Odyssey Travel
Where Our Motto Is “Welcome Aboard”
100 Point Project
Odyssey Travel is designing package plans to the Mediterranean region. Congratulations! Your team has been selected to market one of these truly unique paradise vacation destinations. Your team must become experts on your destination.
Your team is responsible for an agency presentation. At this time your team must familiarize the other agents on all areas of your team’s destination. Below is a list of your team’s duties:
Ø Design a travel brochure which includes:
ü a small map of the destination
ü a small map showing route to be taken to arrive at your destination
ü scenes depicting highlights of the vacation paradise (points of interest, what to see/where to eat)
ü directory of famous residents with a brief description of each resident
ü any other interesting facts or information
Ø A large travel poster (or use Glogster or online poster design) designed to lure tourists to this destination. Poster must include:
ü Name of the place
ü Important images
ü Slogan-like phrase to entice tourists
ü Map
Ø A menu from a restaurant that correlates with the destination (nationality).
Be original and creative-connect food items with Odyssey events and characters.
Ø Food samples from menu-explain how food fits in with your destination. Be creative! Bring enough for entire class.
Ø A theme song: CD/Digital of existing or original music with an explanation of the way this song ties in with your destination. (Explanation must be one page long-typed-double spaced. Use MLA Heading. Tie in lyrics with your destination. Quote lyrics in explanation.) Present in class. You may use first person. If you develop your own original theme song, your group can receive extra credit.
The Infomercial: Your advertisement for your destination!
Ø Entire group must participate in enacting the infomercial (8-10 minutes)
Ø Can do commercial live in class or create a video
Ø Develop a script for the group’s infomercial and turn in a copy (typed) script on day of presentation.
Ø Entire presentation should be 20 minutes!
Ø Infomercial must include:
ü Backdrop of set (very large) or may use computer generated graphics.
ü Costumes for everyone! Be creative! Effort!
ü At least five props to be used in infomercial
ü Music- (your theme song-see above) and any other music that you want to use in your commercial that relates to your paradise destination
ü Project dates: February 10, 11, 12 2014
Each group member will evaluate the group’s performance as well in a confidential group evaluation form.