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Management Structures in the Travel and Tourism Industry
Learners examine the functions of a business organization. They research how management controls the organization and how to structure a business. They use this information to open a fake tourism business.
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Market Research Methods in Travel and Tourism
Students examine the need for market research. For this tourism lesson, students use new vocabulary and research more about a tourism organization. They develop market research action to an organization.
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Appeal of Tourist Destinations
Students examine the appeal of different tourism destinations. They identify how appeal applies to the opening of a new theme park. They explore how tourism organizations enter a new market.
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Demonstrate Selling Skills in Travel and Tourism Contexts
Students examine how different organizations use selling. They interpret data and analyze customer needs. They practice their selling skills in a sports tourism market.
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Investigate the Range of Career Opportunities in the Travel and Tourism Industry
Young scholars research the career opportunities in the travel and tourism industry. They work together to identify the entry requirements for some positions. They analyze their own strengths and weaknesses.
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Recruitment and Selection in Travel and Tourism
Learners identify the stages in recruitment and selection for the tourism business. They develop a flowchart involved when appointing someone to a position. They analzye their own strengths and weaknesses.
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Retail Travel Operations
Students examine the structure of the retail travel industry. They analyze trends in the industry and data gathered from real-world situations. They also investigate levels of integration within the industry.
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Colonial Vacation Planner
Students plan a family vacation to states that were among the original 13 colonies. The groups determine which state they visit, map their route, calculate the mileage, and determine how much money they spend on gasoline.
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Natural or Cultural?: The Features of Yosemite Park
Students analyze a 1936 national park map of Yosemite to distinguish the natural features from the cultural features.
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The Ownership of Travel and Tourism Organisations
Students explore the types of travel and tourism organization. They carry out research into different organisations and find out about the structure of some travel companies. They investigate takeovers in the travel and tourism industry.
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Types of Travel and Tourism
Eleventh graders define and consider the traits of different types of travel and tourism such as: eco-tourism, pilgrimages, business travel, etc.) students create a set of criteria for one type of tourism or travel.
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AIDS
Students in an ESL classroom examine the effect of HIV/AIDS on the continent of Africa. As a class, they identify the concerns of the Treatment Action Campaign to determine if they are justifiable or not. They must identify the main...
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Digital Research: The Michigan of Today
Fourth graders explore present day life in Michigan with the past. They compare information on various aspects of Michigan. Students research rural life, city life, tourism, and agriculture. They create a PowerPoint presentation on their...
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Reservoir Activity
Students research the economic importance of the major reservoirs in Illinois. In groups, they manage a budget for one of the lakes to promote tourism in the area. They also work together to create advertisements.
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Supporting Organisations in Travel and Tourism
Students discover the infrastructure that supports the travel industry. They use a document to discuss how these types of businesses plan for the future. They examine how private and public organizations differ with regards to tourism.
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Preparing for Employment in Travel and Tourism
High schoolers practice their interviewing skills. They analzye a ill-prepared and a well-prepared interviewee. They work together to develop scripts to be used in an interview. They role play different skits.
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Tourism in London
Students discuss the tourist attractions that are in London. They examine how data can be manipulated by completing a worksheet. They plan a trip to a London attraction after conducting Internet research.
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Designing the Wilderness - The Hetch-Hetchy Reservoir
Students study the controversy over building the Hetch Hetchy Dam and determine their points of view regarding the use of public lands.
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Promoting tourist attractions in Los Angeles
Students develop a tourist brochure for a recreational activity in Los Angeles. They read brochures and maps and identify key components.
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Amazing Mazes
Students locate corn mazes and explain how they are an example of farm tourism. They search for sites within their community that could generate farm tourism.
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Historical Development of Travel and Tourism
Students know the key pre-requisites for travel and tourism development. They explain how the UK has developed its communications infrastructure, built mass transportation systems and increased leisure time.
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The Structure of the Travel and Tourism Industry
Students carry out research and synthesise information from a range of sources. They find out about how to access key information from the Internet.
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Recent Developments in Travel and Tourism
Students explain some of the main recent developments in the travel and tourism industry. They know how to access key information from the Internet and carry out some in-depth research into a specific area of the industry.