...11 Contingency Planning 11 Conclusion 11-12 Bibliography 12 TLC Luxury Destination Weddings Marketing Plan 1.0 Executive Summary My luxury destination wedding company will focus on high end weddings for wealthy couples. The idea is to promote my wedding planning skills and help highlight my daughter as a photographer. I can help with every aspect of the destination wedding from announcing the engagement to closing the reception, even taking care of your pets and home while the family is away. Caterers, music, photographer, videographer, visas and passports, limo service to airport and destination hotel, airline travel, private concierge, and florist; will be all inclusive. I can do an a la carte service, whatever the couple desires. My company plans to cater to the bride with whatever her fantasy wedding maybe. My wedding planning service is based on a family run business that will treat our customers with respect, kindness, and care. I will do my utmost best to make my customers feel comfortable and welcome. I will also ensure my events are always done down to the last detail. Ensuring events are well done and customers are happy, will help build my clientele. In the Dayton, Ohio area there are no companies advertising this type of service, so I believe this can be a big niche for the Dayton regional area. 2.0 Situation Analysis 2.1 Market Summary TLC Luxury Destination Weddings has searched out good information on...
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...My dream car When most people think about their dream car, they fantasize and dream cars such as a Lamborghini, Bugatti, Maybach Exelero, Porsche, Lykan Hypersport, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Aston Martin One-77, etc. However, some people like to keep it simple. I am one of those people. I do not dream about over the line expensive cars, I dream about a car that fits both my current and future needs as well as what’s best for the planet. My dream car is a Smart fortwo Brabus. This is my dream car because for eight reasons. Those reasons include style, high gas mileage, maneuvers well, the comfortable feeling, easy to clean, I don't have to take someone who I don't want in my car, the storage compartment in the back and technology. I have a car which is named Chevrolet Geo-Metro which was introduced in 1992. It is not a car many teens who be happy to say they own. I have seen many different cars but this car is something different. This car has an engine of 3-Cyl, 1.0 Liter with the 55-79 horsepower and 58-75 lb. of torque. This Geo-Metro has some smooth features in it such as the hard roof, seatbelts that are connected to the windows and its unique shape which gives an edgy look. In addition, the Chevrolet Geo-Metro has manual gears in it. It can catch the speed of 55 mph in a matter of seconds. The fastest car ever right? I know that maybe slow to others. But nowadays there are faster and bigger cars than the Geo-Metro. I have a dream of having a Smart fortwo Brabus...
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...no wonder why the popularity of this place is so high. Its rich culture, beautiful landscapes and wide range of choices regarding how to spend your free time during your staying are pretty convincing for anyone. If you think heaven is out of reach, then you should try choosing as a travel destination Puerto Rico. The climate is so generous that it will certainly make you feel like a million bucks. The constant temperature of about eighty degrees to a hundred is the dream of every tourist, from wherever he/she may be. The lowest temperature ever in the Puerto Rican island had a value of thirty degrees and it was registered in Aibonito. Aibonito is a City on the center of the island, were the mountains are. On the other side we have Ponce, Ponce is one of the hottest parts of Puerto Rico, it’s on the south and it’s right beside the beach. That explains why is so hot. As you can see we Puerto Rico have a variety of weathers. “Caliente” is the word that describes this great place and I'm not talking about temperature here - or, at least, not only about temperature. What are you really looking for? If your answer is "an unforgettable holiday", then you have picked the right travel destination. Puerto Rico is the perfect place for you. Just try to imagine a place where in the winter the weather is just cool and you are not freezing, and you can actually go to the beach on the middle of the “winter” because it is always warm. It’s a place where you can peacefully lay down in...
