as a shuttle bus between a railway station and a cruise ship. The transfer is an important component in the tour cost when the destinations are distant from one another.

Food and Beverage Cost

Lodging meal plans are also important among the tour cost components. Wide ranges of meal plans are available on package tours. The level and type of plan is one of the factors that significantly affect the cost of a tour.

• With American plan, tour participants receive all three daily meals as part of their tour package. The American Plan (AP) is common in cruise packages that visit more remote or isolated destinations.
• Tour participants, under the Modified American Pan (MAP), receive breakfast and one other main meal, usually dinner.
• Dinner can be either the mid-day meal or the evening meal depending on the country and tour. The room plus a continental breakfast is called a Continental Plan (CP). With this type of plan, tour participants receive a daily light breakfast such as bread, jams, fruits, cereal, coffee and tea. Continental plans vary from country to country, however, in certain countries; a more extensive menu is available and may include meats, cheeses and even boiled eggs.
• European plan does not include any meals and present a significant saving to the tour operator. Under this type of plan, tour participants are required to pay for all of their own meals. Lodging properties that use meal plan pricing quote prices per person, not per room.
• In Bermuda Plan (BP), tour participants receive a full cooked breakfast, but no other meals are provided.

It is important to note that one way of saving money is by reducing or eliminating meals that are included as part of the tour. The type of meal is also an important consideration in tour cost. For example, a tour operator who offers five lunches and five dinners as part of the package is offering more than an operator who offers ten breakfasts.

Similarly, a tour operator who allows participants’ unlimited menu choices at a destination is more than one who restricts the participants to a selection of three main dishes or a set menu. It is important to pay attention to theses details when costing the food and beverage component.

Sightseeing and Activity Cost

This constitutes a major portion of the tour cost which makes the clients satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Usually, this cost is calculated per person. Generally, a package tour includes sightseeing as an important component.

For Example, a 2 Nights and 3 days package to Sri Lanka will definitely include a half-day or full day sightseeing as a compulsory part of the package. This component takes a major fraction of the package cost and again varies with the mode of transportation used. The destination vendors offer these activities less expensively to a group.

Marketing Cost

In this world of globalization, no organization can withstand without marketing. Proper marketing should be done for the success of any product. Tourism products are not different from this. Package tours and ancillary products have to be marketed properly, which constitutes a major fraction of the company’s budget.

The marketing budget of the company should be allocated in such a way that it reaches the audience more deeply and effectively. Promotional activities include advertisement, sales promotion activities, public relation, telemarketing, direct marketing etc. All marketing effort should be based on AIDA principle, i.e., it should create attraction, generate interest, arouse desire and initiate action. For this, cost should not be a constraint.

Administrative Cost

The administrative department plays a vital role in a tour company, which handles all the background paperwork and office functions including:

• Looking after telephones, faxes, telexes, personal; computers etc.
• Handling the post
• Dispatching documents to clients.
• Sending paper print outs (tickets, rooming lists, etc) to the concerned departments.
• Looking after office maintenance, cleaning etc.
• Staffing the reception and switchboard.

Handling of the above administrative functions requires a good fraction of the cost. Administrative cost is the expenditure incurred by the tour company in formulating the policy and strategy for directing the organization and controlling the operations.

Administrative costs and incidentals include things like brochure printing, postage, charge for telephone charges, baggage, nametags, flight bags, etc. In the era of competition and revolutionary developments in information technology, potential clients have to be contacted and served. So mobile phones to the executives, Internet, events and cultural galas for the industry people like travel agents, travel executives, travel writers etc are indispensable.

These costs are incurred in the general and financial management of travel business such as office expenses, salary to staff, audit, insurance/legal expenses etc are also important. These are fixed costs and the allocation of these expenses to a particular tour or service may be too much as there are many tours/ services that a company can offer at a particular time. Usually, it occupies 15-20 % of the cost of sale.

Miscellaneous Costs

The miscellaneous costs vary from organization to organization. These costs include portage at airports, tips at airports, hotels etc, entrance fees, insurance premeuims, literature and other materials, and gifts given to tour members at the beginning and end of a tour, welcome drink, welcoming event/ reception etc. These costs are determined by adding up the per-person cost of each item.

