The Process
First, you will split into groups of four. You will need to divide the group so that 2 group members will be responsible for each job titles, bargain hunter and trip planner. Once you have been assigned your roles, you will then proceed to research your topic. There are three cities you will be comparing:
San
Diego, California
New York City, New York
Orlando, Florida
The two different job descriptions are given below.
1. Bargain Hunter: You are responsible for finding and comparing information about prices on travel and lodging. You will review the three Web sites below to compare the overall costs of the trip to each of the three cities. Your goal is to find the cheapest rates you can for each city. You may choose to either fly or drive, but if you choose to drive you must find the cheapest rates for renting a car for the entire week (seven days). Finally, you will also need to find the cheapest prices for a three star hotel room in each of the cities. Record all the information gathered on the Comparison Chart (pdf) provided.
As bargain hunter, you will review these web sites in order to determine the best deals:
Remember, you are trying to find the best deal out there. This could include promotions and packaged deals. Also, we only want the lowest prices of airfare, car rental, and hotel accommodations. You will go to each Web site and find the prices for all three categories for all three cities. This will give you a good idea on which is the lowest. (*Be sure to print out copies of the Web pages detailing the prices given so we can confirm these prices). Once you have found the information, be sure to keep track of the lowest price in the spreadsheet that is given to you. Once the table is complete, find the lowest prices for each category with each city. First, compare flying and renting a car versus driving to the city. Remember that there are 24 hours in a day, and this is only a week-long trip, so time is a factor. Take what you feel is the best option between driving and flying and renting a car and add that cost to the cost of staying in a hotel room for the week. We will use this information, along with the trip planner's summary, to determine which city is the best value for the price.
2. Trip Planner: You are responsible for finding out what activities to do in each of the three cities. You should prepare a list of the following: attractions, parks, tours, restaurants, and other features of the cities. You will include the costs of the activity (if any apply) as well as operating hours of the location.
As trip planner, you will review these web sites in order to find the attractions of the three cities. There are two web sites for each city:
Once you have found these web sites you will review the major attractions such as the following: restaurants, sporting events, theme parks, tours, theaters, monuments, and museums of each city. You must choose at least five of these attractions to include in your brochure. Organize the information you have found on the Trip Planner Worksheet (PDF). Make sure you include information about each of the attractions. This information will be used with the price comparison spreadsheet to determine which city is the best value for the money.
As a group, your final duty is to work together and evaluate the information you have gathered. You will create a brochure for the city that you determine is the best value that includes information and prices of travel and lodging, city attractions, as well as any other accommodations. Make sure the brochure is colorful and has pictures of the city and its attractions.