Tourism and Hospitality Class 12 - Be your own travel agent

Tel: +34 902 024 386 info@abacorporate.com www.abacorporate.comENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONALS | Tourism & HospitalityTH Class 12 – Be your own travel agent (Telephone Class)OBJETIVETo talk about the influence of social media in travel and tourismTASK 1: VIDEOBefore the class w atch the foll owi ng video and prepare the questi ons bel ow. http://youtu.be/u1j3Vq_ndkkTASK 2: THE CL ASS INTRODUCTION The speaker in the video mentions that with the aid of social networking sites like Twitter people can find the local “hidden gems” in a city. What does this expression “hidden gems” mean? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ LET’S TALK ABOUT THE VIDEO How are people utilizing Twitter to enhance their travel experiences? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Why is the advice from Twitter more accurate compared to the Internet or other sources of information? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ What service does the website “Trip it” offer? And how does it differ from Expedia? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Tel: +34 902 024 386 info@abacorporate.com www.abacorporate.comENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONALS | Tourism & HospitalityTH Class 12 – Be your own travel agent (Telephone Class) What does “Couchsurfing.com” offer? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ According to the speaker, the community has now become the expert travel agent. Do you agree? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ MORE CONVERSATION Were you aware of these interesting social travel websites and would you join any of them? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Will you be making use of social media when marketing your hotel? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ VOCABULARY Engaging, Local, Convenient MY NOTES _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Tourism and Hospitality Class 12 - Be your own travel agent

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