Pacific

__**Destination Pacific Islands**__

P.C 1's P.C 2's P.C 3's P.C 4's P.C 5 P.C 6's R Resit opportunities
 * __DUE DATES__**

If you want an extension you need to see your teacher OR the principals nominee who handles NCEA credits


 * __It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to ensure you have sufficient funds to print documents by the due dates!__**

__**How to reference (Slides 13 - 16 most relevant)**__




 * __RESOURCES__**

You may also use the Pacific Books in the classroom ask your teacher. They may NOT be taken home unless this is arranged with your teacher and your name recorded.

//__**ELEMENT ONE**__//

__**PC 1.1 and 1.2**__ Use the Lonely Planet South Pacific book. Open to page 2 or 3 (the blue map) This will give you information on the islands in the Pacific.

Have a close look at the location of the EAST and WEST hemisphere's. What do you notice? Right and Left descriptions of the geographical locations are not geography terms!



__**PC 1.3**__ __**and 1.4**__ Use this link below to find the three letter airport code. [|three letter airport code]

__//**ELEMENT TWO: TOURIST INFORMATION**//__

**__ Attractions - something you look at (Constructed / Natural) __** **__ Activities - something you do __** **__ Events - can be festivals, tradeshows, concerts, exhibitions etc... __** **__ Definitions __**

**// Constructed attractions //**// may be: museums, galleries, casinos, monument/statues, historic buildings, theme parks, aquatic centres, vineyards, zoos, golf courses, gardens etc // // Things that are made by 'people' are constructed. //

**// Natural attractions //**// may be: waterfalls, lakes, rivers, mountains, canyons, national parks, geothermal areas etc // // Botanic Gardens are not a natural attraction as these have been planted and are therefore 'man made'. //

**// Features may be: //** o //Location// o //Time of year// o //Duration// o //Opening hours// o //Price range// o //Facilities/services available//


 * WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES**

Facilities are something you use. They may be some kind of structure like a toilet, boat ramp, wheelchair access etc.

Service is something provided by someone.

Be careful not to confuse the two. For example a bus service is __NOT__ a facility. A tourist pays a driver to take them somewhere. They are being offered a service by someone. Likewise a water taxi or a shuttle is also a service.

Use the **lonely Planet books**. They will give you an overview first, then use the listed URL to search further information. **A key heading to take note of is SIGHTS**. To source a book remember: Title - in full, Author, Edition,Publisher and page number.

Useful destination websites Fiji [] Cook Islands [] Vanuatu [] Samoa [] Tonga [] French Polynesia [] New Caledonia []

__**Events**__ [|South Pacific] [|Fiji] [|Cook Islands]

__//**ELEMENT THREE**//__

3.1 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

Use this document for your answers

Use the [|House of Travel] Website for the following countries : (Remember to click on flight details for flight duration / time taken)
 * Please write or paste the url of any other websites you use**

__Alternative websites that fly Pacific Routes:__ [|Air New Zealand] [|Air Pacific] [|Air Vanuatu] [|Polynesia Blue] [|Qantas] [|Air Tahiti Nui] [|Air Calin]


 * __Fiji__** (need 2 carriers)
 * __Cook Islands__** (need 2 carriers)
 * __Port Vila Vanuatu__** seem to have the most flights on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday (need 2 carriers)

Unfortunately flights to and from **__Tonga__** do not depart every day. Please check that your selected flights are on one of the following days: Departing: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday (need 2 carriers)

Unfortunately flights to and from (**__French Polynesia)__ __Papeete, Tahiti__** do not depart every day. Please check that your selected flights are on one of the following days: Departing: Sunday, Tuesday or Friday (need 3 carriers)

Unfortunately flights to and from **__(New Caledonia)__ __Noumea__** do not depart every day. Please check that your selected flights are on one of the following days: Departing: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (need 2 carriers)

[|World Airrport Codes] select the letter of the country you are searching and scroll down till you see it

3.2 DOMESTIC FLIGHTS


 * __Use this word document for your answers!__** You must do Fiji, Cook Islands and two of the islands you chose previously

Or use: [|Pacific Oceans Airports]
 * Please write or paste the url of any websites you use**
 * If you are having difficulty finding the airport codes do a google search: (name of country) domestic airports**

__Domestic Airlines of Fiji__ [|Air Fiji] [|Pacific Sun] [|Sun Air]

Domestic Airlines of Cook Islands [|Air Rarotonga][]

[|Cook Island Airport Codes]You need to give the IATA codes [|Flights from Rarotonga to Penrhyn]

Domestic Airlines of Vanuatu: (need 1) [|Air Vanuatu]

Domestic Airport codes withing Vanuatu

Domestic schedules were found at this site []

Domestic schedule within Vanuatu Ipoto = Ipota

Domestic Airlines of French Polynesia: [|Air Tahiti]

Domestic Airlines of New Caledonia: [|Air Caledonie]

Click on the flight schedule tab The title 'Jour' means day of the week Isle de Pines in the 'horaires_periode_8 New Caledonia.pdf is Ile des pins Oyem in above document is mispelt it should be 'Ovea"

Domestic Airlines of Tonga: [|Real Tonga]

3.3 TRANSFERS Use the Lonely Planet South Pacific book and check out the 'Getting there and around' and list as your resource Ask your teacher to show you the Fiji, Cook Islands video which has transfer information Use the links belows [|Fiji] [|Cook Islands] [|New Caledonia] [|Tonga] [|French Polynesia] [|Vanuatu]

__**ELEMENT 4**__

4.1 RENTAL VEHICLES

USE A DIFFERENT CAR RENTAL COMPANY FOR EACH COUNTRY!!!!

