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package tour

American  
Or packaged tour

noun

  1. a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses.

    offering package tours of the chateau country.


Etymology

Origin of package tour

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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The itinerary she shared offers a take on the place no package tour could.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

TUI said the experience showed booking a package tour with an operator offered "great advantages and comprehensive service in extraordinary situations".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

It was a package tour with a grass-roots mission to connect with working-class people.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2022

Japan rolled back some of its strict Covid restrictions on tourism, but individual tourists who are not part of a package tour are still not permitted, The Japan Times reports.

From New York Times Aug. 31, 2022

Cradle mentioned an officer friend who had just returned from a package tour to the Virginia attraction and sang its praises.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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