Chapter Nine:  Working With Destination Management Companies

What do you know about Destination Management Companies?

Use the following website to answer the following questions about Destination Management Companies.  Submit the questions and answers on your chapter nine word document (along with the work below) to be e-mailed to the instructor for grading.

 

http://adme.org/dmc/what-is-a-dmc.asp

http://adme.org/dmc/call-a-dmc.asp

 

1.  How old are destination management companies?

 

2.  How did the recession of the 80's affect the advent of the destination management company?

 

3.  How is running a destination management company like running a small business?

 

4.  What does a destination management consultant specialize in?

 

5.  What is the ADME?

 

6.  How does a tour guide fit into the destination management company model?

 

RESEARCH

 

7.  How many destination management companies are in your home town?  Use the internet or the yellow pages to determine how many "DMC"s are located in your area.

 

8.  Call ONE of the DMCs and ask them about their relationship with tour guides.  Do they use the same guides frequently?  Do they ever need tour guides with different skills?  Ask about how they find guides.

 

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Reading Assignment:

Read Chapter Nine

 

Discussion Questions:

Complete the following assignment by typing everything on your word document for this chapter and then e-mail your work to the instructor. 

 

    1.  Complete the assignment (above).

 

 

Book Activities:

1.  Complete the "Chapter Check" (for this chapter) by typing the questions (and your answer) on your document for this chapter to be e-mailed to the instructor.

 

2.  Complete the "Term Challenge" (for this chapter) by typing the terms and the definitions on your document for this chapter to be e-mailed to the instructor.