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https://blog.hutong-school.com/where-do-dragons-and-boats-meet-chinas-oldest-festival/

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Climate change in China is having major effects on the economy, society and the environment.[1] China is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, through an energy infrastructure heavily focused on fossil fuels and coal. Also, other industries, such as a burgeoning construction industry and industrial manufacturing contribute heavily to carbon emissions.

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https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2021/02/stay-home-during-chinese-new-year/

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HONG KONG 9 February 2021: China's week-long public holiday for Chinese New Year begins 11 February, and it appears that the Year of the Ox will kick off with many families having to stay put due to the current travel restrictions, ForwardKeys reports.

Looking at China's current and future tourism market, ForwardKeys and Dragon Trail Interactive teamed up to examine flight booking trends and travel marketing campaigns. They concluded Chinese New Year travel was on a pause.

"There were high hopes for travel during this typically popular period, especially after a strong travel recovery in the domestic sector by the end of Q3 2020.

"But local COVID-19 outbreaks have resulted in official policies throughout the country requiring people not to leave the areas where they live, and as such travel bookings have dropped dramatically."

Domestic travel based on the number of tickets issued to travel within China for the Chinese New Year monitored period last December was 57.3% down from the same period in 2019.

"Now, with all the tickets that have been issued as of 28 January, it is down by 75.9%," reported ForwardKeys China market expert Nan Dai.

Travel agencies have been restricted from selling group tours or packages to high- or medium-risk areas, and some tourist attractions have closed.

"As of 18 January, air and rail departures from Beijing over the Spring Festival period were already down by 43% compared to 2020, and 69% compared to 2019.

Last week, the National Railway Group reported that tickets for the three days from 28 to 30 January were only a quarter of what they were in 2020, and tickets for the 31 were down by 75%," said Dragon Trail Interactive associate director of communications, Sienna Parulis-Cook.

Looking at WeChat marketing for international hotel brands (tracked weekly by Dragon Trail Interactive) over the past two months, the main promotional theme was "Sun or Snow." This means the very extensive promotion of wintery, ski-oriented destinations in north-eastern China, as well as the tropical island climate and tax-free shopping in the south, in Hainan.

This was demonstrated by the issued tickets leading up to the Chinese New Year before the new strains of COVID-19 appeared, and authorities placed the travel restrictions between provinces.

"Travel to southern parts of China with warmer weather and fewer new cases witnessed the most advanced bookings. Guangdong tops the list, and Hainan jumps to the second place with 33% recovery in ticket volume as of 14 January," said Dai.

The team at Dragon Trail monitored online a host of activities by five-star hotels promoting the south or north. Marriott published an article on WeChat in January recommending the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, skiing in Changbaishan and Chongli, and winter beauty in Changchun. A recent report by travel website Qyer.com listed Changbaishan, a mountainous area in Jilin Province, as 2020's 8th fastest-growing travel destination in China.

Shangri-la also promoted hotels in Harbin in December, and Ibis promoted Changchun and Harbin. At the same time, Hilton publicized its extensive selection of properties throughout China, as well as dreamy holidays in Sanya, Hainan.

The international hotel brand to promote this "Sun or Snow" concept most heavily for winter tourism was the InterContinental Hotels Group. In December, they published posts offering a choice between a tropical winter break in Hainan, and snowy travel in the north of China. Then on 4 January, they again integrated this concept into an interactive post showing how much better 2021 would be compared to 2020. In 2020, they showed through illustrations that you were stuck at home. In 2021, you'll be surfing in Sanya or learning to ski.

The optimism was premature. There's still some push for Hainan travel. On 1 February, the Sanya government announced that travellers from low-risk areas with a green Hainan health QR code wouldn't need to take a PCR test before visiting the island.

At the end of January, Marriott was still promoting "little family reunions" in Hainan, and Shangri-la Sanya rolled out Chinese New Year family packages while stressing its high hygiene standards.