However, the percentage of each cost to total tour cost is different for a new tour company as compared to an old tour company. In the case of a new tour/ travel company, that has not developed its reputation; the miscellaneous expenses figure should be between 10 to 15 per cent of the total tour cost. In case of an established tour company, this figure should be one to two per cent of the total cost.

Types of Tour Costs

The tour cost can be classified into two categories depending upon how it affects total cost structure of a tour.

Direct costs

Direct costs are those, which are incurred and conveniently identified with a particular package tour such as accommodation costs, travel costs, food and beverage costs, sightseeing costs etc. These costs are readily traceable to a specific tour.

For example, the cost of a guest’s food and accommodation will directly reflect in his tour cost. The price differs when he undertakes his travel by car, flight, motor coach etc. Suppose a guest opts for Modified American Plan during his stay in a five-star hotel, the total package cost will be less compared to the package cost of a guest who opts for American plan.

Indirect tour costs

There are many costs involved in making and marketing tours that are not so readily identifiable as the direct tours costs. Indirect tour costs are those costs which are incurred for the benefit of a number of tours that are offered by a travel company during a year or a particular period but cannot be conveniently identified with particular tour costs such as marketing costs, tour planner’s costs, financial and legal costs, administrative expenses, FAM tour costs, medical expenses, insurances and so forth.

The total tour package will be based on a fraction of all these indirect costs but are not able to easily identify with a particular tour.

Fixed costs

Fixed costs are those, which are incurred even when one is selling or not selling any tour package. Maintaining a motor coach would add to fixed cost since some expenses are incurred whether or not one or all seats are occupied.

When a tourist/ client or a group of people go on a tour, one has to incur some expenses such as FAM tour, cost of a tour bus, research and development expenditures, marketing expenses, tour manager’s and tour planner’s salary etc. These are all included in fixed costs. These costs are constant in total amount, but fluctuate per person/ per package as the level changes.

Fixed cost is also known as period cost because it is dependent on time rather than on output. The management of a tour company can control these costs. Fixed costs are those costs that remain stable regardless of how many tours are sold or how much revenue enters the business.

Rent, interest on mortgage, insurance and costs associated with minimal staffing levels (including the owner’s draw or salary) are the primarily fixed costs of a tour operator. If a tour operator is unable to pay fixed costs, the door must close.

Variable Costs

In contrast to fixed tour costs, some tour costs tend to vary in direct proportion to the level of sales or number of tour participants. Costs, which are incurred only if a passenger actually uses the service, are variable costs. Tour variable costs are those, which vary with the number of tourists participating in the tour. Examples of tour variable costs include admissions to attractions, hotel rooms, and meals. For example, food and beverage costs, the cost of the gifts, brochures, tourist taxes, entrance fees, room costs etc. play an important role in making a tour costly or cheap. The cost is also known as product cost because it is based on product rather than on time.

Air transport would be a variable cost. This service would not be paid for unless the seat was occupied, except when certain fares are used which cannot be refunded to the passenger, e.g., for group travel when the minimum group size is specified.

Or when a tourist /client or a group of people go on a tour, one has to bear some expenses such as ‘FAM tour, cost of a tour bus, research and development expenditure, marketing expenses, tour manager’s and tour planner’s salary etc. These are all included in fixed costs. These fixed tour costs are constant in total amount but fluctuate per person /per package as the level changes.

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Taylor Swift Reveals the Real Meaning Behind The Tortured Poets Department Songs

Taylor swift explained the meaning of the tortured poets department and provided succinct commentary on five of its tracks..

Taylor Swift thinks some things she'll never say, but she's explaining The Tortured Poets Department anyway. 

Days after releasing her 11th studio album, the "Fortnight" singer gave some insight into some of her record's more convoluted tracks—including the aforementioned single, " Clara Bow " and "Florida!!!"—in Amazon Music-exclusive commentary. 

Users of the streaming platform can declare, "I'm a member of The Tortured Poets Department ," on their Amazon device and switch on the special feature, during which Taylor provides her insight on five songs, including the album opener featuring Post Malone .  

"‘Fortnight' is a song that exhibits a lot of the common themes that run throughout this album," she explains. "One of which being fatalism—longing, pining away, lost dreams. It's a very fatalistic album in that there are lots of very dramatic lines about life or death. ‘I love you, it's ruining my life.' These are very hyperbolic, dramatic things to say. It's that kind of album."

