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Rags and Riches Travel Flash. Internationally Bound for Spring Break 2005. Selecting Your Destination. Helpful links available on agenda assignment 4 continents to choose from 4 countries on each to find Capital cities Currency used When worksheet #1 is completed
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Rags and Riches Travel Flash Internationally Bound for Spring Break 2005
Selecting Your Destination • Helpful links available on agenda assignment • 4 continents to choose from • 4 countries on each to find • Capital cities • Currency used • When worksheet #1 is completed • Choose 1 of your listed countries • Add your name and country to class chart • Pick up worksheet #2 • Start your country specific research for both sets of dates and for both classes of travel
Vacation Research • Flights into capital city from Los Angeles (LAX) • Prefer “non-stop” • First / business class • Economy / coach class • Lodging in capital city for 4 nights • First class • Economy class • 3 national monuments or major attractions within 100 miles of capital city
Dates and Times • 2 classes, 2 dates to research • Early week dates • 4/2 to 4/6 • Late week dates • 4/6 to 4/10 • Keep flight times comparable • Morning • Afternoon • Evening • Keep # of stops similar • Non-stop, 1 stop, 2 stops, etc.
Where to Stay • Find hotel(s) in capital city • One hotel with both types of rooms • Luxury suites or deluxe rooms • Single or basic rooms ~ OR OR OR OR OR ~ • Two different hotels • 5 or 4 star luxury • 1-3 star economy • Research per night cost for both sets of dates
Places to Go • National Monuments • Eiffel Tower • Great Pyramid • Major Attractions • Museums • Historical Locations • What might not be appropriate??? • Pubs, rock concerts, clubs • Generic locations (e.g., the beach, the park) • Other non-student appropriate
Calculating Trip Package Costs • Round-trip flight + (4 x hotel nightly rate) • First class for 4/2 – 4/6 • Economy class for 4/2 – 4/6 • First class for 4/6 – 4/10 • Economy class for 4/6 – 4/10 • Which is the CHEAPEST trip? • Use those dates for both packages when creating your advertisement
I would use these dates for both trips Choosing Packages cheapest
Process to Get Started • Get worksheet #1 • Go online to today’s agenda • Find assignment link • Go to Part 1 for helpful links • Start with Worldatlas.com