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HTT 200 Final Project Foreign Destination
Research Project
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HTT 200 Final Project Foreign Destination
Research Project HTT 200 Week 1 CheckPoint Job
Opportunities HTT 200 Week 2 Assignment
Demographics HTT 200 Week 2 CheckPoint
Diversity HTT 200 Week 3 CheckPoint Casual
Restaurants HTT 200 Week 4 Assignment
Franchising HTT 200 Week 4 CheckPoint Chain and
Independent Restaurants HTT 200 Week 5
CheckPoint Customer
Resources Appendix A, The World Fact Book,
U.S. State Department Travel Guide Due Date Day
7 Individual forum Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word
research project in APA format detailing a
foreign destination of your choice. Your research
should provide insight into all aspects of the
hospitality industry (food service, lodging, and
travel and tourism) in relation to this
destination. Choose a foreign destination that
you hope to visit or with which you have a
personal connection. Include the following in
your research An introduction explaining your
destination choice.
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HTT 200 Week 1 Discussion Questions
HTT 200 Week 1 CheckPoint Job Opportunities
  The Internet is a valuable resource for those
who are seeking a variety of job opportunities.
For this CheckPoint, review several job-search
Web sites, as well as the interactive map on your
student web page, to get you thinking about the
areas of the hospitality industry for which you
are best suited. Resource Introduction to the
Hospitality Industry and Hospitality, Travel, and
Tourism interactive map Due Date Day 5 post to
the Individual forum Explain, in 200 to 300
words, a job opportunity in a hospitality area
that you might be interested in if you were
graduating and looking for a job, and describe
why it interests you. Be sure to indicate what
resources you used to find this job.  
Discussion Question 1   Choose one of the eight
hospitality industry segments listed in Table 1.1
on p. 23 of Introduction to the Hospitality
Industry. Explain why you chose this segment and
list three specific businesses that fall into
this segment. Why might people be attracted to
this segment over another? Discussion Question
2   Do you feel that you would be more suited to
employment in a luxury hotel, a restaurant, or an
economy hotel? Explain your choice.
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HTT 200 Week 2 CheckPoint Diversity
HTT 200 Week 2 Assignment Demographics
Demographic data has a critical impact on the
decisions made by managers in the hospitality
industry. In this assignment, you evaluate the
demographics of the city you live in and describe
how your findings affect the hospitality
industry. Resource Introduction to the
Hospitality Industry Due Date Day 7 Individual
forum Review Exercise 3 on pp. 58-59 of the
text. Answer the questions in regard to the city
in which you live. Write a 350- to 700-word paper
in APA format outlining the information you
collected. Post your paper as a Microsoft Word
attachment.  
Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Describe in
200 to 300 words the main elements of
diversity. Identify the major trends related to
diversity and explain their effects on the
hospitality industry
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HTT 200 Week 3 Discussion Questions
HTT 200 Week 3 CheckPoint Casual Restaurants
Patrons are drawn to casual restaurants through
various means, such as the menu, the theme, and
the availability of information through the
Internet. Resource Introduction to the
Hospitality Industry Due Date Day 5 Individual
forum Review Exercise 1 on p. 99 of the
text. Answer the questions and explain which of
the restaurants you would prefer to work for in
200 to 300 words.  
Discussion Question 1 How do the dining market
and the eating market differ? What kinds of
restaurants are included in each market? Would
you rather dine or eat? Which is more practical
to you? Discussion Question 2   Is your
personality more suited to a position in the
front of the house, the back of the house, or the
office? Explain your answer. Describe three
responsibilities associated with your chosen
position. What would have to change to make you
more suited to the areas you did not
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HTT 200 Week 4 CheckPoint Chain and Independent
Restaurants
HTT 200 Week 4 Assignment Franchising
Franchising is very common in the hospitality
industry. Both, the franchiser and franchisee,
have rights and responsibilities. In this
assignment, you review a Web site dedicated to
promoting fair practices. As you compare the
information in the textbook with that on the Web
site, you gain a better understanding of the
various aspects of franchising. Resources
Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Compare and
contrast, in 200 to 300 words, the advantages and
disadvantages of chain restaurants and
independent restaurants with regard to at least
three of the following Site selection Access to
capital Purchasing economies Information systems
and controls New product development Human
resources  
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HTT 200 Week 5 Discussion Questions
HTT 200 Week 5 CheckPoin Customer Types
  The lodging industry serves a variety of
travelers, and each business specializes in a
particular customer type. In this CheckPoint, you
review the American Hotel Lodging Association
Web site and reflect on the different types of
travelers the lodging industry serves. Resources
Introduction to the Hospitality Industry Due
Date Day 5 Individual forum Review Exercise 1
on p. 288 of the text and answer item b. Choose
three different lodging types and describe, in
200 to 300 words, the customer to whom each might
cater  
Discussion Question 1 Identify three hotels
with which you are familiar. If you were a hotel
rater, how would you rate these properties, and
why? Which of the five criteria listed on p. 261
of the text would you use to determine your
rating? Discussion Question 2 Choose a type of
traveler and make up a scenario for a fictitious
person. Give your traveler a name and describe
his or her characteristics and reason for
traveling. You can include where he or she is
traveling, how often he or she travels, his or
her age, and so forth. Identify one need or
preference your traveler may have.  
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HTT 200 Week 6 CheckPoint Hotel Departments
HTT 200 Week 6 Assignment Hotel Security
Due Date Day 7 Individual forum Write a 350-
to 700-word paper in APA format explaining the
need for hotel security. Include the
following Physical safety of guests when staying
in a hotel. In what areas of a hotel might this
be an issue? Identity theft, including credit
cards, financial and personal information and how
it is prevented. Describe at least two other
security issues that are important in a hotel
with regard to protecting a guest. How have
hotels changed security in response to elevated
terror
Resource Introduction to the Hospitality
Industry Due Date Day 4 Individual
forum Review the organizational chart on p. 295
of the text. Explain, in 200 to 300 words, for
which department you would rather work. Which
department do you feel is the most
important? Provide two examples of why it is
important to know information about areas other
than the one you have chosen.  
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HTT 200 Week 7 Discussion Questions
HTT 200 Week 7 CheckPoint Modes of Travel
Due Date Day 5 Individual forum Choose three
modes of travel. Explain the impact of each mode
of travel on trip duration. Discuss, in 200 to
300 words, the following factors for each mode of
travel Finances Time Destination Trip
route Personal preference  
Discussion Question 1 Describe two to three
tourist attractions near your home and the impact
they have on the local economy. Discussion
Question 2 Describe some of the favorable and no
favorable noneconomic effects of tourism.
Describe a situation in which you personally
experienced one of these effects.  
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HTT 200 Week 8 Assignment Theme Parks
Resource Introduction to the Hospitality
Industry Due Date Day 7 Individual
forum Review Exercise 3 on pp. 481-482 of the
text. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in APA
format answering items a and b. Include a
description of a recent theme park experience and
an explanation of why you chose to visit that
particular theme park. If you have not been to a
theme park, choose one you would like to visit
and explain why. Post your paper as a Microsoft
Word attachment  

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