"The biggest Chinese New Year travel trend in 2021 will certainly be the staycation," said Parulis-Cook. "Trip.com Group (Ctrip) reported that Spring Festival staycation bookings were up 260%, with searches for local travel up by 40%. 80% of their users will stay local over Chinese New Year, they said, with increases all over the country."

(Source: Forwardkeys)

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HONG KONG 9 February 2021: China's week-long public holiday for Chinese New Year begins 11 February, and it appears that the Year of the Ox will kick off with many families having to stay put due to the current travel restrictions, ForwardKeys reports.

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Did the following slides:
1)Introduction to Asia Pacific
2)Motivations of travel
-Business travel, Attractions
3)Transport Accessibility
-Thailand has many modes of transportation
4)Transport considerations
-Car/tuk-tuk transport
-Bus/Coach transport
-Water-related transport (Ferries and boats)
-Rail Transport (BTS Sky Train)
5)App exploration
Attractions:
6)Editing and adding in aesthetics of PowerPoint slides
7)Climate season to travel
-North Asia
-South-east Asia
-New Zealand and Australia
-South Asia
8)Seasonal Activities in Asia-Pacific
1) Snorkeling in Australia
2)Cherry Blossom Viewing in South Korea
3)Hiking and trekking in Japan
4)Whale watching in New Zealand
9)Did the write-up of the selected slides that I have done

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https://images.mapsofworld.com/allwonders/wat-pho-thailand.jpg

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2a) Identifying and labelling of capitals and cities in the map completed with eileen

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Description for all Asian countries:
China
Japan
Singapore
South Korea.

Researched and found one Iconic Landmarks and attractions: The Great wall

Did the description for all iconic attractions and landmarks: The Great wall
The dead sea
Kuang Si Falls
Paro Taktsang
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Fakarava
Sydney Opera House
Hobbiton.

Did the description for geological features:
Mount everest
the gobi desert
Murrumbidgee river

Did the description for events:
Chinese new year
Holi
Songkran Festival
Khovsgol Lake Ice Festival
Moomba festival
pasifika festival
Mask festival
Darwin Regatta festival.

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Pacific!

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The Chinese New Year, is the grandest festival in China. Its festivities are marked by red lanterns, blaring fireworks, banquets, and parades. Red symbolizes luck and happiness and can be seen everywhere. People will wear it in celebration, hoping it will bring prosperity and ward off negativity.

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The Thai new year starts on 13-15 April.  It is a celebration of new life and new beginnings. The word Songkran means a change of movement of the sun in the sky. Songkran is celebrated by everyone, with street parties featuring loud music and a giant friendly water fight. Water symbolizes washing away the previous year so people can get ready for the next.

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1) Question 2,3 and 4
2) Powerpoint slides and google sites
3) Video creating, editing, recording from start to finish
4) Project aesthetics

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Finished scripting, filming, editing, producing video!

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Hard at work editing and recording!!!

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Update: We planned out the entire video from scratch, which includes the script, the activities (which links to the itinerary) etc...

We tried to be as creative and fun as possible so that our target market would be attracted to this video, engaging and luring them to view our package.

In addition, Juna and I went down in person to places around Singapore that represent our activities done in Thailand.

We had a fun experience videoing and exploring those places and we hope you enjoy the video too!
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1. Question 1 and 3
2. Powerpoint slides (draft for my answers above^)
3. The video (video making process, from start to end)
4. Editing and cleaning up for final google site.

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Tourist regions of Bangkok

Researched and found key tourist region of Bangkok:
The Grand Palace
Wat Suthat
The National Museum of Bangkok
the Giant swing

Did the description and write-up for key tourist region of Bangkok:
The Grand Palace
Wat Suthat
The National Museum of Bangkok
the Giant swing

Leisure activities in Bangkok

Researched and found leisure activities for Bangkok:
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Siam Area
Lumpini Park

Did the description and write-up for key tourist regions of Bangkok:
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Siam Area
Lumpini Park

Did write-up ONLY for Accommodations
Designed the slides for the tourist accommodations

Add ons for travel considerations:

Beware of scammers, many like to target tourists especially younger ones

Have a good map when traveling in Bangkok

When shopping in Bangkok, if an item has no set price, do negotiate with the seller on the price, if the negotiated price is unacceptable, walk away. Hence, you should definitely bring out your good negotiation skills when going on a trip to Bangkok.

