74)Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

answer 1)When people go on a vacation to a foreign country, they have several options on how to travel. Some people insist that the best way to get around in a foreign country should be to go in a group led by a tour guide. There are others who support the opinion that it is best to go on your own. I support the latter opinion because travelers have little control of their time with a tour guide and there is little privacy traveling in a group.

One of the reasons why I do not like to go in a group with a guide is because there is little flexibility as to time. If you are part of a tour group, you are subject to their time schedule and time restrictions. For instance, imagine you are touring Paris and stop in at the Louvre Museum. The guide will usually take you to the more famous pieces of art and give you only moments to look around on your own. However, what if you want to take your time and look around for a while? That would be impossible because otherwise you will keep the bus full of other tourists waiting. There are other examples  of these restrictions including how long you get to eat and what time you have to get up in the morning. Therefore, traveling on your own supplies more time flexibility.

Another downside to going on a group tour is that there is very little privacy. For example, imagine you are on your honeymoon, but you are traveling with a tour group. This is a very romantic time that a new couple would like to use for time with each other. However, in a group tour you are always with other people and cannot avoid spending time with the group. The group eats together, travels together and stays in the same hotels. The honeymooners get very little time for romantic dinners, taking walks together or doing other activities that honeymooners would like to do. For this reason, it would probably be better for honeymooners not to go on group tours.

In conclusion, though tour groups may be good for some travelers such as older people, I do not think they are the best way to travel. To begin with, the travelers have very little control over the use of their time because group tour schedules are very inflexible. In addition, people traveling in a group get very little privacy. If you are looking for flexibility and privacy, it is better to travel on your own.

answer 2) Whether to travel alone or in a group is an intriguing question to most of the travellers nowadays. They take into account of many external factors such as security, safety, and geography of the place before deciding how to visit that place. Although, considering these factors is important, in my opinion, ‘purpose our visit’ should be the main criteria to decide whether to travel alone or in groups.

We often visit new places for different purposes. Some of us may go to a beautiful & serene location to spend their honeymoon in private. Some may visit a city, which has historical importance, to better understand its culture and history. We often go on a vacation along with our family to take a break from our busy work and spend quality time with them.

If we want to have privacy during our visit then it is advisable to travel alone. Travelling in groups along with a tour guide will deprive us from having privacy. For example, when a couple goes on a honeymoon, they don’t want to get disturbed by others. They neither want to explore that place or town nor would they be ready to go for any adventurous trip. All that they want is to have a nice and peaceful environment to spend quality time with each other.

On the other hand, those people who go on an educational tour would like to explore the city. They may want to interact with the locale; delve deeply into city’s culture and history. Having a guide will help them in many ways. He can explain the historical importance of various places or monuments in the city. He will make sure that the group don’t miss any important places while skipping unimportant places in the city. If they can’t understand the local language then he will act as a translator and help them in communicating with local people.

Similarly, whenever we go on a vacation with our family,security and safety of our children is paramount for us. Purpose of our visit is not only to have fun with the family but to enjoy in a secure and a safe environment.Sometimes,we may need help from others incasse of any emergency.Hence it is better to travel with a group rather than alone.

While travelling alone bestows us with privacy and much needed rest, Travelling in groups is safe, secure and entrust us with more information of that area. Both types have their own merits and demerits. Hence, before planning our travel, rather than taking a blind decision, it is advisable to ask ourselves "why are we going to a place?" .We should plan our travel based on its purpose



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