1. Travel 101 Bakhytzhan Kurmanov S3 Choosing the right country to travel!

2. Where to go? 2 More than 200 countries in the world! Big countries like Russia, China, Brazil consist of different regions. Tourism sector is rapidly growing!

3. Research, Research and Research! 3 www.lonelyplanet.com LP – one of the best travel guides and sources of information! FREE/PAID www.wikitravel.org Wikitravel – open and flexible source on travel information and destinations! FREE forum.awd.ru Forum Vinskogo («Форум Винского») – a great Russian language travel blog/forum that offers travel reports with pictures and interesting stories! FREE

4. Purpose of travel (what to do) 4 Prioritize your travel interests! There are many reasons for travel: Cultural; European castles vs. Buddhist temples Eco-tourism; Jungle of Borneo vs. Tibet Mountains War tourism or dangerous places; Afghanistan vs. Syria Leisure; Turkey vs. Thailand Special sport activity (diving, snorkeling, kayaking, surfboarding); Red sea vs. Andaman sea

5. Climate (when to go) 5 Always check the weather and climate of travel destination! Preferred: dry season or winter. Should be avoided: wet season or summer. Examples: FALLWINTERSPRINGSUMMER Thailand (Western coast) Australia India Egypt Turkey Thailand (Eastern coast) Malaysia (Western coast) DubaiMoroccoMalaysia (Eastern coast)

6. Budget (what you spend) Prepare your travel budget! Calculate travel day expenses: total amount – air flight tickets / number of days in this country. If you can spend less than 50$ a day you should avoid rich developed countries: Western Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan. Always tune up your travel destination with you budget! 6

7. Conclusion RESEARCH travel destination and consider the 3 criteria (PCB) when choose the one! Purpose of travel Climate Budget THANK YOU! 7