Be alert when a stranger approaches you, at times, these strangers may seem polite but they are kidnappers.

When taking a taxi, make sure the driver turns his meter on, this is because many drivers tend to cheat the passenger by making them pay extra. If the driver is unwilling to cooperate, leave and find another one.

Make sure to have cash with you as the Thai market is mostly cash-based

Designed the slides for Travel considerations

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Designed travel itinerary with swee fen and Juna

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Went down in the early morning to the wet market below my block to get some footage!

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Recorded and downloaded some audio files for our video!

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Rushed down to the airport after our CICT Presentation to get some footage!

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Sher and I met up on this very chilly afternoon to get footage of bugis street, National Museum of Singapore, Takashimaya, Orchard Rd

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Ideation, scripting, commenced

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Social: Pop Culture ( topics that bond society)

Idol Music,Dramas/Shows, Fashion

Idol Music: Thailand (4EVE), Japan (AKB48), China (THE9) , Korea (BTS)

Dramas/Shows: Girl From Nowhere (Thailand), Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Japan), Chuang 2020(China), Penthouse (Korea)

Fashion: Harajuku Style (Japan), Hanfu (China), Kpop Fashion (Korea), Tie Dye prints (Thailand)

The prevalence of such popular culture on social media sites such as TikTok and Instagram, piques the interest of the general public as they discover the media projections of different countries within the same region.

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Bangkok :

Population: 9.27 million,  the country's most populous metropolis.

Capital, as well as its main port.

Cultural and commercial center

Lone cosmopolitan city in a country of small towns and villages.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Bangkok

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2a) identify capitals and cities
Asia: Mongolia, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, China
Pacific: Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

Key business cities
Asia: Beijing Shanghai, Tokyo, Busan, Singapore
Pacific: Sydney, Melbourne, Suva, Auckland, Port Moresby

2b) Iconic landmarks and key attractions
Asia:
•Paro Taktsang, Bhutan Thailand

•Kuang Si Falls, Laos
•Dead sea, Israel (Asia)

Pacific:

Sydney Opera House

Hobbiton

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identified locations on the map with ying xuan

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another oneeee

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Budget:

Budget Hotel, Guesthouses, Bungalows, Hostels (Has wifi, in close proximity to affordable eats and shopping. Price: 150Baht-1,500Baht per night depending on your needs)

Conventional:

Tourist Hotels (Marriot,Sheraton, Boutique Hotels. Price ranges from 600Baht to 6000Bahth, depending on the level of luxury)

Unique:

National parks and camping, Homestays (Be one with Thailand’s nature and attractions or live with the locals and explore an experience that is unique to Thailand. Price ranges from 60Baht to 700 Baht per night)

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1. Bring insect repellents, sunscreen and choose street food wisely

2. By law, visitors must have all sorts of identification with them.(Passport, IC, driver’s license)

3. Only drink bottled water.

4. Bring along medications. Some medications not available in Bangkok.

5. Do not ride motorcycles. Thailand ; 2nd most dangerous roads in the world, many reckless drivers & many motorcycle incidents.

