What is the Travel Geography CD-ROM?

What can the CD-ROM do for me?

What information will the CD-ROM provide?

How long will the program take to complete?

How much will it cost?

What equipment will I need?

What is the Travel Geography CD-ROM?

A colourful and interactive way to learn about the world in relation to tourism.

Research has shown that "World Geography" is a mystery to many students. Furthermore, those already employed in the travel industry often require and would like additional knowledge. Imagine a disc which provides clear, concise information presenting the world in a lively, informative, colourful and interactive way and making learning more effective. Travel Geography CD-ROM assumes minimal knowledge on the part of the user and focuses down from worldwide perspectives to a finer level of country detail.

The CD-ROM sets out to give a broad geographical brush stroke, encompassing basic global topics and enhancing this with the benefits of different types of holiday. These are then linked to those European countries which can offer the chosen holiday type.

Who should use it?

Students studying travel and tourism, anyone involved in travel and anyone who would like to know more about this fascinating subject.

The program can be used in schools, colleges, in the travel industry or at home for:

• Travel company managers to increase staff knowledge
• Research into specific countries and destinations
• Research into types of holiday to understand the benefits of a given choice
• Reference, recommendations and holiday planning
• Finding answers to questions posed by tutors or customers
• Studying for the geography part of formal qualifications such as :NVQ/SVQ levels 2 or 3 in Travel Services; the Primary and Advanced levels of the ABTA Travel Agents Certificate (ABTAC) and ABTA Tour Operators Certificate (ABTOC)
• Compiling a portfolio of evidence. Documents prepared from the screen text and print-outs from the Self-assessment Questions can be gathered together to add to your portfolio of evidence
• Fun quizzes with colleagues or friends to enhance learning

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What can the CD-ROM do for me?

For the student or school leaver planning a career in travel, an extensive geographical knowledge is crucial and employers will be looking for a good grounding in the subject. Clients will feel more confident in booking with someone who has a knowledge of holiday destinations and is able to give detailed advice on holiday subjects. Those studying for an NVQ/SVQ in Travel Services will find that the CD-ROM provides invaluable information.

Travel Agents can use the program to increase the knowledge of new and experienced staff about many of the top holiday destinations, with the added facility of being able to show information on screen to customers.

Travel Consultants can enhance their knowledge of European travel destinations, matching destinations with customer needs.

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What information will the CD-ROM provide?

Disc 1 covers:

Disc 2 covers:

Global Topics including location of continents, countries, oceans and seas, time zones, languages and climates.

Tourist Options explains the various types of holiday including beach, city, winter sports, activity, scenic, safari and cruising, along with the merits of each type, and highlight those areas in the world where they may be enjoyed.

These options are then linked to "Countries of The World", which can be found on Disc 2, featuring many popular European countries in a fact file format.

European country fact files featuring more than 35 countries, principalities and states.

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Each fact file provides:

• An introduction to the country, its geographical relationship to its neighbours and main languages spoken.
• Tourist Options - identifying the sort of tourist facilities that may be found in that country and featuring the main places of interest and attractions. The tourist facilities, in turn, can be related to the Tourist Option headings on Disc 1.
• Information about:
  • The unit of currency in use.
  • The weather conditions that are encountered throughout the year.
  • International scheduled and charter airports, together with their three letter codes, crucial for people working in the travel industry.
  • Seaports, used by ferry services or cruise ships
  • Cities and towns that are popular with tourists, including details of the main tourist attractions.
  • Time zones

Facilities available to you

Assess your progress

Progress can be monitored with the aid of varied activities that are interspersed through each section and Self-Assessment Questions at the end of each section. Each question is marked and a final score for that section calculated. Results of the test can be printed out.

Tools

A glossary of geographical terms supports the program and there is a useful built-in word processor for making notes or creating documents. Most of the program's screen text is included and you can copy this text directly into the word processor or to the clipboard, ready for pasting into any part of a document for editing and/or printing.

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How long will the program take to complete?

The Travel Geography program is very flexible. To work through the program from beginning to end will require several hours and progress will be made in a logical order. However, as each section is self contained it is possible to dip into either of the CDs to elicit particular pieces of information or to simply study in any order that you wish.

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How much will it cost?

Details on request from Sales Support on 01483 765303 or e-mail salesandexams@ttctraining.co.uk

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What equipment will I need?

Minimum specification 486 33MHz processor with 8mb RAM.