The concept of weekend tourism and its content. Tourist and recreational design of a weekend tour Features of organizing weekend tours

Warning! Everything written here is based on our experience and verified, but still do not forget to think with your own head.

Where to go on weekends to travel: choose a direction

Over the weekend it is quite possible to visit cities, towns, villages, hamlets or see other interesting objects, remote from your place of residence at a distance of 1 to 500 km. And in some cases you can manage to visit more remote places, but, however, already on the plane, but more on that a little later.

The luckiest people, of course, are the residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg and major cities, near which there are many interesting places. For example, a weekend trip from Moscow can be organized to a huge number of places famous throughout Russia, which are no more than 500 km away from the capital: these are the cities of the Golden Ring, the cities of the Moscow region, regional and district centers of neighboring regions. There are so many interesting places around Moscow that it could take several years to explore them if you do it every day.

How to organize weekend trips for residents of non-metropolitan areas? In other places, there are slightly fewer travel destinations, but with proper research you are sure to find something interesting. Open Yandex and explore. We are constantly faced with the fact that people often do not know that near their place of residence (1-500 km) there are worthy of attention things. And sometimes it gets ridiculous when locals don’t even suspect that there are interesting sights nearby, or ignore them, while tourists from other regions specifically go there to see it.

Where to get time, or proper planning

Traveling on weekends means having only two days off from work: Saturday and Sunday. We act differently depending on the distance to an interesting place. For example…

• 1-100 km. Typically, one day off is required. We use Saturday more often to devote Sunday to household chores. Trip without an overnight stay.
• 100-250 km. We most often use two days: Saturday and Sunday. One overnight stay required.
• 250-500 km. In this case, we most often leave on Friday after work. Two overnight stays required. We arrive home on Sunday after nine in the evening. We have time to have dinner, take a shower and go to bed.
• 500-2000 km. This also happens, but you need to take an extra day off, or even two. This, of course, is not a weekend tour in the full sense of the word, but such an opportunity should still be mentioned. In fact, weekend travel benefits greatly from just one day of vacation. Typically (but not necessarily), we take an extra day or two because we most likely bought cheap plane tickets. In general, this is a rather interesting way of finding time for citizens working for their uncle. Just think about how much additional features you get by taking only one day off on Friday. Agree that doing this from time to time, say, a couple of times a year, is quite possible.

Weekend Travel: Additional Sources of Travel Time

• May holidays: three and sometimes four days on May 1 or May 9.
• May holidays (combined): you can take a weekend in between May holidays- it turns out to be a whole vacation.
• Three days holidays- these are socially beloved holidays, which, due to the postponement of the working day, give three free days off: February 23 or March 8, Russia Day in June and National Unity Day in November...
• New Year holidays– more than a week of free time.

Weekend travel: what season should you organize your trips?

How to organize weekend trips depending on the season? When is the best time to go? You should travel at any time of the year. We do this in winter, summer, autumn, and spring. Now, for example, we have planned most of our trips for winter and autumn. Firstly, because in spring and summer there will be a lot of things to do in the village, and secondly, because winter and autumn are the period when cheap air tickets are on sale. An additional advantage is that this is not the season for summer residents, and they do not create crowds on trains, and you also benefit in price, because at this time everything is somewhat cheaper than in the warm season.

Where to sleep

We use the following overnight stay methods (listed in order of frequency of use).

• We most often use it when we go to festivals or interesting places Outdoors.
• Couchsurfing or other Implies no payment for overnight stay. A plus, as a rule, is interesting communication with the owners of the home and the opportunity to prepare food in the kitchen. A sleeping bag may be required.
• We rent private housing through the airbnb website. It’s a very cool thing, I highly recommend it: This is especially true for large cities: you can find housing to suit different budgets and tastes. We try to search through it budget housing. An additional plus is the ability to prepare food in the kitchen.
• Hostels and hotels. We don’t shoot often, but we still have to use it sometimes. Looking for on the site www.booking.com. In hostels it is possible to prepare a full meal, but in hotels this is more difficult.
• With friends and relatives. Great way. Well, let's remember where your relatives, classmates, classmates, and colleagues live. Get on social networks and look for them. This also helps us a lot, which in itself implies communication with relatives.

