groupes consolidés par les tour-opérateurs

English translation: package tours

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French term or phrase:groupes consolidés par les tour-opérateurs
English translation:package tours
Entered by: Dominic Gourd

19:55 Jun 17, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Travel agents area of airline website
French term or phrase: groupes consolidés par les tour-opérateurs
More from the travel agents' area of an airline website, this section on group bookings.

"X est une destination idéale pour les groupes et incentives, ainsi que pour les groupes consolidés par les tour-opérateurs et l’hôtellerie flottante."

I would appreciate any help on what is meant by "groupes consolidés par les tour-opérateurs" and how to express it in English.

Thanks!
Dominic Gourd
Local time: 15:10
packages/inclusive tours
Explanation:
I know the literal meaning is "groups consolidated by tour operators", but I don't think we'd say that (or anything like it) in English. Also, they've already mentioned groups, so it would be repetition. It basically means packages or inclusive tours, ie including travel and accommodation.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you for the insightful answer, Phil. I went with package tours in the end.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2packages/inclusive tours
philgoddard
4 +1groups put together by tour operators
rkillings
4groups led by tour operators
Rachel Salter
4groups organized by tour operators
Sheri P
3groups using tour operators
Louis Gwiango


  

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groups using tour operators


Explanation:
Normally,tour operators provide assistance and guidance to tourists.

Louis Gwiango
Cameroon
Local time: 19:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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groups led by tour operators


Explanation:
some groups are just groups, some are led by tour operators

Example sentence(s):
  • I went on holiday with one of those groups led by a tour operator
Rachel Salter
Local time: 19:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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groups put together by tour operators


Explanation:
In plain English.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: as opposed to groups like private parties, weddings, etc...
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groups organized by tour operators


Explanation:
This sounds the most idiomatic to me.

Organized Tours
The advantages of traveling with an organized group are plentiful, especially for travelers who have limited time and enjoy the security of knowing in advance how each day will look. Tour operators take the headache out of planning a trip and can help transcend any cultural and linguistic barriers...
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chile/2319010019.html

Sheri P
United States
Local time: 14:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
packages/inclusive tours


Explanation:
I know the literal meaning is "groups consolidated by tour operators", but I don't think we'd say that (or anything like it) in English. Also, they've already mentioned groups, so it would be repetition. It basically means packages or inclusive tours, ie including travel and accommodation.

philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thank you for the insightful answer, Phil. I went with package tours in the end.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sheri P: Not confident this truly represents the meaning of the ST. IMO, there's a substantive diff. between "X is an ideal destination for groups [VERB-ed] by tour operators" and "X is an ideal destination for packages."
55 mins
  -> Like i said, if you do anything approaching a literal translation, it sounds odd. You have to produce something that you might read on an English website.

agree  mill2: package tours
8 hrs

agree  Marian Vieyra: Agree with package tours.
10 hrs

neutral  rkillings: Where did the 'package' assumption come from? Wouldn't they want the business of 'bespoke travel' operators who *don't* offer package tours? e.g. http://www.linkedin.com/company/bespoke-beijing
1 day 1 hr
  -> The company you've linked to is providing packages - it's organising travel and accommodation for people who prefer not to do it themselves. It can be for one person or 50, but here it's talking about "groupes consolidés", ie larger numbers of people.
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