Answers to the questions below should be thorough and express what has been learned by reading the chapter’s material. When you answer the questions, consider the text as well as your own academic and professional experiences.
Week 2: Tuesday, February 4, Textbook Chapter Chapter 1, pgs 2-11
- Chapter Review Question #1
- Write about what learned about the history of hospitality and explain why it was significant to you?
- Would you or would you not want to visit the place written about in the current NY Times “36 Hours in…” article? Explain why you will or will not go.
- Join the OpenLab and complete the eProfile assignment
Week 3: Tuesday, February 11, Textbook Chapter Chapter 1, pgs 12-24
- Why is service so important to the success of a hospitality establishment.
- Think about the information presented in the chapter and then conduct a self assessment of yourself. What will you do during your college years to develop the traits needed to work in the hospitality industry?
- Think of yourself as a tourism professional. Do you believe the author of this week’s “36 Hours in…” article provided a valid reason for someone to visit the location featured. Use your knowledge of how to assess a tourism experiences to justify your answer.
- On a separate piece of paper(this is preparation for the industry research assignment)
- Identify a segment of the hospitality industry you wish to build your career. Make a list of three trends in that segment of the industry. What supporting information can you provide to support the trends you identified?
Week 4: Tuesday, February 18, Textbook Chapter #2
- Chapter #2 review question #2
- List six terms from the chapter that were new to you and explain how they are used in the industry.
- Think of yourself as a tourism professional. Do you believe the author of this week’s “36 Hours in…” article provided a valid reason for someone to visit the location featured. Use your knowledge of how to assess a tourism experiences to justify your answer.
The Industry Research Assignment is due.
Week 5: Tuesday, February 25. Textbook Chapter #5 and #7
- Identify and explain the difficulties a beverage professional may face when serving alcoholic beverages.
- List 6 terms in chapter 5 that were new to you and explain how they are used in the industry.
- Chapter 7, Review Questions #1 and #2
- List 3 terms in chapter 7 that were new to you and explain how they are used in the industry.
- Think of yourself as a tourism professional. Do you believe the author of this week’s “36 Hours in…” article provided a valid reason for someone to visit the location featured. Use your knowledge of how to assess a tourism experiences to justify your answer.
Week 6: Tuesday, March 3, Textbook Chapter 3 and 4
- Chapter #3 review questions #1 and #2
- Chapter #4 review questions #1 and #2
- Consider the information that was presented in chapters 2, 3 and 4. Write two questions you wish to ask a hotel manager.
- Familiarize yourself with the EDITION Hotel, Times Square location and the details of the site visit
- What company owns the hotel? What is the hotel’s classification?; In which hotel category would this hotel fit in?; List five amenities which cater to a business traveler? Choose one amenity and explain why you believe it caters to a business traveler.; List five amenities which cater to a leisure traveler? Choose one amenity and explain why you believe it caters to a business traveler.
- Read the “36 Hours in…” article? Be prepared to discuss how a tourism director from the area would utilize the information in the article.
Week 7: Tuesday, March 10, Chapter 6 and 8
- In six, identify six words or terms that are new to you, define each word in detail.
- Identify a job in the field of food service or restaurant management as it is explained in the textbook. Referencing the information in the chapter, in what way do you believe you would find success in this position?
- Did you post a reflection about the site visit to the Edition Times Square? If you have not yet posted, see the criteria listed here.
- Chapter 8, Review questions #1 and #3
- Read the current 36 hours article
Week 8: Tuesday, March 17, Recess
Work on your selection of a historically significant tourism attraction for the Concierge Assignment.
Week 9: Tuesday, March 24, Chapter 9, Global Tourism
Chapter 9 review questions #2 and #3
Look through The Companion for First Year Students at City Tech. Which section is most relevant to you?
Activity #4 of The Companion, pages 29-31, is “Track Your Learning Success” read the section and complete this activity, bring the entire section to class.
Week 10: Tuesday, April 14 (was originally due March 31), Local Tourism Home work to be submitted via Blackboard.
Learn more about Tourism in Brooklyn by reading The Brooklyn Tour Guides Who Know All the Secrets Answer the following questions:
1) Thinking as a director of tourism for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, identify four areas of tourism that were communicated in the article.
2) Thinking as a director of tourism for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, what will you do to encourage tourism once social distancing regulations are no longer in effect? Be specific, provide details.
The text book author discusses “Load Factor” as it relates to airline travel. Can the same explanation be used for cruise lines? Explain your position.
Read this article for class discussion: http://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/coronavirus-is-hitting-the-cruise-line-industry-hard/
See the discussion board section of OpenLab for the NY Times 36 hour article.
Week 11, April 21,Chapter 10 Home work to be submitted via Blackboard.
- Identify 12 words or terms that were new to you, define each word in detail.
- You have been promoted to the Assistant Director of Adventure Tours. Identify two national parks with distinctly different characteristics (one should be in New York State). Write a memo to the Director explaining why these two parks should be added to your list of tour options.
- Read the NY Times 36 Hours… column, see discussion board on the OpenLab
Week 12, April 28 Group Presentations
Concierge assignment due, submit the PDF via Blackboard
Read the NY Times 36 Hours… column, see discussion board on the OpenLab
Week 13, Tuesday, May 5
For chapter 12 and chapter 13, identify 12 words or terms in each chapter that were new to you, define each word in detail.
Identify a job in the field of Meeting and Conventions Management as it is explained in the textbook. Referencing the information in the chapter, in what way do you believe you would find success in this position?
Read the NY Times 36 Hours article as instructed in the OL Discussion Board.
Week 14, Tuesday, May 12
First, think of a leader you admire and know personally, make a list of their qualities.Next, read the article Seven Transformations of Leadership. What type of a leader is the person you admire?What have you learned about your own leadership qualities based on those of the person you admire? Explain, your answer using terms you have learned this semester.Visit Hcareers.com, bring in a job description for a job you would like to attain in the next six months. Also, bring in a job description for a job you would like to attain in the next 12 years. Identify the skills you will need to develop over time to secure this position.
Week 15, Tuesday, May 19
Create a Linked In Account.
- keep the link private until you are ready to open to the public
- connect with me
- connect with Anastaia Conforme and Elana Effrat and Carlos Castillo (Carlitos Barbecue Taqueria)
- upload a professional image (if you have one)
- Write a personal mission statement
Create a FaceBook account and consider joining the following groups
- Share two professional groups you are part of in a blogpost on our OpenLab page
- City Tech HMGT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/165674010120641
- Industry United: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Industryunited/
- NY Craft Cocktail Jobs and Opportunities: https://www.facebook.com/groups/414999945519312/
- Toques in Black: https://www.facebook.com/groups/195555804857915
- Women i Hospitality: https://www.facebook.com/groups/misstoklas
