Unit 8 - Plan a multi-centre tour - P5, M3 - Long-haul Travel Destinations

BTEC Level 3 Travel and Tourism - Unit 8 - Long-haul Travel Destinations P5, M3 - Achieved all A country or tourist area should be chosen for P5. Examples of countries in which a tour could be constructed include Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Peru; and examples of an area could include California and south-east Asia. A multi-centre tour would normally be expected to contain at least four centres. (A centre is a main stop within the itinerary.)The tour should be presented in the format of an itinerary to include transport arrangements to and from the UK and between the centres. It should also include details of accommodation to be used en route and at each centre, any car hire, excursions or trips pre-booked as well as a summary of the attractions and events available to the visitor at each centre. The tour should be constructed by the learner and not merely copied from an existing tour in a brochure. Learners will also be required to provide evidence of their individual research into the tour to support the achievement of this criterion. Tutors should provide specific details of the visitor profile, including budget (low/high economy etc), motivation for the trip, visitor type and restrictions. It is not necessary to cost the tour in full; however, cost will have to be considered when choosing appropriate accommodation or transport and when providing justification of the choices for M3. It is essential that learners use a wide variety of reference sources (as suggested in the delivery guidance) and, to satisfy P5, they are required to provide a bibliography listing their sources. All research must be edited and presented in the learners’ own words. It is also necessary to provide referencing throughout their work. To achieve M3, learners must justify the choices they have made for all aspects of a planned tour, reflecting the requirements set out in the visitor profile. This could be done verbally or in written format. Detailed reference sources will provide evidence for independence and this should be confirmed via a witness statement. Any evidence presented verbally, including presentations, must be supported by detailed observation sheets that clearly show how the respective grading criteria have been achieved. (Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Nationals specification in Travel and Tourism – Issue 1 – June 2010 © Edexcel Limited 2010)