Later, Taylor breaks down "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys," a song she produced with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff . Taylor explains, as the title suggests, the song is about "being somebody's favorite toy until they break you and then don't want to play with you anymore."

"Which is how a lot of us are in relationships where we are so valued by a person in the beginning, and then all of the sudden, they break us or they devalue us in their mind," she adds. "We're still clinging on to ‘No no, no. You should've seen them the first time they saw me. They'll come back to that.'"

And the "Florida!!!" singer even delved into her duet with Florence Welch , a song that was actually inspired by her love of Dateline . 

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2. Alert: A reserve unit receives notice of orders to active duty. The unit prepares for a transition from Reserve Component to Active Component status.

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Taylor swift's new album surprises mean a sequel to her 4-year-old disney movie has to be coming.

Taylor Swift surprised fans with 15 more songs on The Tortured Poets Department the night the album dropped, meaning that a film sequel may be coming.

• Taylor Swift surprisingly unveiled The Anthology version of The Tortured Poets Department, which contains 15 additional songs.
• The album's lengthy tracklist of 31 songs sets up a potential sequel to Folklore's documentary on Disney+.
• A Tortured Poets Department film could feature special guests, like Post Malone and Florence Welch.

Anticipation was high for Taylor Swift 's eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department , but the singer-songwriter managed to exceed expectations with a few surprises, including a double album drop, which indicates that a sequel to Swift's 2020 film is very likely. Prior to the album's release, Swift unveiled its number of tracks and their titles, so, fans were expecting only 16 songs. However, a couple of hours after The Tortured Poets Department was added to streaming platforms, Swift announced that she had written 15 additional songs, which were subsequently added to The Anthology edition of the album and made public.

Swift's eleventh studio album has, for the most part, received positive reviews, with critics praising the artist for her songwriting and the work's emotional and complex tones and themes. Based on the album's promotion, most assumed that it would heavily focus on Swift's expert songwriting skills, so, the reviews aren't surprising. Ultimately, The Tortured Poets Department has 31 songs for fans to pick apart and listen to over and over again until they have finally processed and learned every lyric, and it seems as if Swift should have some more tricks up her sleeve regarding the album.

The Tortured Poets Department's 31-Song Surprise Sets Up Another Folklore-Style Disney+ Documentary

Folklore: the long pond studio sessions premiered on disney+ in 2020.

Following Taylor Swift's surprise drop of her eighth studio album, F olklore , in July 2020, the artist also filmed and released a supplemental documentary concert film. Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions depicted Swift performing all 17 of the songs on Folklore at Long Pond Studio in the Hudson Valley, New York, alongside her co-collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. Swift has released several documentaries and concert movies over the years, so it would only make sense if The Tortured Poets Department got one too (hopefully, in the same format as Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions ).

Post Malone and Florence Welch, who both contributed to The Tortured Poets Department , could pop in to perform their respective songs, just like Bon Iver did in the Disney+ movie.

The Tortured Poets Department 's lengthy tracklist sets up the perfect sequel to Disney+'s Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions . With 31 songs to cover, Swift's best option for a film that could accompany her eleventh album is with low-key performances and a brief (but informative) background on each song. Of course, this would theoretically be twice as long as Swift's 2020 movie, but the artist has proven herself to be a hard and relentless worker. If anyone could pull it off, it's Swift.

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The tortured poets department's song collaborations can repeat an exciting feature of folklore's documentary, folklore: the long pond studio sessions featured jack antonoff, aaron dessner, & bon iver.

Aside from getting to watch Taylor Swift perform all 31 of her songs from The Tortured Poets Department , a documentary film à la Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions would open the door for several surprise guests. Of course, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, who each played a significant role in the creation of Swift's eleventh studio album, would be likely to appear. However, Post Malone and Florence Welch, who both contributed to The Tortured Poets Department , could pop in to perform their respective songs, just like Bon Iver did in the Disney+ movie.

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions is available to stream on Disney+.