6. Gambling is illegal.

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2c) Major geographical and geological features: (Mountain, Desert, and River)
Asia: Mount Everest
Asia: Gobi Desert
Pacific: Murrumbidgee River ​

2d)  special events
Asia:
Songkran water festival
Chinese new year
Khovsgol Lake Ice Festival
Holi

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Explain demand features relating to social, cultural and economic factors of the tourism industry
Culture: Tea traditions

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Entertainments in Bangkok:
ICONSIAM Mall

Lumphini Park

The Artist's House

Snake Farm (Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute)

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question 2
question 3
app exploration
editing of slides and word document
google site

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2a) Added in key business cities:
Asia (with eileen): Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo
New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington
Fiji - Suva
Papua New Guinea - Lae
Australia - Melbourne

2b) added iconic landmarks and key attractions:

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, Philipines

Sydney Opera House

Hobbiton

2d) special events
pacific:

Moomba Festival (one of the oldest in the world)

Pasifika Festival

- Where representatives from eleven nations gather together once a year in Auckland to celebrate and demonstrate their differences and to share, through song and dance, food and drink, what makes each of them unique.

Mask Festival

Darwin Regatta festival

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- explanation of demand features relating to cultural factors on tea tradition completed with eileen

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Attractions:

Tilleke & Gibbins Museum of Counterfeit Goods

Mahanakhon Skywalk

Jim Thompson House Museum

Kamthieng House Museum

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Question 2 and 3
App Exploration
Editing of slides

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>Asia is the largest continent on planet earth by far and surrounded by the Arctic Ocean(North), the Pacific Ocean(East), the Indian Ocean(South).

>China is the largest country in the Asia Pacific up to today. Asia-Pacific consists of 64 countries and contains more than two-thirds of the world’s population.

>Asia-Pacific (APAC) is part of the world and is located near the western Pacific Ocean.

>The Asia-Pacific region varies in area, but it generally includes regions like Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, North Asia, Pacific Islands and the Russian Far East.

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Business Travel- large-scale business exhibitions and events:
1) 2019 Southeast Asia Conference (Held in Thailand)
2) China-South Asia Expo (Held in China)

Attractions- The Sky Tower (Man-made attraction) tallest structure in New Zealand, Auckland.

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Chose 5 regions in Asia-Pacific to talk about

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7) Qn 1-Climate (Best travel season in Asia Pacific)

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7) Qn 1-Climate (Best travel season in Asia Pacific)

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>The five regions are Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and lastly South Asia.
>I have talked about some good seasons and months to travel to Asia-Pacific as well as it's temperature during those period.
>I have also mentioned the different countries in the 5 regions of Asia-Pacific.

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Examples of seasonal activities to do in Asia-Pacific

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8) Seasonal Activities to do in Asia-Pacific

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8) Seasonal Activities to do in Asia-Pacific

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Summer- Snorkeling, in Australia
Autumn- Hiking/trekking in Japan
Spring- Cherry Blossom Viewing in South Korea
Winter- Whale watching in New Zealand

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Examples of the different modes of transportation

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3) Qn 4- Transport Accessibility in Thailand 

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3) Qn 4- Transport Accessibility in Thailand 

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In Thailand, transportation is very accessible, convenient and efficient with many different modes of transport, including highways, sky trains, coaches, buses, boats, ferries, tuk-tuk, multicolored taxis and airplanes.

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Some factors of considerations in Thailand's transportation

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Over at this image, I have categorized the different types of transportation and listed some factors of consideration which are cost, safety, frequency, distance and comfort. This table can provide the necessary information such as whether the costs are affordable or how frequent the services are or even its transportation safety and comfort levels, all to help travelers to consider which transportation is best suited for them.

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An example of an attraction I did in the Google My Map App

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I have done the description, opening hours, tickets information and the images of the following attractions: The Royal Grand Palace, National Museum Bangkok, Giant Swing, Wat Suthat.
Secondly, I have did the following reasons with Larry on how travelers can make use of the App Exploration (Google My Map): 1) Travelers can get the directions to different attractions and places. 2) Brief description of the marked places can help travelers with a better understanding of the place.

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Designed travel brochure with elieen, swee fen and juna

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App exploration

Novotel Bangkok Platinum Pratuam Hotel
Taling chan Floating market
Srinagarinda Train Market
AfterYou Dessert Cafe
Bar-B-Q Resort

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Created the draft slides for the group
Created a google doc for the group to do the notes to go along with the slides
Embed slides, app, our group's travel itinerary and brochure