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Hospitality and Tourism Honors Assignment Page

3/2/1 Rubric
 * ** 3 (Excellent) **
 * Entire document __well done__ and all requirements are met. **
 * ** 2 (Good) **
 * Document is completed and all or most of the requirements are met. **
 * ** 1 (Needs Improvement) **
 * Document is missing many requirements. **
 * ** 0 Did not complete **

MHS Rubric for open response questions: Short answer: Long answer:



Project Rubric:

Chapter 1:

__**Assignment #1**__ Section 1-1 Short Answer: (short-open response rubric)
 * Why are the hospitality and tourism industries considered fast-paced and challenging?
 * What factor (s) makes hospitality and tourism different from other industries?
 * What is the meaning of intangibility? How does it relate to hospitality and tourism?

__**Assignment #2:**__
 * Go online and choose a country you would like to visit. Find three cities/places you would visit, 2 restaurants, and 2 attractions. Type up your findings.
 * 3/2/1 rubric

__**Assignment #3**__ Section 1-2 (3/2/1 rubric)
 * go online and find 2 museums from another state or country.
 * List out the museum, web site address, and 3 interesting items you found on the web site.
 * Would a traveler find the web site user friendly?
 * What advice would you give the web master to make it more user friendly?

Chapter 2

Assignment #1:


 * Give three examples of what globalization is and how it effects the Hospitality and Tourism Industry. (3/2/1 Rubric)

Assignment #2 List our the environmental impact of the Hospitality and Tourism industry with at least one item of information for each (3/2/1 Rubric)

Assignment #3 Explain in your words Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Plog's Psychograhic Analysis and how it applies to the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (open response MHS Rubric).

Chapter 3

Assignment #1 Pick 3 cities, one from Ohio, one from California, and one from Wyoming go to @http://www.superpages.com and find out how the following: Summarize your findings: (open response rubric)
 * How many restaurants are in that city
 * other interesting information

Link of city names: @http://listofcitiesandcounties.com/

Assignment #2 Research 3 attractions, one from each of the following states, Massachusetts, Florida, and Tennessee. How many restaurants, and what type of restaurants do they have on their property? (3/2/1 Rubric)

Assignment #3 Create a google presentation that lists, in your opinion, the 4 most important positions in the front of the house and back of the house in a restaurant. Make sure you define the position, and why you think it is an important position. Place this at the bottom of your chapter 3 page. Pass in a Project Rubric.

Chapter 4

Assignment #1 Conduct an online search for a hotel on a beach. How many different types of rooms are available and what are the prices for each room. (3/2/1)

Assignment #2 Interview 2 adults and ask them in the last 2-5 years, what type of hotels did they stay in, name the hotel, location, time of the year, and style of hotel, (3/2/1)

Assignment #3 You are to assume the role of a management team member for a 1,600 room hotel located in walking distance of the convention center of a very popular tourist destination. The hotel's bookings have fallen recently, even when there are major conventions and the convention center. The hotel offers basic guest services, and the facility has not been renovated in several years. Your major competition offers full guest services in a facility that is only three years old. You need to review the hotel's guest services and offer suggestions to improve the offerings. What would you suggest? (open response rubric)

Chapter 5

Assignment #1 Interview 2 adults and ask them to describe their hometown as if they were a tour director. (open response rubric)

Assignment #2 Visit 2 commercial airports in the United States. Make a list of airlines (at least 8), ground transportation, car rental agencies, motor coaches, taxi services, etc.. that are available at that airport. What other interesting information did you find out? (3/2/1 rubric) Visit this link for a list of airports: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_United_States

Chapter 6

Assignment #1 Create an online search of museums and historical sites from Paris and China, list out your findings (3/2/1/ rubric)

Assignment #2 Interview 5 students and ask them what their top 2 favorite activities would be while on vacation. Summarize your findings (open response rubric)
 * shopping
 * outdoor
 * historical museum
 * beach
 * cultural event
 * national/state park
 * theme/amusement Park
 * sports

Chapter 7

Assignment #1 Explain 2 other types of recreation (page 146) and 2 Public Events (page 149), what is it, places were it exists, and why would tourists visit that location. (open response rubric)