TOUE16
Module 16: Travel Planning (Optional)
Outcome
Investigate elements that support successful travel planning as a tourist.
Indicators
(a) Discuss the importance of pre-planning before travelling.
(b)

Reflect on factors that influence an individual’s travel preferences such as:

  • age;
  • stage of life;
  • purpose of travel (e.g., leisure, business and family);
  • personal interests and interests of travel companions;
  • time of year; and,
  • budget/finances.
(c) Discuss the advantages (e.g., alleviating stress and last-minute decisions) of preparing a pre-travel checklist.
(d) Brainstorm a list of details and items (e.g., travel documentation such as visas or passports, currency exchange, credit/debit cards, travel insurance, luggage/baggage and the types/sizes, international driver’s license, vaccinations, medications, and clothing and toiletries) that travellers should consider prior to travelling.
(e) Identify potential hazards and risks associated with travelling to a variety of destinations and propose strategies for mitigating them.
(f) Create pre-travel checklists for a variety of travel scenarios (e.g., camping in a provincial park for the weekend, flying to Toronto to take in a musical production or concert or driving to Winnipeg to attend a Winnipeg Jets home game).
(g) Reflect on travel etiquette for a variety of scenarios such as flying on an airplane, camping in a campground, renting a car and dining in a family restaurant or formal dining establishment.
(h) Research travel etiquette appropriate for a variety of global destinations.
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