The document provides information about designing group tours, including factors to consider such as health, safety, and visa issues. It then gives examples of safety resources and considerations like travel alerts. The remainder discusses potential tourist interests and provides a sample 6-day tour itinerary of Hokkaido, Japan, detailing activities, sights, and transportation each day.
9. • Health issues
• Vaccination, infectious diseases,
Tour Design
insurance, Medicare
• Safety issues
• Travel alerts, travel warnings ,
Travel advice (against all travel to …)
(essential travel only to…)
• Safety & Security (Crime, terrorism,
political situation, road travel… )
• Visa (visa‐exemption, landing visa)
10. Travel Alerts
issued by Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
Against all travel to
Essential travel only to these
destinations
Travel with caution and
reconsider your need to travel to
Travel with caution
http://www.boca.gov.tw/lp.asp?ctNode=293&CtUnit=32&BaseDSD=13&mp=1
11. Stay informed about current
conditions or travel alerts…
smarttraveller.gov.au Travel advice, Australia
Travel advice by country UK
Travel.state.gov USA
Taiwan
apan
Travel Safety Hub ordnomads.com
12. Interests
Adventure
Beaches & Sun
Casino
Family Fun
History & Culture
Romance
Shopping
Skiing
Spa
13. Hokkaido
Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8AQTKSncYQ
18. population
populated (a.)
e.g. Taiwan is the fifteenth most densely
populated country in the world.
density: the quantity of people in a given
area or space
24. p.2
panoramic view: a panoramic view allows you
to see a large area of land or water around you
breathtaking: astonishing, impressive
authentic: traditional or original, or very
similar to this
complimentary: given or supplied free of
charge
bouquet: a collection of flowers, cut and tied
together in an attractive way
26. Day 1
assemble: (v.) get people together
make by putting things together
e.g. assembly line
sample:
(v.) try the qualities of food or drink by tasting it
(n.) a small amount of a product that is given to
people to try
brew: make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and
fermentation
27. Day 2
White Chocolate
Factory
Lavender fields in
Furano
Tomita Farm
http://www.farm‐
tomita.co.jp/en/see/
index.html
Sounkyo
29. Day 3
proceed: move ahead
situate: locate
preserve: to take care of a place or building in
order to prevent it from being harmed or
destroyed
e.g. beautifully/ carefully/ perfectly preserved
Chair lift
31. Day 4
glimpse: an experience that gives you an idea
of what something is like
‐‐‐glimpse of/into
aboriginal: inhabiting or existing in a land
from the earliest times or from the arrival of
colonist; indigenous
38. Read the following passage and circle the instructive
verbs /expressions, and mark the additional
explanations of an attraction. p.6
Use the MRT system to explore Taipei, the capital city.
Don't miss Chiang Kai‐shek Memorial Hall, situated in
the same area as the National Theater and National
Concert Hall. Catch a play, musical performance, or
cultural event if you have time. Go to Taipei 101, once
the tallest building in the world, as your next stop. It is
accessible via MRT, too. Shop at the night markets every
chance you get and sample some delicious local snacks,
such as fried oyster pastries, duck wings, squid‐on‐a‐
stick, and of course, pearl milk tea!
39. p.6
Use the MRT system to explore Taipei, the capital city.
Don't miss Chiang Kai‐shek Memorial Hall, situated in
the same area as the National Theater and National
Concert Hall. Catch a play, musical performance, or
cultural event if you have time. Go to Taipei 101, once
the tallest building in the world, as your next stop. It is
accessible via MRT, too. Shop at the night markets every
chance you get and sample some delicious local snacks,
such as fried oyster pastries, duck wings, squid‐on‐a‐
stick, and of course, pearl milk tea!
40. p.11
I HE RT MY CITY
Please share what you love about your
cities by completing “My City
Questionnaire”.
Adapted from National Geographic Traveler’s
I HE RT MY CITY, Intelligent Travel Blog
41. Activity 2: Write an itinerary of
your own choice p.6
Refer to the information you collected
from “I HEART MY CITY”
Questionnaire.
Use instructive verbs / expressions to
construct a passage about your HEART
CITY to introduce to a friend.
53. Directions
Asking for directions Giving directions
How do I get to …? The best way to go
is…
What’s the best way
to…? What you need to do
is…
Where is…?
Go…, Take…, Turn…
Could you tell me the If you take …, you’ll
way to…? see…
54. Preposition of movements
Come, get, and go can be combined with
prepositions such as along, at, down, out of,
past, through, and up
Come out of leave, Come to reach
Go/ Head/ Walk past the station, then turn left.
Go/ Head/ Walk along here for about 5 min.
55. Preposition of movements (Cont.)
Go down this road.
Head up the High Street until you reach the
bank.
Turn right at the 7‐11.
Walk towards the church but turn left before
you reach it.
Walk to the church and cut through the
churchyard.
56. Steps
Think of the simplest route, even if it takes a little
longer.
Specify distance.
Indicate turns.
Warn them about any confusing parts of the
route.
Mention which side of the street their destination
will be found on.
Have them repeat the directions to you.
57. Let’s practice…
1. How can I get to
2 Where is the nearest Starbucks?
3. Could you tell me the way to train station?
You may add destinations by yourself.