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...Meeting and Event Planning. You can even pursue your own restaurant or bar or even both by the in house knowledge you gain from working in these fields. It all depends on you and if you enjoy the public and working with people, then this broad career field you should have a happy and promising career. Lodging or Hotel are for people who are traveling and need a place to sleep, shelter from outdoor climate, safety and some Hotels may offer food. Each Hotel will provide different lodging accommodations. The individual that is traveling for one or many days will look to see if the Hotel will have what will fit with their needs. Some examples are a business center, free WiFi, a seating area in the room or a mini kitchen. Some may travel with their families and are looking for a theme restaurant or hotel. “To walk into the Star Trek-themed restaurant, originally at the Las Vegas Hilton and now planned for a dedicated location—is to be transported to another time and dimension.” (Barrows, C., Powers, T., & Reynolds, D. (2012), Pg 98) Food Service is a restaurant that prepares and serves food and drinks (non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverages) outside of the customer’s home. Some may even offer take out or delivery services. They can range from informal to formal, fast food, and serve only breakfast or depending on the culture what type of attire the wait staff wears. Restaurants have become more popular due to time constraints on people’s busy schedules. “Americans...
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...| |Your Guide for Travel and Hotels in Columbia | |When you hear the word vacation, what do you see in your mind? Vacations mean assorted things to assorted individuals. Some like to sight see while many others would | |enjoy nothing more than to spend the whole trip kicking back at the hotel pool. If you happen to be like me, you enjoy some of both options. On the one hand, because I| |have journeyed someplace different, I ought to visit some interesting local fare. But then again, if I use up all my time darting around from site to site, when I come| |home I will want another vacation to recuperate. To get the most from your vacation time, keep the following in mind when travelling to Columbia. | | | |The first thing you ought to do is resolve as much at the start as you can. That means things like interchanging currency when necessary, glancing at maps of the area,| |renting a means of transportation (did someone say Harley?), booking a flight, and selecting a hotel that fulfills your needs. The good news is, all of these jobs have| |become much easier and cheaper through the internet, so before contacting a travel agent, you could save some money by looking up...
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...My New Experience This essay is about my new experience during my internship. I must do an internship program in 7th semester and I did itfrom July to September 2015.Besides of it is the must, it also because I want to get some new experiences and improve my knowledge. This internship program needs at least 40 days work to pass, but I did it more than that since I knew my competency skill will grow because of this program.I do aware that this program is very crucial for my future and as this is a good chance to get the experience before graduating from Binus University, I did not hesitate to join this program because I knew this rare opportunity never come for a second time. Therefore, I must organizemyself and manage my time to do this internship. Honestly, internship program will be very useful to give me a picture of the world of work after I graduate from Binus University as I must work to live a life. Hence, I’ve donemy tasks and job descriptions for that 3 months....
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...had the opportunity to spend $100,000 on travelling abroad, there would be no challenge on deciding where to go. I want to go as many places as possible in life, but I already have some countries that are on the top of my bucket list. The top places I want to go are Thailand, Peru, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Greece, and Iceland. Considering though that $100,000 dollars would go a long way, I would also want to go around France and Italy, as well as visit the United Arab Emirates. Travelling is a great chance to explore and open your mind to new people, new culture, new foods, and so much more. Thailand has been a dream of mine for many years, its vast mix of things to do and new experiences to be had make it highly appealing in my eyes. One thing that I think would be amazing to experience in Thailand is the wildlife; wild monkeys, elephants, sea turtles, and so much more. Thailand also offers such a rich...
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...The Road Less Traveled On Throughout life we have all encountered and overcome obstacles thrown in our paths. Life is a journey, life is like a road. Everyone is on this road and everyone has a destination. The windiness and bumpiness of the road, the stops we make, and the directions we choose to go are the things that make our journey and lives different. Goals are the most important stops and the final destination in the road of life. To be without goals, is to drive an unknown road without a map. No set destination can be achieved without an attempt at plans or directions. Some roads are shorter than others, due to life choices or life obstacles. Many people make choices that cause them to crash and others sometimes just need a little tow from a friend to get their lives back in the right direction on the road. Life is a road we are on, it is our destiny to choose where our road takes us, this I believe. Despite young age, many of us have encountered hardships beyond our years. Many people have overcome poverty, peer pressure, and the loss of loved ones. I personally have dealt with all these. One of the biggest bumps in my road has been the loss of a close aunt, she was like a second mother to me. I felt like giving up on my goals and my path, depression led to a lack of motivation. However, I continued driving through the rocky patch of road I was on. Both a hardship and blessing, I now am a teenage father. The statement by Drew...