What Taylor Swift's new album means for her $1 billion fortune

• Taylor Swift's new album, " The Tortured Poets Department ," is almost guaranteed to be a bestseller. 
• But no matter how well it does, it won't be the way Swift earns most of her money this year.
• The remaining leg of her Eras Tour is expected to add much more to Swift's billion-dollar fortune.

Taylor Swift released her new album, " The Tortured Poets Department ," at midnight, and, in what should be no surprise to anyone on this planet in the year 2024, it caused a scene.

Her album garnered millions of streams within hours. There's almost no doubt it'll top the Billboard chart like the 13 Swift albums before it.

But no matter how many platinum certifications it collects or streams it racks up on Spotify, "The Tortured Poets Department" won't be Swift's biggest money-maker this year.

The remaining leg of her Eras Tour — kicking off in Paris next month and running through December — is instead expected to be what contributes most to her fortune, which Bloomberg estimated to be $1.1 billion last year.

"Live music is the engine of the global music business," Clayton Durant, an adjunct professor at NYU Steinhardt's Music Business Program who's the founder of CAD Management, told Business Insider. "Her tour is probably going to earn 10 to 15 times more than her streaming."

Swift's Eras Tour brought in more than $1 billion in ticket sales last year over its 66 dates. By the end of this year, she's set to have played another 86. Swift's cut is unknown, but based on industry standards, she'll surely earn nine figures in 2024 from ticket sales.

Concerts don't only bring in money from ticket sales.

Pollstar estimates that Swifties spend an average of $40 a head on merch at her concerts — that adds up to about $175 million in gross merch sales last year. Swift's camp keeps the majority of that.

Bloomberg estimated that between box office and merchandise, Swift pocketed $225 million, pre-tax, from her first 57 Eras Tour dates. Career earnings from ticket sales and merchandise account for 34% of her total net worth, while earnings from music streaming and sales account for 18%, Bloomberg estimates.

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Swift isn't alone in making money on the road.

In 2021, the last year Billboard made a list of music's top earners, seven out of the 10 top money makers earned more than half of their income from touring.

But the music industry didn't always function this way. Before the advent of streaming, musicians made most of their fortune selling CDs, cassette tapes, and vinyl records .

"Physical music sales made up the bulk of artists' revenue pre-streaming, and that revenue was what enabled artists to tour. These days, the equation has flipped," Tatiana Cirisano, a senior music-industry analyst at MIDiA, told BI over email.

Streaming made listening to recorded music much cheaper. For less than the price of one CD — or for free, illegally or with ads — people could get all the songs they wanted.

"The moment Napster hit, it changed the paradigm, and it really honestly diluted the value of music," Durant said.

To be sure, Swift is still making tens of millions, if not more, on streaming and record sales each year — more than almost any other artist on the planet.

Streaming services such as Spotify pay out artists on a pro-rata model: There's a pot, made up of subscription and ad revenue, paid out to artists each year. Those with the biggest share of the platform's total streams get the biggest piece of it.

But "if you're an individual artist, you have to have a pretty massive audience to be able to earn a meaningful share of that revenue — which is paid out to you after your label gets its cut," Cirisano said.

Last year, Swift was the most streamed artist on both Apple and Spotify. One of every 78 songs streamed in the US last year was a Swift song, according to the music-data firm Luminate. She'll probably rank at or near the top again, between " The Tortured Poets Department " and a streaming lift from the second leg of her Eras Tour.

Swift is also set to earn more than most artists from physical music sales. Last year, she was responsible for one out of every 15 vinyl records sold, according to Luminate. Cirisano said Swift's rabid followers saw physical records as "a symbol of fandom" and a way to support Swift.

That said, without Eras, Swift would just be a poor centimillionaire.

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Taylor Swift shocker: New album, "The Tortured Poets Department," is actually a double album

By Alex Sundby , Brian Dakss

Updated on: April 19, 2024 / 10:28 PM EDT / CBS News

Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, " The Tortured Poets Department ," dropped at midnight EDT. But the pop superstar had a huge surprise on tap: It's actually a double album.

When Part One dropped, Swift wrote on Instagram , "All's fair in love and poetry... New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out now 🤍"

Then came the shocker, revealed in an Instagram post saying , "It's a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️ I'd written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here's the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn't mine anymore… it's all yours. 🤍."

What's Taylor Swift's new album about?

Swift described the album as "new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure."

