U10 Choose a Tour

Hello class!!




a) Click on the link below and choose a national tour that you would like to take yourself. 


http://www.tourbymexico.com/tours/about.htm


                                   


Why did you choose that tour? What´s your favorite part? Have you been there before? Share your information in the box below. 

b) If you are studying Tourism, which site do you consider more interesing to visit? Why?
If you are studying Gastronomy, can you find interesting places where there are special and popular dishes?
Be ready to discuss this in class. 


Saludos!
rb

U9 The Catering Industry

Hello everyone!

I. Read the following extract, and post your comments about catering in special events. 

The catering business is tough. You need to be extremely organized, yet flexible enough to be able to deal with last minute changes. You also need a strong affinity for people and a kind of intuition as to what people enjoy in different environmental settings.

Customers today are looking for the catered experience to be more restaurant-like. Many caterers are now offering signature dishes and house specialties as customers broaden their culinary experience. Others are offering family-style menu, especially for large informal functions and even corporate meetings..

As with any business, your success will be directly related to the soundness of planning and the working of that plan. Start small and keep it simple. Understand exactly what your client wants, and give him what he wants in the way of service that reflects upon the client in a complimentary manner.

2. Did you find any new words in the text? Which are they?

U9 The Business Traveller

Hello everyone!!


Choose one of the two questions below and write your answer in the box below. 


1. What special facilities do business travellers expect?


2. Imagine you are the hotel manager where a group of Americans is coming to stay in your hotel in Mexico. How would you write a Welcome Note for the group?

3. Click on the link below and watch the video. Write down the practical guide for Business Travelers. We´ll discuss them in class. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE-dJ90Fqsg&feature=related




Regards,
rb

U8 Off-site services

Traveling to Canada!

Read the following information and note the details of these three tours.


Yukon Northern Lights Adventure Package 

• A discount of $35 will be applied if paying by cash or local debit card.                                           On this tour you will enjoy the northern lights in the warmth of the hotsprings pool located just steps away from your quaint cabin at the Takhini Hotsprings Valley Retreat. THIS IS AN ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGE!
  
  Tour Includes
  • Return airfare from Vancouver with Air North, Yukon's Airline
  • 2-nights accommodation based on double occupancy
  • 4-hour Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights Viewing Tour with Northern Tales
  • Meals (2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners)
  • 24 hour beverage service (coffee, tea, water) 
  • 2-entry passes to the hot springs 
  • Airport transfers to and from the Yukon airport (airport transfers to and from the Vancouver airport are not included) 

  
  

   Luxury Peru Gourmet Tour

  

   A fabulous Gourmet tour of discovery through Peru combining cooking classes with tours to the highlights of Peru. All accommodations are in 5 star with private tours with creative cooking classes introducing such wonderful dishes as ceviche, rocoto relleno and aji de gallina. Lima - Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Cuzco - Machu Picchu - Nazca - Ica

  11 days / 10 nights. 
  Our Price Includes:
  

  • Accommodation in double rooms and at selected first class hotels.
  • All meals as per the itinerary, not including alcoholic beverages. Some alcoholic beverages included on the Hiram Bingham train and in the new Las Casitas Del Colca lodge.
  • Transfers, tours, excursions all in private with English speaking guides. Cooking lessons as per the itinerary in small groups.
  • All internal flight tickets.
  • Luxury train tickets.

  • All entrance fees and tips.
  FIRST CONDITIONAL 
  Look at the examples, then write a sentence using each form, and post them in the box below.
  If + Present Tense, will
  1. If you go to Canada, you´ll see Northern Lights.
  If + Present Tense, modal verb
  2. If you take the Gourmet Tour, you can visit Machu Picchu.
  
   Do you know any other interesting tours?

U6 MONEY MATTERS

Hello everyone!


Have you thought about going abroad? Where would you like to go? With whom? For how long? 


Choose a country/city where you would like to go. Check the following web sites, and find out the price for an airplane ticket to the place you would like to visit.  


Click Here

http://www.aa.com/homePage.do?locale=es_MX&pref=true


How much is the airplane ticket? Write the price in numbers and in words. Can you find a less expensive flight perhaps with a different company?


Leave your comments in the box below. 


Buon Viaggio!
rb

U5 TU HOTEL SERVICES

I. Do you understand what the following signs mean? Post your ideas in the box below. 

II. Click on the following link. You will watch a video about different signs. Some of them are funny and weird. 


I dare you to design and create your own sign for our school, bring it to class, and talk about it. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ti3orpfOGo&feature=related


Enjoy!
rb

U5 G RESTAURANT SERVICES

I. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW. WATCH THE VIDEO AND CHOOSE TWO OR THREE USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR YOU. POST YOUR CHOICES IN THE COMMENTS BOX, AND TRY NOT TO REPEAT THE ONES YOUR CLASSMATES USED. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLACfxlmfT4&feature=related