Señora Dean



Travel AgentCongratulations! You have been chosen as the travel agent for your trip to Spain. As the travel agent, you decide how to get to the cities and where to stay. You must organize and plan well!Your ResponsibilitiesYour job is to organize and plan the trip for your group.You will be responsible for arranging airfare, hotels, and transportation for you and your group members. This information will be recorded in a daily journal, in Spanish.Tips:As the travel agent in your group, you should:Frequently check plans with other members of your group to arrange transportation.Be cost conscience – you are not a millionaire Pick reasonably priced airfare, hotels or hostels.Consistently look at the currency exchange rate. Record the changes in your travel journal.Look at all aspects of transportation: taxis, bus, metro, and railroad when planning your activities. Work with the activity coordinator to plan activities close together to save money.313499540005Day OneDay OneYou and your group will select which city you will begin your travels: Barcelona or Madrid.With your group, choose one additional city you will travel to and write it below: Book round-trip airline tickets for your group. You will be leaving from RDU and arriving in your first city. Document price/dates/time.Check the weather in both cities. Using that information, devise a packing list en espa?ol for your trip members. Include all items that you and your teammates need to take on your trip. Be sure to write it in Spanish!Investigate hotel rates for both Cities. Two people will stay in each hotel room, so you will need to book two hotel rooms or hostels. Write a journal entry about your trip, you need to include: -Where your group decided to travel, how much flights cost and when you arrived. - What the weather is like in your first country and includes a list of clothes that your group needs to pack. - Include the name of the hotel and the prices of the individual rooms along with the total cost of both rooms for your first two nights in Barcelona or Madrid. Day TwoCheck in with the activity coordinator, trip manager, and culinary expert to find out the places that you are going. Coordinate transportation for those places for all four days. As the travel agent, you need to plan: How you got from one city to the other (Bus, train, taxi, etc.) Where you stayed in both citys (hotel, hostel, etc.) How you got back and forth from 3 different activities over the course of the trip (Bus, train, taxi, walk, etc.).**This should be written in your travel journal, in Spanish and the past tense. Ex. We went to Madrid and stayed at the Hilton hotel for 2 days and it cost $200 per room. While we were in Madrid we took a taxi to *blank museum and it cost about $20 to get there and $5 for entrance. We took a taxi back and it cost $15 dollars. Etc…Final taskCreate the itinerary with the rest of your group. This should be a basic outline of where you went, what you did, how much you spent, and how long you stayed there.The travel agent is in charge of including:Flight information (dates/location/time/cost)The hotel information (Duration of stay and name of the hotels)Transportation to and from the different activities for the three planned days and the cost of the transportation. Daily hotel expenses Culinary ExpertYour Responsibilities:Your job is to research traditional dishes for the specific regions that you and your group will visit.You will be responsible for the planning and budget of where and when your group eats. You will record this information in a daily journal (in Spanish).Also, you will be responsible for including a recipe for a traditional dish from one of the regions you visited.TipsAs a culinary expert, you should know:Most restaurants are either a la carte or menú.?A la carte?means that you must pay for each individual item that you order. Think of the school cafeteria when you?don't?order the "Type A" lunch.?Menú?means that you will probably get?3?different courses: an appetizer (soup or salad), the main course, and a dessert.Time?is the other most important thing to keep in mind. In the U.S., we expect our meals to arrive in a hurry. In Spain, expect to take 30 to 40 minutes just to have a drink at a café. A meal should easily take you an hour or more. Our impatience is regarded by Spaniards as rude. Don't be an "ugly" American.Day OneYou and your group will select which city you will begin your travels: Barcelona or Madrid.With your group, choose the other city you will travel to and write it here: Use any of the resources to find some restaurants, cafés, etc. where you and the group can dine while you are in your first city for the first two days. You need to look at their hours and prices and keep track of this information.Write in your journal about the first two days:- Where did you dine? - What did you have? - What time was it when you had your meals? - How much did it cost? - Keep track of how much you spent day by day. - Did anything interesting, unusual, or comical happen? Include any relevant information for your area of expertise.Day TwoUse any of the resources to find some restaurants, cafés, etc. where you and the group can dine while you are in your second city for the last two days. You may want to look at their hours and prices and keep track of this information.Write in your journal about the first two days:- Where did you dine? - What did you