She also said that time has been "closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted."

"Entertainment Tonight" correspondent Denny Directo called the record some of her most vulnerable work.

"Fans were left with more questions than there were answers, so good luck trying to decipher who these songs are about, what they mean," Directo told CBS News. "… I feel like there's more heartbreak songs on this than there are love songs."

Hours ahead of the record's release, Swift said on social media that its first single was "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone, and its music video was released Friday night .

Swift praised the Grammy-nominated artist's musical experimentation and melodies "that just stick in your head forever."

"I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight," Swift said in her post .

"Fortnight" isn't the only track on the album on which Swift worked with another artist. Florence and The Machine is also featured.

What's on "The Tortured Poets Department" tracklist?

Swift posted an initial tracklist to social media in February one day after she announced the album at  the Grammys , where she won for best pop vocal album. Here's the list of all 31 songs:

• "Fortnight"
• "The Tortured Poets Department"
• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
• "So Long, London"
• "But Daddy I Love Him"
• "Fresh Out the Slammer"
• "Florida!!!"
• "Guilty as Sin?"
• "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"
• "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"
• "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
• "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"
• "The Alchemy"
• "Clara Bow"
• "The Black Dog"
• "imgonnagetyouback"
• "The Albatross"
• "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus"
• "How Did It End?"
• "So High School"
• "I Hate It Here"
• "thanK you aIMee"
• "I Look in People's Windows"
• "The Prophecy"
• "Cassandra"
• "The Bolter"
• "The Manuscript"

What are Taylor Swift's concert dates for The Eras Tour?

Swift resumes her wildly successful Eras Tour next month in Europe with shows scheduled for Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. until August. In the fall, the tour returns to North America with performances in Indianapolis, Miami, New Orleans, Toronto and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Here are the dates for upcoming shows:

• May 9 Paris
• May 10 Paris
• May 11 Paris
• May 12 Paris
• May 17 Stockholm
• May 18 Stockholm
• May 19 Stockholm
• May 24 Lisbon, Portugal
• May 25 Lisbon, Portugal
• May 29 Madrid
• May 30 Madrid
• June 2 Lyon, France
• June 3 Lyon, France
• June 7 Edinburgh, Scotland
• June 8 Edinburgh, Scotland
• June 9 Edinburgh, Scotland
• June 13 Liverpool, England
• June 14 Liverpool, England
• June 15 Liverpool, England
• June 18 Cardiff, Wales
• June 21 London
• June 22 London
• June 23 London
• June 28 Dublin
• June 29 Dublin
• June 30 Dublin
• July 4 Amsterdam
• July 5 Amsterdam
• July 6 Amsterdam
• July 9 Zurich
• July 10 Zurich
• July 13 Milan
• July 14 Milan
• July 17 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 18 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 19 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 23 Hamburg, Germany
• July 24 Hamburg, Germany
• July 27 Munich
• July 28 Munich
• Aug. 1 Warsaw, Poland
• Aug. 2 Warsaw, Poland
• Aug. 3 Warsaw, Poland
• Aug. 8 Vienna
• Aug. 9 Vienna
• Aug. 10 Vienna
• Aug. 15 London
• Aug. 16 London
• Aug. 17 London
• Aug. 19 London
• Aug. 20 London
• Oct. 18 Miami
• Oct. 19 Miami
• Oct. 20 Miami
• Oct. 25 New Orleans
• Oct. 26 New Orleans
• Oct. 27 New Orleans
• Nov. 1 Indianapolis
• Nov. 2 Indianapolis
• Nov. 3 Indianapolis
• Nov. 14 Toronto
• Nov. 15 Toronto
• Nov. 16 Toronto
• Nov. 21 Toronto
• Nov. 22 Toronto
• Nov. 23 Toronto
• Dec. 6 Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dec. 7 Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dec. 8 Vancouver, British Columbia
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Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest.

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PGA Tour Enterprises , the newly formed for-profit entity, is prepared to dole out massive sums of money to reward player loyalty amid the LIV Golf discord.

The PGA Tour struck a deal with Strategic Sports Group worth up to $3 billion three months ago. As part of the fundraising efforts, the Tour will disseminate hundreds of millions of dollars to its membership, per The Telegraph.

