With so many to choose from, how do you select which tour company is best for you.? To help decide if a motorcycle tour is worth it, you must consider three important factors: The Value, The Guides, and The Hat.
This is Part #3 of a three-part series meant to help educate you on three things to consider before signing a contract.
You can find the other parts at:
Choosing the Right Motorcycle Tour Company – The Value – Part #1
Choosing the Right Motorcycle Tour Company – The Guides – Part #2
The Hat (AKA Which Company is Really Running the Tour):
There is a little-known secret in the tourism industry that the average person doesn’t know, especially when dealing with guided motorcycle tour operators.
Many motorcycle tour operators resell other tour operator’s tours. In fact, many tour operators in other tour specialties resell other tour operator’s packages. In the travel and tourism industry, this is common practice and nothing to immediately raise a flag over. Many national and multi-regional companies rely on local operators to execute the tours they’ve sold.
You have to make sure that the tour operator you book with has more than just a monetary interest in your trip. Even though tour operator XYZ may put their company name on a trip and process your payment, it doesn’t always mean that they had anything to do with planning it and, more importantly, making sure that it’s executed correctly.
You want to make sure that they are just as devoted to your satisfaction as much as the local tour operator that will ultimately execute the tour.
This is one of the many areas where Black Moto Tours does things differently. We are not some national company selling thousands of tours a season. While we could resell dozens of tours from other tour operators, throughout the year, in both Arizona and New York, I chose not to do that with Black Moto Tours. We designed our routes. We put the time and care into perfecting them, and we will be there personally to show you the time of your life on a Black Moto Tours guided motorcycle tour. My team feels the same way I do otherwise, to be honest, they wouldn’t be flying a Black Moto Tours arm patch.
I want to close by saying that I hope you find this information to be educational and helpful when you start to vet motorcycle tour vendors. Remember to consider ALL aspects of your trip and do your research on things like overnight accommodations, fuel options,
the quality of your tour guides before signing on the dotted line.
You can find the other parts at:
Choosing the Right Motorcycle Tour Company – The Value – Part #1
Choosing the Right Motorcycle Tour Company – The Guides – Part #2