Travel & Tourism-based International School and College Links
Information exchange
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| Regional tourist destination characteristics and development |
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| Visitor statistics |
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| Marketing materials |
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| Role and status of regional tourist boards/offices |
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| Travel services (local retail travel agents, tour operators, transport companies etc.) |
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| Types of industry involvement in school/college courses |
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| Examples of good industry/educational practice |
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| Information about leisure and tourism facilities |
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| Comparison of areas like marketing, customer care policy, and staff induction within those facilities |
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Research projects
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| A comparative study of the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism in the regions/localities of the two centres involved |
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| A project to evaluate how tourism in the respective locations cater to customers with special needs (e.g. visually impaired, mobility problems, literacy/numeracy difficulties, hearing impairment, non-native language speakers) |
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| Research into differences in working conditions in tourism in the respective locations, covering areas such as job profiles, pay, hours, conditions of service, work permit/visa requirements |
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design of a joint survey to test either: -attitudes of the two local communities towards tourism -holiday patterns and intentions of peers and/or local residents -viability of establishing exchange visit links between the two regions |
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Product creation
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| A brochure about your own region specifically designed to attract visitors from the region of your overseas partner school/ college (this might be followed by an exchange of brochures and an evaluation of them with the respective intended client groups |
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| A joint newsletter to highlight approaches to tourism studies in the two centres |
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| Two events (e.g. exhibition, meal, illustrated talk), one in each centre, focusing on the region of the partner school/college) |
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Discussion forum
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| A debate on a tourism issue (e.g. sustainability, career prospects, the impact of technology, cultural diversity) |
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| A discussion of the issues of deciding how to teach and train students who want to go on and work in tourism |
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| Discussion of other topics |
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Planning a student exchange visit
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| As a simulation |
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| As a preparation for an actual exchange visit |
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