Tiger Woods, the 15-time major champion, will receive the largest sum upwards of $100 million. Rory McIlroy will net a cool $50 million. Other top players like Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas will earn $30 million.

The entire payout structure to all players has yet to be made public.

Nearly two thirds of the money infused into the company will be handed out via equity shares. However, a safeguard was put in place to avoid players taking the money and then jumping ship for LIV Golf.

Fifty percent of the money will be vested after four years on Tour. Another 25 percent will be added two years after that and all 100 percent will be vested after eight years.

There are a number of factors that determined a players’ worth.

Chief among them are the ‘career points’ and how players have fared through the Player Impact Program (PIP).

The former is a model that looks at career achievements through the lens of longevity. The latter, which was established a couple of years ago to combat the money thrown by LIV at players, takes into account how an individual has helped promote and grow the sport through ticket sales, sponsorships, media consumption and fan engagement.

Understandably, Woods would top the list. He continues to move the needle . One just needs to look at The Masters less than two weeks ago.

Television ratings were initially up as Woods performed well and made the cut for the 24th consecutive appearance, setting a new PGA Tour record . However, after he faltered to historic lows Saturday, ratings plummeted during the weekend.

The Tiger Woods effect is a problem that the PGA Tour and professional golf is still yet to solve.

However, if a deal is ever reached between LIV and the PGA Tour, bringing the best players together might at least stem the tide.

Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social media platforms.

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Miles Russell is in no rush: Jacksonville Beach native will maintain amateur, junior schedule

Russell, 15, is playing his second korn ferry tour event in a row this week at veritex bank championship near dallas.

Miles Russell is still an amateur golfer and intends to remain so for the foreseeable future. 

Russell, the 15-year-old Jacksonville Beach native who became the youngest player in history to finish among the top 20 in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event last week at the Korn Ferry Tour's LECOM Suncoast Open, said he will keep to his junior and amateur schedule this summer, which will be capped by defending his title in the Junior Players Championship on Labor Day weekend at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. 

"That's the plan," he said Wednesday during a teleconference from the Veritex Bank Championship near Dallas, a tournament he's playing thanks to his tie for 20th last week at Lakewood National. The Korn Ferry Tour gives players who finish among the top 25 a spot in the next event on the schedule. "I'm planning to play to play the rest of the summer like I planned to ... a couple of junior, a couple of am events, see how it goes."

Regardless of how Russell plays this week or any additional pro events, Russell said he's not entertaining any thoughts of turning pro . His schedule includes events such as the Junior Players, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Junior, the Western Amateur, the North and South Amateur and a U.S. Open sectional qualifier, among other junior or amateur tournaments. 

"It's going to be a busy summer," he said. 

Russell also has a fall date on the PGA Tour: the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Nov. 14-17. Russell received an invitation to the FedEx Cup Fall tournament that will be reserved for the American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year. 

Miles Russell’s ‘wild ride’ 

Russell will tee off at 3:43 p.m. on Thursday off No. 1 at the Texas Rangers Golf Club in Arlington, Texas, and at 10:08 a.m. on Friday from the 10th tee. His playing partners are Callum McNeill of Scotland (30-years old) and David Bradshaw (40). 

Russell termed his last week "a wild ride," and it's no wonder. He first became the youngest player to ever make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour (and the third-youngest to make a cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament), then had weekend rounds of 70-66 to climb 28 spots on the leaderboard. 

Russell said he's taking great satisfaction from earning his way into the Veritex Championship after playing in the LECOM Open on a sponsor invitation. 

"Earning something feels better than getting an exemption," he said. "You know what you practiced for and what you live for and that's what you did." 

He admitted that Sunday and Monday were exhausting days. Once he and his family knew he would finish among the top 25 while driving back to Jacksonville Beach, there were travel arrangements to be made and a new set of golf clothes to pack. 

"All the emotion and excitement and adrenaline, that travel from Sunday night to Monday until I got here ... it was a long, long day."

Russell said his goals this week are the same 

Russell said he likes the course and said the goal this week would be the same as last week. 

"Just tru to put ... two good rounds together and see where that puts us compared to the cut," he said. "If we make the cut, just try to have two more good rounds and see where that puts us." 

