Economics for Tourism Quiz Question: What is a “zero-dollar tour”? How does it affect Thailand’s travel and tourism industry? Analyze the positive/negative effect and what should the Government do to? Zero-Dollar Tour Believed to be originated from Chinese media‚ the zero-dollar tour denotes a sort of inferior quality in China’s outbound package tours. Zero-dollar tours‚ or zero-based tour fares‚ are those where the tour operator allows tours without‚ or with very low fees. Thus providing no profit
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Tourism 1973 * 1973 - 2013 * 40 years * Political instability negative effect – decline in arrivals * Terror bombings * Kidnappings * Assassination * Military Mutinies * 1970’s in Negros Negros Cultural Tour – R. Hofilena * 1980’s Longest negative impact Ninoy Aquino Assassination Peoples Power Snap election Coup de etat * 1980 Negros Tragedy * Sugar Industry Crises * Passenger Ship tragedy (M/V Don Juan) * 1980’s in Negros Possitive
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GUIDE SHOULD BRING: * Daily Report Form * Tour itinerary * Map * Confirmed booking/ purchase order of tour operator to the supplier * Copy of passenger’s e-ticket * Tour evaluation form * Lapel microphone * Flags * Stickers * Mobile phone with extra battery * Medical/ First-aid kit * Address book/ contact numbers of tour operator‚ tour suppliers and guests * Prizes for recreational activities or tour souvenirs for the guest (optional) * Umbrella
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The primary reason that motivated Andy Wilson to start Boston Duck Tours is that he got bored from working in an investment banking firm for seven long miserable years and was looking for pleasure‚ personal satisfaction‚ independence and freedom from the suit-and-tie environment of the corporate America that did not motivate him anymore. The routine life that he was living as an employee in investment banking was slowly sucking life out of him. In the end there are no needs to talk about Money
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Ghost tour in Copenhagen Wednesday the twenty-first of October a group of thirty students are taking a ghost tour in the centre of Copenhagen with the company Ghosttour.dk - a firm who promises a hair-raising experience and a chance to hear about all kinds of ghosts told by eyewitnesses and historically well-informed persons. The firm is owned by Nynne Vidgren who is Cand. Mag. in history and art history. Working for her are several tour guides with backgrounds as actors and history researchers
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A1-R4: IT TOOLS AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS NOTE: 1. There are TWO PARTS in this Module/Paper. PART ONE contains FOUR questions and PART TWO contains FIVE questions. 2. PART ONE is to be answered in the TEAR-OFF ANSWER SHEET only‚ attached to the question paper‚ as per the instructions contained therein. PART ONE is NOT to be answered in the answer book. 3. Maximum time allotted for PART ONE is ONE HOUR. Answer book for PART TWO will be supplied at the table when the answer sheet for PART ONE is returned
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Sample Tour Guide Speech Listen to a tour guide on a shuttle bus from the airport to the resort. Welcoming tourists: Hello everyone. My name is Luca. On behalf of Suntan Tours I’d like to welcome you all to Los Cabos. The bus ride to your hotel will take about fifteen minutes. Right now I’d like to take a minute to familiarize you with the area and discuss some brief safety precautions. Firstly‚ I ask that you remain seated until we reach our destination and that you not eat or drink while
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Name the items needed for food borne organism to grow Moisture Warm Time What are potentially hazardous foods? Give 5 examples. Foods that is rich in protein High in moisture content Acidic content typically having a ph between 4.6 and 7.5 The five (5) examples are; Meat (beef‚ pork‚ lamb) Poultry (chicken‚ turkey‚ duck) Milk (dairy‚ products) Seafood (shrimp‚ fish‚ lobster) Cut tomatoes (when ph is 4.6 or above) Explain critical control points (CCPs) This is a point‚ step or
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Speaking Skills of Tour Guides * Speaking in front of a group is considered the most common fear. Qualities of a Successful Speaker * Enthusiastic * Natural * Comfortable with their audience‚ their topic and themselves * A spontaneous relaxed style draws listeners while an unenthusiastic or tense style drives them away “Nervous speakers make people nervous” How does a person overcome the fear of speaking before a group? Speaking at ease requires feeling at ease. * Preparation
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La Tour Eiffel is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It is the tallest building of Paris and is considered a global cultural icon of France. It had always been my dream to visit the world’s most-visited paid monument someday. I didn’t have to think twice when my best friend‚ Katie asked me if I wanted to join her on a trip to Paris. I just packed my bags and hopped up on the plane with her. Being in Paris‚ visiting my dream place and that too with my best friend‚ it sure was overwhelming
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