Planning a trip.

 I am on my way home from spending the last week in Bulgaria. The idea of traveling provides the basis of a great project for the class. 

For this project students choose a place they would love to visit. They will need to research various airlines to find the best price. I know from personal experience that if you look at Iberian Air, they have prices that range quite a lot. Some prices represent their low cost airline while others are Iberia itself and the most expensive tend to be a codeshare with American Airlines. 

In addition, many of these overseas carriers offer three different air fares for economy, two for business class and may not have a first class. Other airlines such as Icelandic Air offer a free stop over for free. 

They will have to search for a hotel and this means deciding what type of hotel or hostel to stay in, it’s location, and will it offer breakfast, a shuttle, or even wi-fi. There are places in this world that do not offer wi-fi as part of the package. When I went to Fiji, I had to find a place that offered it in the rooms and didn’t charge extra for it. I use booking.com to look for a place to stay because I can put in things like free shuttle, breakfast, swimming pool, etc. 

If the hotel does not offer a shuttle, then one has to decide how they are going to get there. Will they take a taxi, bus, or train. I found if the hotel does not have a shuttle, it is usually cheaper to arrange for transportation before leaving on the trip. I usually do this either when I book my hotel or later through either viator or trip adviser. 

Then one needs to figure out what to do while visiting the place. Again, I like either viator or trip advisor when I look for things to do. I also look at Google map to see what things are available around my hotel that I might want to do. I look for museums, gardens, etc so I can plan short activities between the all day tours. I usually try to sign up for food tours so I can learn more about the local cuisine.

Once students have acquired all this info, it is time to have them put it together into a budget so they know what the complete cost will be. This gives them practice for the future when they are out of school and on their own. Let me know what you think, I’d love to hear.