have? - What time was it when you had your meals? - How much did it cost? - Keep track of how much you spent day by day. - Did anything interesting, unusual, or comical happen? Include any relevant information for your area of expertise.Final taskCreate the itinerary with the rest of your group. This should be a basic outline of where you went, what you did, how much you spent, and how long you stayed there.The culinary expert is in charge of: Adding the restaurants that were eaten at all four days and the times the group ate. Adding the food cost to the over all daily expenses. Including a traditional Spanish recipe from one of the regions that was visited. Activity CoordinatorCongratulations! You have the honor of being chosen as the activity coordinator. This role is the most fun and exciting because?you?get to plan where your group is going. Discos, museums, musical events, sports...the sky is the limit!Your Responsibilities:Your job is to research activities/tourist attractions in the cities that your group is going to visit.You will be responsible for choosing and planning diverse activities for your group. You will need to obtain a description, price, and location for each place. This information will be recorded in your travel journal.For each city, you must choose one of each of the following: museum, monument, sporting event and musical outing. Remember, keep the group entertained!Tips:Vary your events!Coordinate your activities with your group members so that you are generally staying within the same area.Take advantage of the cultural opportunities within your region!Day OneYou and your group will select which city you will begin your travels: Barcelona or Madrid.With your group, choose the other city you will travel to and write it here:Begin by researching your first city. Look at all the places that you can go but keep in mind the historical and cultural information behind each site. You want the group to learn something as well enjoy themselves.Plan your first two days in Barcelona or Madrid. Your daily journal entry should include:-Plans for activity for the first and second day.-A few sentences about what you did and why the group went there. - Include prices for every activity. Day TwoPlan your last two days in the other city of your group’s choice.Your daily journal entry should include:-Plans for activity for the last two day.-A few sentences about what you did and why the group went there. - Include prices for every activity.Final taskCreate the itinerary with the rest of your group. This should be a basic outline of where you went, what you did, how much you spent, and how long you stayed there.The activity coordinator is in charge of: Adding the daily activities from all four days. Adding the activities cost to the over all daily expenses. Include a brief explanation for you went to each place and did the activities you choose. Trip ManagerCongratulations!?You have been recognized for your ability to think under pressure (and maybe for your love of shopping). Here's what you can expect.Your Responsibilities:?For the more?stressful?part of your job, you fill find out what to do in?crisis?situations: What if someone loses their passport? What if someone is pickpocketed? What if there is a medical emergency? You will need to know where the hospital is in each of the cities you visit.For the more?relaxing?part of your job, you will have to pick up some souvenirs from each of the cities you visit to take home to share with your friends and family. After all, you don't want them to think that you were just "slacking off" while you visited Spain.You will be responsible for the planning and budget for the souvenirs and for dealing with emergency situations. You will record this information in a?daily journal?(in Spanish).Also, you will be responsible for sharing souvenirs, emergencies and other bizarre situations and how they were handed for your group’s final presentation.?Be creative!Day OneYou and your group will select which city you will begin your travels: Barcelona or Madrid.With your group, choose the other city you will travel to and write it here:Find the hospital, bank, American Embassy, local police, fire, pharmacy, etc. specific to both cities you will be visiting. Your daily journal should include: The numbers and locations of all of the above emergency placesCreate a scenario of an accident that occurred while in Madrid or BarcelonaWrite what you did to resolve the accidentDay TwoUse the resources on the website to find some shops or markets. You may want to look at the shops' hours, prices, and locations and keep track of this information. Make a list of items that you and your group want to buy to bring home as souvenirs. Your daily journal should include:The stores hours, prices and locations.A list of the souvenirs that you bought.A reason why you bought the souvenirs that you did.Final taskCreate the itinerary with the rest of your group. This should be a basic outline of where you went, what you did, how much you spent, and how long you stayed there.The trip manager is in charge of: Including the emergency numbers and locations of the American Embassy, hospital, bank and local pharmacy.Including the souvenirs that your group bought. Including the scenario of the accident that happened while in one of the cities you visited and how you resolved it. ................
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