Imagine you work for a travel agency. Your boss has asked you to propose a sport tourist vacation for the travel agency to provide to potential customers. Your boss provides you a budget figure and a “type” of trip.
Each student will prepare a business, marketing proposal to present the his/her boss. Each student should decide on a theme for the proposal, collect information pertaining to the elements of the vacation, including exact costs, and prepare a professional “portfolio” of their proposed vacation with the intention of using the presentation to “sell” the trip package. The trip should be for 1 or 2 people. Your budget figures and # of people should be clearly stated. Within the PPT you should properly reference 3 key terms/concepts from our text from any chapter (Chp 11 is a good one to use, but it does not have to be from Chp 11). The key words should be in bold, cited via APA format, and incorporated in the appropriate context per their definitions/meanings. Within the PPT you should include an excel spreadsheet detailing exact expenses for every single item (include an image of the excel spreadsheet OR a hyperlink to the excel spreadsheet). Screen shots and/or hyperlinks should be provided for every expense. Remember, this is a business, marketing proposal. Your boss wants to see exact costs not estimates (i.e. the exact cost of a hamburger at a specific restaurant; the exact cost of a tank of gas, in the exact location you will fill the tank for a specific type of car).
Content: The portfolio should be in the form a PPT or prezi file, google slides, or website. You do not have to narrate the PPT. It should include a theme song (include hyperlink to song on the first slide the of the PPT – use radio edit version if needed), images, hyperlinks, screenshots, and evidence of your research. BE AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE. You must spend ALL of your money (no more, no less) – your spreadsheet needs to depict this clearly. No “free” tickets; no free lodging. You must start from one of the following cities – Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA, New York City, NY, London, England. You must travel a minimum of 50 miles from your starting point and you must end where you begin. Be creative. Elements to consider:
Transportation (tips; baggage check fees, tolls; gas)
Meals (tips, tax)
Lodging (is breakfast included or not?)
Ticket cost
Equipment rental (skiing, camping)