He said he's been surprised by the attention for his play at Lakewood National, which comes on the heels of a string of junior golf accomplishments, such as winning the Junior Players, the Junior PGA and being named the AJGA Player of the Year, along with making the Junior Ryder Cup team and the first USGA Junior National team.  

"If I had my choice I would not have any of it [the attention]," he said. "But it's kind of what happens when you play well so you kind of got to get used to it every once in a while. Everybody's been nice and easy to work with and hopefully it stays that way." 

Russell said being humble is in his nature. 

"I think that's kind of my personality," he said. "I don't like being showy with things, kind of like walking around a certain way. I like to just kind of go about my business and do my thing." 

He said he was surprised when there were autograph seekers following his final round on Sunday -- admitting he needs to improve his handwriting -- and said it was "really cool," to get a shoutout on X from World Golf Hall of Fame member and fellow left-handed golfer Phil Mickelson.  

"I've looked up to him," he said. "Going to The Players, I always watched him." 

Russell praises caddie/teacher’s influence 

Russell said his support team of parents Joe and Kelli and caddie Ramon Bescansa have helped him concentrate on golf as best he can, given sudden media requests and fan attention. 

He said Bescansa, his swing instructor since he was 7 years old, is a calming influence as a caddie. 

"He's the nicest, most positive guy you'll ever meet," he said. "The vibes he puts off ... when you're on the golf course that's all you need. He can flip the mood and get you going [and] his knowledge of golf is on a different level." 

Russell also predicted he won't be the last 15-year-old to make such a splash. 

"Everybody has access to a ton of stuff ... launch monitors, some of the best coaches ... the equipment companies are starting to help younger kids out with gloves, balls ... all the stuff ... having the right clubs to fit into," he said. "Everbody's just so talented. There's so many ways to be good and everybody's finding every little detail to be good at it, or try to be the best." 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Speaker Mike Johnson should resign as Democrats signal potential support

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene maintained Sunday that she plans to follow through with an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn’t resign after the House passed a $95 billion package that includes foreign aid for Ukraine.

“Mike Johnson’s leadership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process,” Greene, R-Ga., said in an interview on Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures." “If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated.”

Asked whether she plans to move forward with her motion to vacate Johnson’s speakership, she said, “It’s coming regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do."

Reached for comment about the House's changing posture toward a motion to vacate, office directed NBC News to recent remarks from Johnson, R-La., which included his saying Saturday that he doesn't walk around the Capitol "being worried about a motion to vacate."

"I have to do my job. We did. I’ve done here what I believe to be the right thing, and that is to allow the House to work its will," he t old reporters Saturday. "And as I’ve said, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may, and I’ll continue to do that.”

Johnson faces backlash from hard-right members of his party after he joined Democrats on Saturday to pass a critical foreign aid package that included $60.8 billion of aid for Ukraine. Republican Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Thomas Massie of Kentucky have signed on to the motion to vacate, which Greene authored but hasn't yet brought to the floor as a privileged resolution.

If the motion is brought to the floor, the three Republican votes supporting it could be enough for passage if they are joined by all Democrats in the chamber. But some House Democrats have signaled that they plan to vote to save Johnson.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., a moderate who is on the Foreign Affairs Committee, blasted Greene’s effort to oust Johnson on Sunday when he was asked about her criticism of the foreign aid package.

“What Marjorie Taylor Greene and what Thomas Massie and what Paul Gosar are trying to accomplish by removing the speaker of the House in this very moment after Oct. 7 would only embolden China, it would only embolden Russia, [and] it would only embolden Iran,” Moskowitz said on "Fox News Sunday."

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., a progressive who is a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday he would protect Johnson’s job if members of his far-right flank go through with their threat to oust him.

“I’m a progressive Democrat, and I think you would have a few progressive Democrats doing that. And I disagree with Speaker Johnson on many issues, and I’ve been very critical of him, but he did the right thing here,” Khanna said in an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” referring to Johnson’s bringing the foreign aid package to the floor. “And he deserves to keep his job till the end of this term.”

The shift from Democrats is noteworthy given their lockstep support of the motion to vacate that led to the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in October, which ultimately resulted in Johnson’s getting the gavel. Members tried to remove speakers in previous congressional terms, but no motion ever reached the floor for a vote.

Summer Concepcion is a politics reporter for NBC News.