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Sarah DeAtleySarah DeAtleyLIS 560LIS 560
BE YOUR OWN TRAVEL AGENT:BE YOUR OWN TRAVEL AGENT: PLANNING A TRIP TO PUERTO PLANNING A TRIP TO PUERTO RICO FOR INDEPENDENT RICO FOR INDEPENDENT TRAVELERSTRAVELERS
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Overview
An instructional session for
independent travelers who are
intending to visit Puerto Rico, or
other destinations. The primary skill
they will be trained on is the usage
of online resources like travel-
oriented search engines.
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User Group: independent travelers
Flexibility in travel plans
Customize travel
plans to fit specific
travel needs Tend to go online to create vacation plans
Are usually experienced travelers.
Do not use travel agents
Do not take package vacations
No overall demographics
Do not plan details
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Planning Behaviors
Pre-trip During trip
Airfare
Primary Destination
Accommodation
Date of trip
Main
Transportation
Routes
Attractions/Activities
Sub-destinations
Where to eat and shop
Accommodation
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Why pre-trip?Most of the major
decisions in a package
vacation are handled by
travel agents
typically.
Independent travelers
need to be able to
successfully plan the
pre-trip aspects on
their own.
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Objectives Increase knowledge of
travel resources
Increase
Ability to evaluate
and compare across
resources
Making a travel
arrangement using an
aggregator site or
airline site
Searching and
navigating
aggregator websites
Skill
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Attention ActivityFuente de Leones (Fountain of Lions) in the 2nd largest city in Puerto Rico, Ponce.
The lion is the symbol of Ponce, and this fountain is noted for pushing water up into the middle instead of downward from the center.
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Relevance Discussion
Who would take
advantage of a
roundtrip flight
(on sale!) from
Seattle to San
Juan for $350 in
early September?
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Lecture and PPT presentation
What resources are
available
Where you can find
them
Who writes them
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Travel Search Walkthrough
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Class Activity: DIY searching
Step 1: Pick a destination
Step 2: Choose an online resource to use
Step 3: Search for airfare or
accommodations
Step 4: Email favorite results to
yourself
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Evaluation and Worksheet
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