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...Virtuoso's history dates to the 1950s, when the tour company Allied Travel formed to help travel agencies with foreign, international, and group trips. In 1986, Allied Travel merged with Percival Tours to form Allied Percival International (API), joining the best travel agents in the country. Virtuoso is the travel industry’s leading luxury network. This organization includes more than 330 agencies with 7,200 elite Advisors in 20 countries throughout North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand. Travelers who use Virtuoso’s Advisors get access to more than 1,300 of the world’s premier travel providers, as well as exclusive services, experiences, and products. In 2000, API was rebranded Virtuoso, and has since become the leading travel network in the world. Major Social networks and Minor Social networks Media | No. of posts | No. of Followers | Types of content | Level of engagement with the audience | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Facebook | 25-57 for summertime within four years from 2010 to 2013 | 12,094 | Photos and videos of destinations with a descriptions, everyday promotions, links to pages related to travel, contests announcements | High as posts always shared and commented. However, post schedule is not regular: one day company posts every day, the other day once in two-three days. | Pinterest | 139 | 417 | Pictures and catalogues of different destination Virtuoso provides | Low level of engagement. Pictures provided get no more than 9 shares,...
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...Introduction/Barrier Paper My Name is Derliny Jurine Louis, I am a freshmen at Quinsigamond Community College I’m currently in my second semester. I was Born and raised in Haiti in the capital of Port-au-Prince. I came to the United States at the age of seven years old where I lived in New Jersey until I moved to Worcester Massachusetts October 2013. I live with my mom and younger brother I have a older sister who lives in British Columbia Canada. I’m majoring in Human Services at QCC. My career goal is to help people in life I want to work directly with all people from different aspects of life helping them with the problems they are facing in life. I do not play any sports although I must say I am a big fan of basketball. My favorite team would have to the Miami Heat I feel that they work great as a team and will always be number one in my eyes. I don’t really like to watch television at all because I feel that the shows on TV have changed throughout the years and not so must interesting as shows used to be five years ago. Although when I do watch television I will watch law and order , criminal minds and lifetime movie network. Music is my life I honestly love music. I always tell people that music is my escape from people when I am upset. I always have on my headphones whether I’m walking or at home. I do not have a favorite artist because I listen to all types of music. I believe that everyone should have a chance to travel the world at least once in...
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...Business Problems with Research | Qualitative Research on Destination Weddings | Decision Criteria for youth in choosing destination weddings | | Devika Mathavan 218454 7/13/2014 | 13TABLE OF CONTENT | PAGE NO. | ACKNOWLEDGMENT | 3 | INTRODUCTION TO THE WEDDING WORLD | 4 | * WEDDING | 4 | * DESTINATION WEDDING: A GENERAL OVERVIEW | 4 | YOUNG GENERATION: VOW AND CONFRONT TO DESTINATION WEDDING | 5 | DESTINATION WEDDING STATISTICS, FIGURES & KEY TRENDS UP IN THE DESTINATIONS OF THE WEDDING WORLD | 6 | PERCEPTIONS: DESTINATION OR TRADITONAL LOCAL WEDDING | 11 | THE KEY CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN PLANNING A DESTINATION WEDDING | 13 | SWOT ANALYSIS: WHY DESTINATION WEDDINGS | 13 | TOP DESTINATIONS FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS | 15 | DESTINATION WEDDING: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE | 17 | DATA COLLECTIONS: RESPONSE AND OBSERVATION ANALYSIS | 21 | CONCLUSION: YOUNG GENERATION’S PERCEPTION TO DESTINATION WEDDING | 39 | BIBLIOGRAPHY | 40 | Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my professor Thomas Schoenfeldt for the valuable comments; remarks and complete engagement through the learning process of this subject Addressing Business Research with Problems and for narrowing down the topic for this master thesis. Also, I like to thank the participants in my survey and providing me the valuable opportunity to unbiased answers. I would like to thank my loved ones and colleagues, who have supported me throughout...