How to navigate

How to organize weekend trips taking into account transport options? For example, we try to travel in different ways: on foot, hitchhiking, by train, by train, by bus, and if we find cheap air tickets, then by plane. For example, at the moment we are preparing weekend trips to cities where it is most convenient for us to get there by train, but for December I am in Grozny, and for the February holidays - cheap air ticket to Arkhangelsk.

Things for the road

For weekend trips you need very few things. As a rule, a city backpack is enough for one person, unless, of course, you need to carry a tent and other equipment for spending the night in nature. Here's what we take with us...

• Cloth– the one we wear seasonally. Additionally, we take as a plus: if it’s cold, warm pants, a second fleece or sweater, if it’s warm, an extra T-shirt. Another pair of socks and underwear.
• Camera– sometimes I additionally take another lens for it.
• Telephone– we use a phone without Internet, but probably we should already buy at least one smartphone so that we have Internet on the road.
• First aid kit– the amount varies depending on the duration of the trip and the composition of the travel participants.
• Penknife– cut bread, cheese or other tasty products bought in the store in their original whole form.
• Food for the road- water or tea in a thermos, cookies, sweets, sandwiches with cheese or sometimes sausages. Apples, cucumbers or something else. More details about nutrition are written below.
• Small boiler– heat water in the hotel for tea and instant food.
• Metal mug (250 ml)– in order to heat the water with a boiler, you can brew instant oatmeal in it, and, of course, drink tea.
• Tea bags, in winter - rose hips for a thermos, and we also take sugar.
• Small plastic plate and teaspoon- take up little space, but make you more independent in terms of food.
• If with children, then a couple of books and a couple of toys.
• If it's cold then a thermos for tea; if it's warm then plastic bottle with water.
• Printouts With useful information about the places visited.
• Good mood- an extremely useful thing, more important than a boiler and a pocket knife.

Meals on the go

How to organize weekend trips and not die of hunger? Our philosophy on this issue is this: in normal settled life, we spend almost 500 rubles a day on food for our family. That is, it turns out 125 rubles per person. Ideally, we try to maintain this figure during travel, although we still introduce a certain correction factor. Firstly, because children and we ourselves love to chew something on the road, and secondly, because sometimes we have to eat in canteens.

For a normal healthy existence, you need to eat a nutritious hot meal at least once a day. Now we strive for this type of nutrition on the road.

• Breakfast. Adults: Instant oatmeal or instant oatmeal. Children: dry breakfast, diluted with milk. For everyone: tea with cookies.
• During the day and lunch. Dry snacks with sandwiches, cookies, inexpensive pastries with tea from a thermos. Instant oatmeal, brewed with hot water from a thermos. If finances allow, you can look for cheap canteens or cafes. Lately, we constantly come across all kinds of catering establishments with Uzbek cuisine, where tasty food, large portions and good prices.
• Dinner. As a rule, we prepare a substantial dinner with hot food: soup, boiled or fried potatoes, pasta, buckwheat. If we spend the night in a hotel, then it is quite difficult to prepare this; in this case, we try to at least eat hot soup for lunch in canteens or cafes. But I want to note that of all the methods of spending the night that we use, it is only in a hotel that it is difficult to prepare a full meal, in other cases it is possible.

The main principle is not to show off, but to eat what you are used to eating at home. We choose to eat the same foods as at home, but travel more often, rather than eat delicacies, but travel once a year. Of course, anything can happen, and if you really want to, we can buy different treats.

Introduction

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Tourism today is one of the growing and developing sectors in the global economy. It is the glue of world unity, the key path for socio-economic progress throughout the world.

On this moment There is a quick way to identify more and more new tourist destinations.

Weekend tours are becoming more and more popular. If the vacation is still far away, and the fatigue accumulated during work makes itself felt, then weekend tours - The best way take a break from everyday work and plunge into a completely different world for a short period of time, add a little variety to everyday life, without leaving important matters. This type tourism includes trips with the whole family, with a group of friends, with colleagues, or even romantic walks with your loved one. Weekend tours are ideal to celebrate a birthday or company anniversary.

The increasing workload on a person during the working week and the desire to have an interesting weekend make weekend tours more and more popular. This expresses the relevance of our chosen topic.

The purpose of the course work is to identify the essence and features of weekend tours, to organize the development of this type of recreational trip.

To achieve this goal, the following tasks will be solved:

1. Reveal the essence of weekend tours;

2. Analyze the process of developing and preparing a program for a tourist trip;

3. Describe the procedure for conducting a tourist trip;

4. Distribute responsibilities in the tourist group;

5. Indicate the basic tourist documentation required for the tourist trip.

The object of the study is weekend tours.

