Activity 1

COME TO WESTINGTOWN

 

Task

Your task is to be a travel agent for Westingtown. You will need to design a brochure to attract travelers to Westingtown for vacation.  Use the book to help you get you started, but also make use of your own imagination and let your creativity juices run wild!

Procedure

Some things you might want to include in your brochure:

   The Westing mansion, a wonderful sight-seeing attraction

   The restaurant and coffee shop that is a favorite of the locals

   The beautiful Sunset Towers where travelers can stay during their visit if they like

You must include the following in your brochure:.

   At least three different price packages that the traveler can choose from

   The name and address of your agency so they know who to contact in case they have questions about Westingtown

Resources

Take a look at the following web sites for some examples of travel brochures.

http://www.islandsource.com/diving/divesnork2.htm

http://www.kpdavis.com/samples.htm

http://www.lospaseos.mhu.k12.ca.us/McRodWeb/travelbrochure/travelbrochure3.htm

   Tutorial

For those of you not familiar with Microsoft Publisher, visit the following web site to view a tutorial on how to create a brochure using Microsoft Publisher.

http://www.bcschools.net/staff/PublisherHelp.htm

 

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