International Trip Project
Goal: To plan a 1 week (7 days, 7 nights) vacation to an international (not Canada!) destination on a budget. Your budget for the week is $4500.00 (Canadian). This includes: plane ticket, activities, meals, accommodations, etc.
Outcomes:
1) To analyse the costs involved in a vacation.
2) To analyse the distances travelled for a vacation.
3) To discover the variety of activities offered at a new destination.
Planning Stage
1. Name the destination, including the city and country. Be specific!
City: ______Country: ______
Why are you choosing this city? (Complete sentence please!)
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2. How far is your destination in kilometres from Musquodoboit Harbour (use Google Maps http://maps.google.ca/ or Google Earth http://www.google.com/earth/index.html )?
Distance: ______km Return Trip Distance: ______km
3. How will you get there? http://www.aircanada.com/ Find an airplane ticket for yourself from Halifax Airport to your desired city. How much will it cost? What is the schedule? Remember, you need to go away for a week (7 days).
Cost: ______
Date and Time Leaving: ______
Schedule for leaving Halifax: (you can copy and paste this or print it)
Date and Time Returning: ______
Schedule for returning to Halifax: (copy and paste or print)
Why are you choosing this time of year? (Complete sentence please!)
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4. What currency do they use in this country (like dollars for Canada)? What is the symbol for it (like $ for Canadian dollars)? What is the exchange rate?
Name of currency: ______
Symbol of currency: ______
Exchange Rate: 1 ______= ______Canadian Dollars
Currency how many?
(To find exchange rate go to: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ and put in 1 and then your currency. Choose Canadian for the second option.)
Picture of their money (bills or coins):
5. Find accommodations in the area you want to visit. What is the cost of staying for 6 nights? Include the address and website of the location if possible. Make sure you use Canadian money when booking or use the exchange rate (http://www.xe.com/ucc/) to figure it out.
www.hostelworld.com Or use google or another search engine.
Name of hostel/hotel/motel/etc: ______
Cost for 7 nights (in Canadian dollars): ______
Address of hotel or Website for hotel: ______
6. Name at least 3 activities that you can do in your location that interests you. Briefly describe each activity and the cost in Canadian dollars (http://www.xe.com/ucc/). Why did you choose that activity?
Looking for some activities??? www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/
Activity 1: ______
Website: ______
Cost (in Canadian dollars): ______
Why did you choose this activity (complete sentence)?
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Activity 2: ______
Website: ______
Cost (in Canadian dollars): ______
Why did you choose this activity (complete sentence)?
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Activity 3: ______
Cost (in Canadian dollars): ______
Website: ______
Why did you choose this activity (complete sentence)?
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Activity 4: ______
Cost (in Canadian dollars): ______
Website: ______
Why did you choose this activity (complete sentence)?
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7. Title Page – you must include the city and country you are flying to, a picture of the country or city, your name and today’s date and class (Math 11).
8. List all your expenses (so far we have looked at flights, hotels, activities). List them and ESTIMATE how much they will cost.
What other expenses will you have? Think about…
How will you get to the airport? If you take your car to the airport, how much will it cost to park it? If your friend drives you, will you pay them for gas?
How will you get around the city you are staying in?
What about souvenirs for friends?
Do you need to buy a new camera before you go?
Expense / Cost (Estimate if you have to)Cost of flight
Accommodation (for 7 nights)
Activity 1 (name)
Activity 2 (name)
Activity 3 (name)
Other expenses (name)
Total Cost
Money Left Over?
9. Write a half page (double spaced, 12 Font, Times New Roman) about what you have learned while doing this project, what you enjoyed about this project, what you would change about this project. Use complete sentences and paragraphs.
10. PRINT OR EMAIL TO MISS BUTLER!!!
Rubric for Marking – HAND IN WITH PROJECT!
POINTS / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4Title Page / Done, minimal – missing components / Well done and all components are completed
Distance / Distance given with units (km)
Airplane Ticket / Price and date shown or schedule. / Price, date, schedule shown.
Activities / 1 activity and cost / 2 activities and cost / 3 activities and cost and website/address / 3 activities, costs, websites and reasons given
Accommodations / Accommodation given / Accommodation and cost for 7 nights / Accommodation and costs in Canadian dollars, as well as the website of the hotel
Total Cost of Trip / Some costs shown / Most costs totalled in table / All costs totalled in Canadian dollars
Writeup / Less than half page or major grammar errors / ½ page writeup with some grammar errors / ½ page done to specifications, minimal grammar errors and all reasons given for city chosen, dates chosen
Exchange Rate / Exchange rate stated / Exchange rate stated, picture of money, symbol of money given
Total: 20 points