The subject of this course work is the creation and technology of developing weekend tours.

The methodological basis of our work was provided by regulations and documents in the field of tourism, the work of Russian and foreign tourism researchers, and data from information resources.

Theoretical aspects of weekend tours

The essence of weekend tours

The main directions of tourism development were educational and recreational in nature; significantly contributed to the education and spiritual enrichment of various segments of the population, contributed to the knowledge of the fatherland and the formation of national self-awareness.

Recreational trips were originally developed for business people who did not have enough time for vacation. Thus, from 1890 to the October Revolution, a tourist infrastructure (transport network, restaurant and hotel industry) was formed, numerous travel agencies, clubs, bureaus, and companies appeared. Two main components of the tourist market are being formalized - elite tourism of the wealthy strata and excursion and recreational tourism intelligentsia.

In the modern pace of life, many people have no time to spare time for an excursion or tour. A great solution could be tours that can be done on a weekend. These tours provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the main attractions in just one day and have a wonderful weekend.

Weekend tours are a 2-3 day vacation, usually covering only one working day - Friday.

Weekend tours have different directions:

1. educational tourism - does not depend on the age of the participants, only on their range of interests.

Educational tours are divided into:

· stationary tours (stay of tourists in one city, tourist center);

· route tours (visits to several settlements, attractions, built in the form of a travel route);

· entertainment tours (entertainment during a tourist trip. The main programs are excursion and entertainment.

Entertainment tours can be:

· periodic or one-time - organized on holidays, during vacations or on traditional festivals;

· regular - tours to specially created places of permanent entertainment.);

2. Eco-tourism - includes both small educational tours for schoolchildren and regular tourist programs in national parks and nature reserves;

3. Business tourism - tourist trips for business purposes.

Despite the wide variety of types of tourism, recreational trips on weekends are in greatest demand among the population.

Weekend tours - a short educational program on the “Subtleties of Tourism”

Weekend tours are a great type of vacation that allows you to shake off office dust in the shortest possible time and “without interruption from work,” eagerly breathe in new impressions and gain a boost of energy in anticipation of a full-fledged vacation. In two and a half days of the weekend (which can be expanded to three if the vacationer wishes), you can fly to the seaside, get a dose of painting, sculpture and architecture in European capitals, visit an exhibition in Shanghai or an opera performance at La Scala, and finally, just relax in the hot springs of Yalova or rejuvenate at a clinic in Lausanne. And when modern development air transportation market, railway communication and road traffic, even the most remote corners the planets are at arm's length! So, if you are thinking about the possibility of “taking a weekend break”, but don’t know where they usually go and how much it costs, pay attention to our promotional educational program.

The advantages of weekend tours are obvious - the opportunity to fit into the two days off a week allotted by the state, unwind and not go down the drain.

Change the scenery

Weekend tours are a phenomenon that appeared on tourist market relatively recently, but has already managed to gain entire armies of admirers. Such a short vacation is especially relevant in the context of a constantly busy metropolis resident: taking a vacation twice a year for two weeks is considered the norm. So it’s not surprising that you want to spend your weekend excitingly: not just lying on the couch, but getting saturated with new impressions and feeling a surge of strength for new achievements. And in terms of the cost of weekend tours, I can’t say that they hit your pocket hard: of course, it’s cheaper to stay at home, but if you are used to going out with your family or friends, the cost of such a “trip” will be approximately equal to a weekend trip to the cities of the Golden Ring or budget bus tour to the nearest European capital.

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About the pros and cons

Like any other type of vacation, weekend tours have their pros and cons. The advantages are obvious - the opportunity to meet the two days off per week allotted by the state, unwind and not go down the drain. However, there are also disadvantages. First of all, it is the inability to fully relax: to get rid of accumulated stress, thoughtfully walk around the sights and really feel the unique pace of life in another country. Secondly, you should be prepared for the fact that on a weekend tour you will have quite serious activities: a flight or transfer, hotel accommodation, excursions... You will be able to relax more mentally than physically, and it may happen that after the weekend, After spending time on a trip, you will want to relax, and not go into the work week with new strength, which, alas, is not there.

Expanding the geography of weekend tours is a characteristic (and pleasant) feature recent years.

