This is a Travel Tourism Major assignment. The research paper should be two part. First part is about Morocco and second part is about Italy Veneto. The second part u only research about Veneto, not the whole country. The paper should be about 15 to 20 pages. The instruction will be uploaded.
Pre-Departure Project (25%)
Due on Sunday, May 28th by the end of the day (11:59pm, EST) and is to be posted to uLearn
Objective: To gain a greater understanding of an international location, including the social, cultural, political,
legal, and economic forces associated with and their impact on tourism.
This assignment will have two focuses (submitted together). Each student will select and then research and
write about a unique country of the European Continent or Mediterranean area. Countries will be selected on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
Additionally, each student will be assigned a unique Provence or area of Italy and will focus on more local
tourism efforts from both a national (Italy) and/or international perspective.
Requirements:
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Prepare a research paper for your selected country and assigned Province/area (approximate length
should be approximately 13-20 pages, plus cover, pictures, and references)
o Paper must be submitted through the assignment section in uLearn, which will include
submission through TurnItIn and an assignment submission link.
o Your paper should demonstrate college-level writing skills and be completed using MLA (or
APA) formatting.
▪ Each requirement should be clearly identified as a subheading (see requirements in
grading rubric).
▪ Include a cover page (please do not use the MLA page 1 header)
▪ Paper should use a standard, professional font style and size throughout
▪ Paper should be double spaced throughout
o All references used should be properly cited and come from reputable sources (Wikipedia and
ask.com are not reputable sources…and should never be used).
▪ You should seek out the specific country and province/area’s tourism (visitor’s) website/s
as a primary source.
▪ You can also use tourism and tour books found at any bookstore for easy reference,
including: Rick Steve’s (he also hosts a vast website with free resources), Frommer’s
Guides, DK Eyewitness Travel Books, and Fodor’s Guidebooks.
o You may also find the following sites helpful:
▪ The United Nations
▪ The Economist
▪ The Economist, Intelligence Unit (Market Info)
▪ US State Department (Travel Info)
▪ UN Conf on Trade and Development
▪ The World Bank
o The following JWU Library Databases may also be beneficial:
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Global Road Warrior (All Campuses)
Information on 175 countries & their cultures! Country geo-stats & facts, money &
banking, business culture with advice for businesswomen, travel documents, points of
interest, plus photos and maps.
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Richard K. Miller’s Marketing Research Handbooks (All Campuses)
In-depth industry information in such fields as Consumer Behavior & Marketing, Energy,
Carbon Reduction and “green jobs”, Entertainment/Media & Advertising, Healthcare,
Hotels & Resorts, Leisure, Restaurant & Foodservice, Retailing, Sports Marketing,
Travel & Tourism.
You should be prepared to discuss your paper (country and area) and your research during an informal
group setting (no Power Point or Prezi presentations are required).
All information and grading requirements for this assignment can be found in the grading rubric that
follows:
Requirement
Chosen Country:
History
Social / Culture
Political
Legal
Economy
Weather
Tourism
Metropolitan
Locations
GRADING RUBRIC
Description
Provide key highlights of the country’s history to offer perspective as
to the viewpoint of the country today.
1-2 paragraphs
Provide at least two (2) social and / or cultural characteristics of your
country? What impact do they have on tourism?
1-2 paragraphs
What type of political system does your country operate under? How
does this impact tourism?
1-2 paragraphs
Provide at least two (2) legal considerations tourists should be aware
of when visiting your country
1-2 paragraphs
What type of monetary system does your country use? Provide a
current example of the exchange rate for your country.
1-2 paragraphs
What type of weather conditions should tourists be aware of in regards
to your country?
1-2 paragraphs
What makes your country a unique and/or desirable location for
tourism?
What are five (5) primary tourist attractions in your country? Explain.
2-3 pages
Identify and briefly describe the major cities (Metro areas) of the
country. How do these areas impact tourism?
2-3 pages
Point Value
10 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
5 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
Cuisine
Marketing
Sustainability
What is the main and unique cuisine of the country? What types of
food (ingredients and dishes/recipes) and beverages is the country
known for (or do they prefer)?
2-3 pages
Does your country have a marketing tagline or slogan? If so, what is
it?
Create a new (and different) tagline for your country.
Provide at least one (1) paragraph explaining who would be a good
target market for your country and how you would “sell” your
destination. In other words, who would you market to? How? And
why?
2 paragraphs
What are the sustainability efforts in your country related to tourism
(ex: historical site preservation)?
1-2 paragraphs
Subtotal
Province or area (assigned):
Provide an overview of your province or area, specifically highlighting
Overview its unique aspects from that of the country and region of its location.
1-2 paragraphs
What makes your area a unique and/or desirable location for tourism
(why visit there while in the country)?
Tourism
What are three (3) primary (or unique) tourist attractions in your
province/area? Explain.
1-2 pages
Identify and briefly describe the major cities (Metro areas) of the
province/area. How do these areas impact tourism?
Metropolitan
Note: if you only have one metro area, then break the metro area (city)
Locations
down into sections (I.e. north, south, east, west).
1-2 pages
What is the main and unique cuisine of the area or metro area (be
careful to distinguish from other areas)?
What types of food (ingredients and dishes/recipes) and beverages is
Cuisine
the area or metro known for (or prefer)? Remember distinguish from
other areas and country.
1-2 pages
What are the sustainability efforts in your area related to tourism?
Sustainability
(ex: historical site preservation)?
1-2 paragraphs
Subtotal
Professionalism
Effort
Adequate spelling and grammar; MLA format
Adequate research demonstrated (minimum of 5 unique references
used); Creative and valuable information supplied; minimum of 5
pictures used (and properly cited)
TOTAL POINTS
10 pts.
5 pt.
10 pts.
10 pts.
120 points
15 pts.
5 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
10 pts.
5 pts.
55 points
10 pts.
15 pts.
200 Points
Discussion
Active participation and knowledge of destination; able to fully
explain highlights/summary of information in group setting with
minimal reference to notes (I.e. don’t read your paper, but can refer to
note cards).
If not, then
minus 20
points (10%)