__**Definitions**__ Depot Locations are where you pick up and drop off your vehicle

Rental Inclusions could be things such as unlimited mileage, 24 hr road side assistance

Insurance could be third party or fully comprehensive. It may or may not have excesses. Write about this

Loyalty Programmes are discounts that you may recieve for using the company frequently. It could also be discounts that you recieve in conjunction with other companies for example if I fly with Qanatas then I might get discounts on specified hotels

Extra hire Items are things that I would pay for on top of the vehicle hireage eg baby seats, gps etc

A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO FIND INFORMATION IS ON THE FAQ's (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)

Extra hire items are things such as baby seats, gps, ski racks and chains etc

Use this document first before attempting the assessment

Use the Lonely planet book for information

[|Fiji]

[|Rarotonga] [|Avis]

Vanuatu [|Go to rent] [|Go Vanuatu Santo]

Tonga [|Lonely Planet] [|Avis]

French Polynesia [|Europcar] [|Avis / Pacific Car]

__Avis__ [|Locations] Rental Inclusions [|Insurance] [|Loyalty Programmes] [|Partnerships] [|Extra Hire Items] [|Avis Cares]

New Caledonia [|Lonely Planet:] [|Europcar:]

ELEMENT 4.2

Identify and name two (2) different types of accommodation providers

Accommodation types

Read these definitions

Use this document before starting on the assessment

Use the Tourism Wikispace: ‘Useful destination websites’ listed under Element 2

[|Fiji] Select the Blue tab at the top 'Places to Stay' [|Cook Islands] [|New Caledonia] [|Tonga]

__**ELEMENT 5.1**__

Travel Products

Travel products include any travel – related product that a visitor may pre-purchase prior to leaving NZ. The best place to research information on travel products to the Pacific Islands is through travel brochures. Travel brochures will often include a wide range of suppliers (the companies that provide the travel product). Some brochures may just be dedicated to one supplier, for example ‘Oz Experience’ others may include a number of different suppliers.

To reference a brochure look for the following: Title, Year, Publisher (you will find this either on the back page or inside the front cover). Make sure that you check the currecncy of the brochures.

Examples of suppliers based on the class brochures are: Adventure World Jsaons www.awesomefiji.com Harvey World Travel Creative Holidays Feejee Experience United Travel Cook Islands Travel Air Vanuatu

There are 5 Tourism sectors: Accommodation, Transportation, Sales Distribution, Attractions and activities, Visitor Services __**//CHOOSE a total of 4 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS from different tourism sectors//**__ There are a wide range of travel products that could include any of the following: · Accommodation · Sightseeing tours and cruises · Admission to attractions and theme parks · Transport including transfers, rental cars, coach passes and land transport tickets · Special event tickets

Judgement statement __**Four (4) different travel products**__ which can be __**prepurchased in New Zealand**__ are correctly identified • The travel products must have come from two (2) different suppliers who are correctly identified • Travel products may include but are not limited to: accommodation, transfers, travel passes, sightseeing, show tickets (If choosing accommodation or transfers information must cover the points listed previously that are required for those topics)

[|Time zones]
 * __ELEMENT 6__**
 * __TIME DIFFERENCES 6.1 [[file:Time Differences Students.doc]][[file:tourismkhs/Time Differences Students.doc|Time Differences Students.doc]]__**

NB:Do not use the LONELY PLANET regarding time as it is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) not on NZ [|Daylight Savings in NZ] [|Daylight Savings Around the World 2014]

Use the Lonely Planet books or website [|Lonely Planet: Pacific] Choose the country you wish to find out about by selecting the first letter of the country's name In the middle left, select 'Practical information'. Once this has been selected you have the option to choose Money and costs, Health and Safety, Visa and travel insurance
 * __TRAVEL INFORMATION 6.2__**

Fiji [|Lonely Planet]Scoll down the page till you find the heading 'Need to know' [|Cook Islands] [|Things to know] [|Lonely Planet]Scoll down the page till you find the heading 'Need to know' [|New Caledonia] Tonga [|Lonely Planet] Scoll down the page till you find the heading 'Need to know' [|Google] 'tipping in (Country of your choice)' to find information




 * __CLIMATIC CONDITIONS 6.3 [[file:6.3 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.docx]]__**
 * Pacific Islands have these seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and some also or only have dry and wet season be very careful.**

[|Climate of the world]
 * TROPICAL SEASON, HOT AND COLD ARE NOT SEASONS!!!!**
 * Use the climate of the world site as it has summer and winter for all countries studied**

Go to [|Weatherbase] statistics Select a country Ensure that the weather is using the metric system of degrees celcius (top right corner) //minimum temperature: Use the average low temperature.// //maximum temperature: Use the average high temperature.// //average// rainfall/ precipitation: //Make sure you have mentioned a measurement eg mm or cm//
 * Select the main city eg Suva**
 * //NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO REFERENCE TWO WEBSITES. THE FIRST WILL INDICATE THE SEASON, THE SECOND STATISTICS//**