Report Directions and Guidelines-
Create an itinerary for a group of international tourists for a 4-day stay in Louisiana. The six-person group has $6,000 to spend on hotel, restaurant and attractions.
Part 1: After choosing the country of origin for the group visiting, you must give an age (or ages) and demographic for the group. Examples: 20-year old Millennials exploring the South; 50-60 year old Optometrists in town for a convention; a family on their annual vacation.
Part 2: Your report should read like an itinerary (there is one provided on Moodle). The difference will be that at the end of each day, you will be required to write a 150-word descriiption of why the itinerary you chose for that day would be engaging to the visitors from the specific country that you chose.
• Example: On the first day of visiting I brought the Chinese visitors to the Chenault Museum in Monroe, Louisiana. Chenault was a WW2 pilot that flew with the Chinese Airforce in their battles against Japan. He is considered a hero to the Chinese population. Because the group of visitors had an average age of 55 – 60, I assumed this would be of interest to them.
• Example 2: On the second day, I brought my Australian group to the Jazz Brunch at the Court of Two Sisters. In Australia, Jazz and Cajun food are both very popular.
• Example 3: On the third day I brought my Canadian group on a swamp tour. The Louisiana Cajuns’ ancestors are from Nova Scotia, Canadians have shown interest in the history of Acadiana in Louisiana
You may decide to call an attraction to ask if people from the country you have chosen frequent their venue. (The plantation tours are very popular with internationals. Shopping is a number one activity for international travelers, especially from Central and South America.)
This report is to help you understand the current trends of international visitors to Louisiana.
• Continuity of dates and times are not necessary
o You may choose to visit Christmas on Fulton Street after a day of playing in Audubon Zoo’s cool zoo. You can include activities that are seasonal without continuity.
o You may plan an excursion and leave out the amount of time it takes to travel to that place. If you choose to shop in the Riverwalk Marketplace in the morning and visit a casino in Shreveport in the evening you do not have to factor travel time.
• The age of the visitor must stay the same, so if you choose a group of older visitors, you must have an itinerary suitable to that age group.
-The country that I think that would enjoy a trip to Louisiana is Germany. Germany and louisiana have a nice history together . Just 55 miles west of New Orleans you can find Lac des Allemands, and that is French for “Lake of the Germans.” These hard-working Germans are credited till this day with feeding the struggling settlement of New Orleans, allowing it to survive, and introducing the accordion into Cajun music. I choose Germany because I had a grandfather who spoke german and I am very fascinated about it. From the music to the drinking and dancing, germany is bound to love this state.
Germany would enjoy louisiana considering how well they once flourished in New Orleans In the 1850s, there were some 30 breweries, each with its own beer garden. Germany is well known for its beer and different breweries so I think they would have a good time trying different places to drink and listen to music. Bourbon st would be the ideal place for germans because of the wide varieties of bars to try. There are also festivals that they would absolutely love, like mardi gras in new orleans with jazz and great food. No matter if it is dancing, drinking, listening to history, or eating new foods im sure people from Germany would most definitely enjoy Louisiana.
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