TRAVEL PROJECTS

Online Research Applications

Choose three other students and work as a group on the following projects:

Choose a city within the United States to visit for one week. You will be driving to this city, and while you are there you will visit some of the local attractions. As a part of this project, you will need to complete the following:

Use one of the map services available on the Internet to print driving directions from your home to the destination. A variety of these services are available. You may want to use one of the following:

http://www.mapquest.com

http://www.lycos.com/roadmap.html

http://mapblast.com

Fine hotel accommodations on the Internet. Determine the location of the hotel and a description of the services they provide.

Find one specialty restaurant that you would like to visit while in the city. Include the name of the restaurant, types of meals they offer, and price ranges.

Find a t least three local attractions to visit. Include the name of the attraction, a description of it, hours of operation, and admission price.

Prepare a written report for your instructor that includes a printed copy of the driving directions, an itinerary for the trip, and descriptions of the items listed above.

Project 2

Using the same destination listed above, search the Internet to find airline flights to the city you chose above. Find at least two flights that will get you from your home city to your destination. Compare the two flights and determine which one you would choose. Prepare a memo to your instructor listing the two options and indicating which flight schedule you would choose and why.

Project 3

Using the information obtained above, prepare an itinerary of the trip that you have planned. Turn a printed copy of this itinerary in to your instructor.