Introduction to Tourism Capstone Project (Mr. Gill)
Project Outline:
Starting Your Online Research:
Here are some websites to get you started:
Section 1 - Choosing Your Destination & Starting Research
Super, Natural British Columbia
Indigenous Tourism BC
Destination B.C.
Lonely Planet Guide- British Columbia
Fodor's British Columbia Travel Guide
Province of British Columbia - Travelling in B.C
Super, Natural British Columbia
Indigenous Tourism BC
Destination B.C.
Lonely Planet Guide- British Columbia
Fodor's British Columbia Travel Guide
Province of British Columbia - Travelling in B.C
Next, read your digital textbook "Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in B.C, Second edition" HERE and make notes on the following 6 tourism sectors:
- Transportation
- Accommodation
- Food & Beverage
- Travel services
- Special Events
- Recreation
Starting Your Own Online Research:
Once you have picked your location within BC, try some of these tips to narrow down your search to get the best websites possible
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gc.ca (Canada) / site:.bc.ca (B.C) / site:.gov (USA)
site:.org
Once you have picked your location within BC, try some of these tips to narrow down your search to get the best websites possible
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gc.ca (Canada) / site:.bc.ca (B.C) / site:.gov (USA)
site:.org
Section 2: Developing an Itinerary
How to Plan an Itinerary
Some things to consider:
Some things to consider:
- People you are going with. If you are travelling with others, it would be good to take their needs and wants into consideration. (consult with your group members!)
- Accomodations
- Activities
- Travel time and modes of transportation
- Distance from accommodations to dining and activities
- Budget
- Safety
Itinerary Design
You can choose to make a google spreadsheet for each day of your itinerary, or here are some free websites/apps that can also design your itinerary . (You must enter in all the travel, chosen activities and accommodation information first.)
TripIt
Wanderlog
You can choose to make a google spreadsheet for each day of your itinerary, or here are some free websites/apps that can also design your itinerary . (You must enter in all the travel, chosen activities and accommodation information first.)
TripIt
Wanderlog
Here are some more websites to get you started on developing your itinerary (don't forget to refer to the websites listed at the top of this webpage):
Travel Times:
Google maps
Google maps
Section 3- Industry Expert Analysis
For this section, each group needs to select one research article featuring an industry expert or leader in one of the tourism sectors. The article must be from a peer-reviewed journal or a reputable industry publication and focus on a key issue or trend in tourism, such as sustainability, Indigenous tourism, technology's role in tourism, or tourism's economic and environmental impacts.
Here are some quick links to the research databases your librarians recommend.
The librarians will be assisting you with how to use the databases for this portion of your research.
Here are some quick links to the research databases your librarians recommend.
The librarians will be assisting you with how to use the databases for this portion of your research.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO_
Articles from scholarly journals in nearly every academic discipline. Excellent for student and researchers. |
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Canada in Context (Gale)
Canada in Context is a multimedia database with a Canadian focus. The articles, video, interactive maps, and websites in this database are useful to any student wanting to learn more about Canada’s people, geography, history, science and sports. |
Section 4 - Final Presentation
When you create your final presentation, make sure that all your sources of information have been included in a bibliography or works cited list.
This includes ALL books, websites, articles and photos you may have included.
Your teacher librarians will be showing you how to reference these properly in MLA format.
When you create your final presentation, make sure that all your sources of information have been included in a bibliography or works cited list.
This includes ALL books, websites, articles and photos you may have included.
Your teacher librarians will be showing you how to reference these properly in MLA format.
Creative Commons Content Directories
(For Audio, Video, Images, and Texts that can be used for creating projects)
Some recommended sites:
Creative Commons - more suggested content directories for images and music
Photos:
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile-Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
photographers.
Images Canada- Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural
institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images.
(For Audio, Video, Images, and Texts that can be used for creating projects)
Some recommended sites:
Creative Commons - more suggested content directories for images and music
Photos:
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile-Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
photographers.
Images Canada- Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural
institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images.