Where we go

Expanding the geography of weekend tours is a characteristic (and pleasant) feature of recent years. And this is connected not only with the development of tourism in Russia, because today in almost every interesting and ancient city You can comfortably stay in our immensity for several days. A significant contribution is also made by the expansion of the geography of flights of Russian and foreign airlines, an increase in the number of flights in a certain direction per day and a reduction in the cost of air tickets. All this allows you to literally gallop across Europe without any hassle - and at such a speed that the hussars never dreamed of! Of course, it is still not possible to “go for a couple of days” to more remote corners of the planet (I would like to believe that science will allow us to do this in the foreseeable future), however, there are many countries located at a distance of up to 4 hours of flight from Moscow, and there are definitely enough of them not just for one weekend.

Important little things

If you are planning to visit any place over the weekend visa country, you should take care of the documents in advance. Holders of multiple Schengen visas have an undoubted advantage here: the countries included in the Schengen zone will be enough to study over the course of a weekend for more than one year!

In addition, air traffic between Moscow and European capitals developed to a solid five: the abundance of flights throughout the year will allow you to plan a weekend tour without any hassle.

It’s also worth listening to your body: whether it’s a train or an airplane, the load on it is considerable - and this in a short period of time. At the same time, upon arrival at your destination, you are unlikely to want to relax without moving in your hotel room - there are sights, excursions, walks around the city ahead. So if you don’t feel strong enough to undertake forced marches, it’s better to think in advance about the advisability of such a vacation. Well, a separate topic is a sharp climate change. If you fly for three days from snowy Moscow to hot Egypt, and then return again to cold weather and snowstorms, get ready for a cold, which, alas, will negate all the mental and physical results of the trip. Therefore, for such a short period as a weekend, it is better to choose countries with a similar climate or travel to nearby Russian cities.

Flight duration to resorts Mediterranean Sea- no more than 4 hours, to the Adriatic - about 3-3.5 hours, and to the Adriatic all year round warm resorts Red Sea and Persian Gulf - 4 hours “with kopecks”.

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Price issue

The price range for weekend tours is quite large. Weekend trips to the nearest cities of the Golden Ring will cost from 5,000 RUB when traveling by bus. Exotic modes of transport will cost more: for example, Tolstoy’s Yasnaya Polyana estate can be reached by a retro train pulled by an ancient steam locomotive from Moscow’s Kursky Station - such a one-day trip will cost from 6,500 RUB.

St. Petersburg is one of the most popular destinations for weekend trips. A round-trip ride on the branded Red Arrow train, which turns the road itself into unforgettable journey, will cost from 7,000 RUB, the high-speed Sapsan travels faster, but is much less romantic, which is why it costs about 6,000 RUB in both directions. To the cost of travel, add accommodation in a hotel in St. Petersburg, as well as food and the cost of entrance tickets to attractions or excursion support - such a tour will cost about 15-17 thousand RUB minimum per person.

Weekend bus or train tours to Eastern European countries are also relatively inexpensive - costing the most budget options starts from 250 EUR. Typically, such programs include one or two nights in a hotel. Tour operators expediently use the first and last night for moving, so as not to waste precious time.

And of course, on the weekend it’s quite possible to fly to the gentle sea. The flight duration to the resorts of the Mediterranean Sea is no more than 4 hours, to the Adriatic - about 3-3.5 hours, and to the year-round warm resorts of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf - 4 hours “with kopecks”.

The cost of weekend sea tours starts from 350-400 EUR for the most budget accommodation.

Description

The emergence and development of weekend tourism was associated with the population's need for relaxation at the end of the work week.
Weekend tours were developed for business people who simply do not have enough time for a vacation, and for whom it is difficult to get away even for a week, let alone a full month’s vacation.
Weekend tours are becoming increasingly popular among the population. With the help of such tours, it is possible to diversify your usual weekend, make it more original and memorable, have a great rest after working days and create an excellent mood for the following days.

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….. …..3
CHAPTER I. Theoretical substantiation of the problem of technologies for developing and organizing a weekend tour……………………………………………………….6
1.1 The concept of free time, leisure, recreation and their place in human life……………………………………………………………………………………………….6
1.2 The concept of weekend tourism and its content……………… 16
Chapter 2. Weekend hike………………………………………………... 21
2.1 Types and classification…………………………………………….. 21
2.2 Family tourism…………………………………………………………….. 24

Conclusion……………………………………………………………...........34
List of used and cited literature……………….………. ….36
Appendix 1…………………………………………………………………………………...42