Wednesday, April 25, 2012

DESCRIBING TOUR OPERATIONS

Write a brief description of how tour operation works in your country or in a country you know well.
Remember to include:

1. The biggest tour operators.
2. The most popular destinations
3. The new destinations
4. Travel agents or direct selling?
5. Specialist tour operators?
6. What kind of specialist holidays?

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

PACKAGE HOLIDAYS

This is a picture of me on my last Beach Holiday


Write a blog post including the answers to the following questions:


1. What different types of holidays have you had in the past? (adventure holidays, beach holidays, winter-sport holidays, etc)


2. What was your favorite holiday? Why?


3. How did you arrange the holiday - independently, through a company, online, or some other way? Explain.



Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Tourist Destinations

Here you are a picture of me in NYC.  This is the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.  New York City is one of the best World Destinations I have ever visited. 


Now it's your turn. Write a blog post about the tourists destinations you have been to. Remember to mention the location and the type of attraction it is. You might as well as add some pics or videos to make your descriptions more vivid. 

1. Which countries have you visited as a tourist? Which countries would you like to visit? Why?

2. What famous attractions have you seen?

3. Which was your favorite? Why?


Answer the questions above in a blog post (8-10 lines). 

Don't forget to Reply to at least 2 classmates' posts. Write your opinions about their favorite attraction. 

Sunday, April 1, 2012

WELCOME TO TOURISM 1

Dear all, 


As time goes by, education changes too. Therefore, I felt it was necessary for us to keep updated with the new trends in learning. This BLOG was created for you to share your opinions, submit homework and practice your English. We will develop the topics from the coursebook we use: TOURISM 1, but we will also discuss some interest topics for you.


First of all, I would like to know how familiar you are with BLOGGER. 


Do you have a google account? If not, create an account here --> Create a new account

Have you ever used a blog before?


What time do you usually use the Internet at home? How often do you do it?


What kind of topics would you like to discuss in the blogg?


Please post your answers to the questions above.


Enjoy blogging!!


Mr. Enrique Liñan