Travel & Tourism Long Haul Destinations

AIMS OF SESSION Research the different types of destination that you could visit on a long haul holiday and plot these on a world map. Research the different types of holidays offered by these destinations.

RECAP KAHOOT QUIZ TO RECAP LAST LESSON. USE YOUR PHONES TO LOG ON TO KAHOOT AND WAIT FOR THE GAME PIN TO APPEAR ON SCREEN.

TEAM ACTIVITY IN 2016, THE TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER COMPILED A LIST OF THE TOP 20 BEST LONG HAUL HOLIDAYS FROM THE UK. IN TEAMS OF THREE, TRY AND WORK OUT WHAT YOU BELIEVE THESE TOP 20 DESTINATIONS ARE. THEY MAY BE A COUNTRY OR A REGION OF A PARTICULAR COUNTRY. YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO THINK OF AS MANY AS YOU CAN BEFORE PASSING YOUR PAPERS ON TO THE GROUP NEXT TO YOU FOR MARKING.

TOP 20 DESTINATIONS (TELEGRAPH 2016) BARBADOS ORLANDO SRI LANKA GOA MEXICO COSTA RICA THAILAND ALASKA CUBA JAPAN

TOP 20 DESTINATIONS (TELEGRAPH 2016) BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CANADA KENYA US (RANCH HOLIDAY) COLORADO CALIFORNIA AUSTRALIA CHINA INDIA NEW ZEALAND

MAP ACTIVITY ON THE MAPS PROVIDED, LOCATE THE TOP TEN DESTINATIONS ON THE WORLD MAP – YOU WILL HAVE 20 MINUTES FOR THIS TASK. EXTENSION TASK - PLOT THE NEXT TEN COUNTRIES ON THE SAME MAP.

TOURISM TERMS SOME OF THE AREAS YOU HAVE LOCATED ARE KNOWN AS ‘MAJOR TOURIST RECEIVING AREAS’. THIS MEANS THAT THEY ATTRACT LARGE NUMBERS OF TOURIST AND USUALLY FROM MANY AREAS OF THE WORLD . THESE AREAS INCLUDE THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND SOUTH EAST ASIA THE TERM ‘TOURIST ARRIVALS’ REFERS TO THE NUMBERS OF TOURISTS VISITING A COUNTRY THE TERM ‘TOURIST RECEIPTS’ REFERS TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT IN A COUNTRY BY THE TOURISTS

QUESTION? WHY DO YOU THINK LONG HAUL TRAVEL HAS BECOME MORE POPULAR? DISCUSSION REDUCTION IN AIRFARES TOURISTS ARE MORE EDUCATED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS LIVING IN FAR AWAY PLACES RISE IN THE GREY MARKET – MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME MEDIA INFLUENCE

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY DESTINATION TYPES? For the first part of this assignment you are plotting on maps, continents and places within these continents that offer long haul holidays in a wide variety of destinations. What do you think we mean by destinations types?

DESTINATION TYPES THESE CAN INCLUDE:- TOWNS OR CITIES COASTAL AREAS TOURIST ISLAND OR ISLAND GROUPS COUNTRYSIDE (NATURAL) PURPOSE BUILT AREA YOU WILL NEED TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE ABOVE TYPES FOR YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT.

COASTAL/SEASIDE BEAUTIFUL FAR AWAY BEACHES ARE A HUGE REASON FOR LONG HAUL TRAVEL AND COUPLE WITH A HOT CLIMATE, OFTEN IN OUR WINTER SEASON, THIS IS WHY MANY TOURISTS CHOOSE LONG HAUL DESTINATIONS.

CITIES CITIES CAN BE VISITED AS PART OF A TOUR OR FOR A SHORT BREAK AND MANY OF THE MOST POPULAR CITIES ARE A LONG HAUL FLIGHT AWAY FROM THE UK.

PURPOSE BUILT THERE ARE MANY PURPOSE BUILT ATTRACTIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE THE REASON FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVEL LONG HAUL. SOME DESTINATIONS LIKE LAS VEGAS HAVE BEEN BUILT SOLELY FOR TOURISM.

NATURAL NATURAL DESTINATIONS INCLUDE MOUNTAIN RANGES, RAINFORESTS, RIVERS AND DESERTS AND THEY OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISTS TO TRY MANY DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

HISTORICAL/CULTURAL OFTEN IT IS THE HISTORY OR CULTURE OF A REGION THAT IS APPEALING TO TOURISTS AND THERE ARE MANY DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD WHERE MUCH OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IS BASED AROUND HISTORY OR CULTURE. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE INCA TRAIL IN PERU, SOUTH AMERICA, WHICH HAS DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF TOURIST FASCINATION WITH THE HISTORY OF PERU AND PARTICULARLY MACHU PICCU http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ancient- mysteries/machu-picchu-temples

PAIRED ACTIVITY Consider the destination types we have discussed and give examples of two places of these for each type. These should be popular destinations that tourists may holiday to. Try and think of different continents for each one. You will have 10 minutes for this activity.

HOLIDAY TYPES WHEN PEOPLE ARE BOOKING A LONG HAUL HOLIDAY, THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE TYPE OF HOLIDAY THEY WOULD LIKE. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL VISITOR MOTIVATION. MANY LONG HAUL HOLIDAYS ARE OFFERED AS A PACKAGE. HOWEVER, PEOPLE WILL ALSO BOOK INDEPENDENTLY AS IT CAN BE CHEAPER AS OFFERS THE TOURIST MORE FLEXIBILITY TO TRAVEL TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PLACES. TRAVEL AGENTS HAVE SEEN A HUGH RISE IN TAILOR MADE HOLIDAYS FOR LONG HAUL TRAVEL HOWEVER AND MANY PREFER THE SECURITY OF BOOKING VIA AN AGENT.

Holiday Types Short break Twin/Multi centre Single centre Stopover All inclusive Special occasion e.g. honeymoon Visiting Friends and Relatives Cruising Touring and sightseeing

RESEARCH THE TERMS