Thursday, February 19, 2009

Travel Project: Introduction

You will be planning a trip to another country. You have an imaginary budget of $3000.00. You will be required to create an itinerary for the length of your trip. Please keep in mind that you will need money for the following:
  • gear / clothing / supplies
  • a round trip flight
  • a place to stay for the length of your trip
  • eating
  • admission to events
  • local travel (buses, trains, etc.)
You will also need to figure out if the country you are visiting requires a VISA for Canadians to enter. If it does, you will also need money for that.

Your trip must be at least one week in length, and include six stops (museusm, districts, etc.) If you include a "packaged tour" as part of your trip, that will only count as one stop. However, you may use packaged tours to give you ideas of where you'd like to travel.

Resources

Travel Information
voyage.gc.ca - Canadian visa requirements
voyage.gc.ca - Canadian travel warnings

Hotel Information
hihostels.com - Hosteling International
hostels.com - More hosteling information
expedia.ca - basic hotel information
travelocity.com - basic hotel information

Flight Information
expedia.ca - basic flight information
travelocity.com - basic flight information
kayak.com - cheap flights from Canada

Transportation Information
seat61.com - rail information around the globe

Packaged Tours
contiki.com - party tours around the world
gapadventures.com - good travel tours around the world

Travel Sites
wanderlust.co.uk - Wanderlust Magazine
lonelyplanet.com - online travel guides / thorntree forums
travelindependent.info - travelling on a budget
aworldtraveller.com - world travelling information
travel.ninemsn.com.au - phrasebooks

Places to See
hubpages.com - top tourist attractions
virtualtourist.com - real travelers - real info
unesco.org - UNESCO world heritage sites

Travel Gear
mec.ca - Mountain Equipment Co-Op

Official Tourist Sites
cometogermany.com - Germany Tourism
discoveramerica.com - American Tourism
australia.com - Australia Tourism
jnto.go.jp - Japan Tourism
gocuba.ca - Cuba Tourism

Part 1: Website Review

Choose three of the websites listed above, and answer the following questions.
  1. What is the name of your website?
  2. What type of information can you gather from this website?
  3. List three points that you can use for your project.
  4. What do you find most useful about this website?
  5. What could be improved for this website?

Part 2: Gathering Information

Please answer the following questions. Either copy and paste them into Microsoft Word, so you can type up and print out the answers, or answer them on a blank sheet of paper.

Remember, you have a budget of $3000.00. You must use all of it, and you can not go over. A $100.00 deviation either way is acceptable.


  1. What country will you be visiting?
  2. Are there any visa requirements for your country?
  3. Are there any travel warnings for your country?
  4. How many nights will you be staying for?
  5. List your flight information (flight number, airline, airports.)
  6. List your living arrangements (hotel, hostel, etc. name /address.)
  7. List at least five things you want to do in this country.
  8. You must take one day trip. Where will you go?
  9. How will you get there? (bus, train, cab, etc.)
  10. List one thing you want to do on the day trip?
  11. Will you need to buy any gear for your trip? If so, what will you need to purchase? Don't forget to add that to your budget.

Budget:
[enter the cost in the first column, and your remaining money in the second. Remember, you're working from a starting fund of $3000.00.

Visa costs _________ _________

Flight _________ _________

Transportation from/to the airport _________ _________

Living Arrangements (xDays) _________ _________

Thing #1 you want to do _________ _________

Thing #2 you want to do _________ _________

Thing #3 you want to do _________ _________

Thing #4 you want to do _________ _________

Thing #5 you want to do _________ _________

Day Trip Transportation costs _________ _________

Day Trip Thing you want to do _________ _________