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...TRAVEL ETIQUETTE: BEING THE BEST TOURIST POSSIBLE Traveling is like going on a blind date (well at least sort of). A blind date is serious business, you need to pick out a stellar dress, some killer lipstick, and the perfect pair of heels (really it’s a lot of work). The entire night you’re obligated to sit up straight, use manners, even your mother would be proud of, and share a light-hearted conversation. You want to look and act your best. When you’re traveling (it’s kind of the same thing), you want to show the best of the country you’re from. Just as the locals want to show the best of their country. How’s that for an analogy? (Sketchy??) WAITING IN LINE BRAWLS AND BRUISES I was (you guessed it) waiting in line, backpack full to the...
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...in UK. The table shows the value of tourism in UK both in terms and percentage. Table: 1 value of tourism (real terms) Sectors | 2010 | 2020(expected ) | Inbound tourism | £20 bn | £36 bn | Domestic tourism | £70bn | £112 bn | Outbound tourism | £15bn | £24bn | Total | £105bn | £172bn | Table: 2 value of tourism industry (%) Sectors | Percentage (%) | Inbound tourism | 19% | Outbound tourism | 14% | Domestic (day visitor) | 46% | Domestic (overnight) | 21% | 14 Advising tourist on product, contract Transport to the destination Providing accommodation food, etc. Organise event, experience Transport from the destination Travel Agent Transport Company Hotel, Restaurant Site Operator, Cultural Group Transport Company CO-ORDINATION OF SERVICES Tour Operator Tourism Authority Simple Tourism Value Chain Inbound and domestic tourism expenditure profile: Accommodation- 15.2% Travel- 13.2% Shopping- 22.7% Tourism services- 1.4% Eating and drinking- 30.2% Attraction- 14.4% Anything else- 3.0% Tourism - main sectors * Hospitality:...
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...ARTIST STATEMENT The world is a mystical place if you opt to peer beyond the conspicuous. I strive to convey this by illustrating the grace and splendor that surrounds us. My work is an intuitive process, my inspiration emanating from many sources - nature, poetry, music, and dreams. For each piece, I depict a unique expression of emotion, preserved in time and designed for the viewer to explore their own interpretations. In purchasing my work, I hope that you are encouraged to dream and to connect with that deeper part of yourself. ARTIST BIO As a little girl, JoAnn Kolbus wanted to grow up to be either a secret agent or an artist. “I imagined getting an assignment from a self-destructing tape while sipping a martini (shaken not stirred, of course) on a moonlit yacht cruising the Mediterranean, or passing top-secret microfilm to an operative while attending a soiree in Monte Carlo.” But when her mother reminded her about the tendency of bullets to whiz past the heads of secret agents, JoAnn promptly pulled out her Crayolas and started coloring!...
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...The differences in travelling preferences between postgraduate students in Poland and United Kingdom Module name: Research Methods Word count: 4978 January 2014 1. Abstract The purpose of this report is to determine the differences between travelling preferences among British and Polish postgraduate students. Moreover, the report aims to establish the patterns in which a cultural background influence travelling and to detect similarities between British and Polish attitudes. Therefore, the research is a comparative, cross-cultural study. In order to achieve the purpose, 5 structured interviews were carried out that helped to construct a questionnaire. The analysis of qualitative and quantitative data shows that the cultural background has an effect on postgraduate students' travelling preferences and that there are certain differences between British and Polish travelling tendencies. The particular aspects that affect those preferences are: language, socioeconomic status, geographic area and customs. However, owing to the global phenomena, the cultural backgrounds are disappearing and students' travelling preferences become more and more convergent. The author believes this research will form a valuable asset for tourism industry and it will be a base for future research. 2 2. Table of contents 1. Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................
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