New York Times “36 Hours ” Article
Task
You have been hired by the New York Times to write the “36 Hours in…” column. Your first assignment is to write a “36 Hours in a place that I love” article. Students will be choose a category of tourism and will gather information about their chosen place.
Role and Audience
The article is to be written to satisfy one or a combination of the following reasons for tourists to travel:
- Historic/heritage Tourism   Volunteer Tourism
- Ecotourism   Cultural Tourism
- Culinary Tourism
Format
- Write an article following the same format used in the NY Times “36 Hours in…” column.
- Submit your “article” as a post on the course assignment page on the HMGT1101 OpenLab site. Choose the category “36 Hours”.
- Embed in your post the links to the online sources you use, also include an APA style reference list at the end of the “article”.
- Upload to the site only the photos you will use in your post. Include photo credits even if the photographs are your own.
- Alternative format, post a PDF of your “article” on the OpenLab site,choose the category “36 Hours in”..
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Template for 36 hours
10:00 am – check into hotel
12:00 pm – lunch
2:00 pm – activity
4:00 pm – activity
7:00 pm – dinner
9:00 pm – activity
9:00 am – breakfast
11:00 am – activity
1:00 pm – lunch
2:00 pm – activity
4:00 pm – activity
8:00 pm – dinner
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Expectations
In addition to academically credible resources, the following online resources could be useful:
- For restaurants/food: New York Times, Grub Street, Eater NY, Tasting Table, and Serious Eats
- For hotels: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Online travel guides like Eye Witness, Fodor’s, and Lonely Planet
- For points of interest: Time Out New York
Use the criteria discussed in class when choosing and describing your selected restaurants, hotel, and points of interest:
- Restaurants: menu, ambience, service, price value
- Hotel: service, ambience, price value, amenities
- Points of interest: appropriateness, feasibility (within 36 hour time frame)
Criteria for Assessment
See assignment rubric for more information.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to:
- Discuss the scope of the hospitality and tourism industry
- Gather information from observation in regard to the hospitality industry from a local, national and global perspective
- Evaluate and apply information discerningly from a variety of sources to classify and examine food and beverage operations
