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The different travel guide to New York

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Finally! An interesting, useful and exciting travel guide to New York City !

Introduction

Have you ever been frustrated with your travel guide on one of your city trips because the museums or sights were

not as exciting and well-documented as promised by the authors ?

Have you ever wished that you could ask people who know the city well which sights might interest you ?

Have you ever tried to find private accomodation in a city, but did not know where to look ?

Have you visited a city several times and now you wonder whom to ask about the lesser known sights of the city ?

Are you bored of waiting in endlessy long queues with other tourists just to see a sight that turns out to be not as spectacular as promised ?

Then is this your chance to make people´s visit to New York City an enjoyable experience!

Task

Imagine you were a travel agent who organises city trips to NYC for people with special interests and needs. Your task is to find information on the web for a 3-day trip for one of the following groups of people:

A.) Five students of English literature: they are all in their twenties and interested in music and art.

B.) A small group of Greenpeace activists: this is a mixed age group. They are very active and like to be outdoors. Also, consider that they do not want to stay in a hotel.

C.) A wealthy family with two children (10 and 15 years old) and a dog. Even though they have different interests (father and younger daughter love everything that has to do with water and a mother and older daughter like to shop) they would like to spent as much time as possible together.

D.) A group of architects from Europe: They are middle-aged and vegetarians. They do not like large crowds of tourists.

Process

Think about how and where you would accomodate them, where they would like to eat, what transportation suits them best, what sights might be of interest to them, the activities they would enjoy etc.

Then put together a detailed itinerary that reflects your thoughts. Create a brochure of about two to four pages with a word processing program.

Remember to present your findings in an appealing way and to sell your ideas to your clients.

Following homepages will help you to find the kind information you need for your project:

Online Travel Guides

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60763-Activities-oa170-New_York_City_New_York.html

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/north-america/usa/new-york-city

Historic Sights / Museums / Landmarks / Attractions

http://www.nyhistory.com/links/museums.htm

http://www.skyscraper.org/home_flash.htm

http://nysparks.state.ny.us/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/New_York_City/New_York_City_Historic_Sites.html

http://cityguide.aol.com/newyork/quirky-landmarks