PLANNING STAGES

 

 

Stage 1   – Main transportation cost

 

Stage 2   – Macro schedule

 

Stage 3A – Micro schedule (town planning)

           3B

 

Stage 4   – Bookings

 

 

 

 

STAGE 2 – Macro Schedule                                                                   (25Marks)

Answer all questions.

 

Please type out the answers (omit the questions) to the following questions for your allocated towns on a new Word document according to the order given (eg. 1, 2, 3….)

 

Please use A3 landscape, font 10, 4 columns, minimise ALL margins.

 

Attach as much information as you can possible find.  It is recommended that you do not rely merely on your lone guidebooks.  Small, obscure towns, WILL involve espionage work at your local bookstore.  For most towns, answers to questions 2 & 3 can be found in the RailEurope website.

 

 

 

 

Towns      1. days should not be there                            eg Mondays, weekends, weekdays

& reason                                                   eg museum closed, public transport

     bad, large crowds in museum 

2. recommended arrival day & time

3. recommended length of stay                       eg stopover (ensure this is possible

     in terms of transport in & out), 1  

    day, 2 days

                4. recommended departure day & time

                   

 

 

Train/bus trips longer than 7 hours should be undertaken at night. 

 

 

STAGE 3A – Micro Schedule                                                                         (35Marks)

Answer all questions.

 

Please type out the answers (omit the questions) to the following questions for your allocated towns on a new Word document according to the order given (eg. 1, 2, 3….)

 

Please use A3 landscape, font 10, 4 columns, minimise ALL margins.

 

Attach as much information as you can possible find.  It is recommended that you do not rely merely on your lone guidebooks.  Small, obscure towns, WILL involve espionage work at your local bookstore.

 

 

 

 

 

Town        1. Sights

a.       recommended day to visit

b.       how to get there

c.       costs

 

NOTE:  Divide sights into two categories: I. Must-see

                                                                                      II. Optional

 

      2. Special food to sample

 

 

 

 

STAGE 3B – Micro Schedule                                                                  (40marks)

Answer either questions I or II

 

Please type out the answers (omit the questions) to the following questions for your allocated towns on a new Word document according to the order given (eg. 1, 2, 3….)

 

Please use A3 landscape, font 10, 4 columns, minimise ALL margins.

 

Attach as much information as you can possible find.  It is recommended that you do not rely merely on your lone guidebooks.  Small, obscure towns, WILL involve espionage work at your local bookstore.

 

Question I

 

Town        1. Lodging (mark location on your map)

a. phone no. / e-mail

b. cost

     2. Monetary concerns

         a. credit card acceptance                                     bad or moderate or wide

         b. ATMs                                                             next or none or some or many

         c. traveler’s cheques exchange                            bad or moderate or OK

      3. Laundry                                                             handwash or cheap laundrette

 

Question II

 

Write a 50,000 word essay on why we should place the deadly Hairy Columbian Purple Mosquito on the endangered species list.