Chapter Two: Employers and Income
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What do you know about Destination Management Companies?
http://paradizo.com/destination-management-company_1
Before reading chapter two in your text, research and answer the following questions about Destination Management Companies.
Use the following website to answer the following questions:
1. Read the home page of this site and describe what Destinations Unlimited does.
2. Click on "What is a DMC" and describe what a DMC is.
1. What does this company do?
2. Based on your brief research, discuss how a destination management company is different from a travel agency.
3. Do you think DMCs hire tour guides? Explain.
What do you know about Incentive Travel?
Use the following website to answer the following questions:
Go to the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (SITE) and take a look at the job openings:
http://www.siteglobal.com/Grow/CareerCenter/tabid/66/Default.as px
1. Click on one of the job openings and take a look at the duties/responsibilities.....What type of experience is required to work in the incentive travel industry?
2. How is incentive travel different destination management?
http://www.summitpg.com/index.html
1. What does this company do? In what capacity would an incentive company need a tour guide? Discuss your answer.
http://www.accessdmc.com/careers.html
1. Briefly describe what a professional event coordinator might do.
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Reading Assignment:
Read Chapter Two
Discussion Questions:
Answer the following questions by typing them on your word document for this chapter and then e-mail your work to the instructor.
1. Is it ok to ask for a tip? Explain.
2. After reading the following article, explain how "commissions" work. Do you think that commission are ethical? Explain.
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 "YOU DO IT!" activity on page 31. List at least two jobs you might be interested in.
3. Complete the "Term Challenge" by typing the terms and the corresponding definitions on your word document for this chapter.
