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Tourism notes Atlantic Canada consists of Nova Scotia - Halifax New Brunswick - Fredricton Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John’s NOVA SCOTIA: Cabot trail - cape Breton - Nova Scotia Cape Breton Highlands National Park Cocoon Tree bed at ingonish beach Alexander Graham bell museum Bad Baddeck 1960 destroyed and rebuild — fortress of Louis bird, cape Breton Grand Pre National Park Halifax Waterfront Maritime museum of the Atlantic - Halifax - deals with artifacts - example titanic artifacts. Halifax citadel Peggy’s cove The Swissair memorial - flight 111 Lunenburg, NS Bluenose 11 NEW BRUNSWICK: Tidal war on the coast line - Moncton Old city market - St John Reversing Falls Magnetic hill - Moncton Hope well rocks - best place to see the low/high tide

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: You can explore the island in one day Confederation bridge - connects New Brunswick to PEI - costs $50 Known for red soil and potatoes Anne of green gables plays at the confederation arts center in Charlottetown

Cavendish beach - 8 Green gables and its famous literacy resident, Anne with an e NEWFOUNDLAND: North Sydney to port aux New Brunswick - 6 hours If you are coming onto the island, you have an option to be Screeched in George st - the two long streets filled with nothing but bars Jellybean row Whale and bird watching Signal Hill - first radio transmission 1901 Skerwink Trail - great Views Grow morning national park L’anse aux Reconstructed long house Town of gander - was known for its airport

October 3rd 2019 - TOUR10003 - Marian VANDERWOUDE Destinations the americas 1. What is the capitals of Connecticut - Hartford 2. What is the largest lake shared with canada - Lake Superior 3. What is the highest point in the us - mount Denali 4. The national park that is home to old faithful - Yellowstone national park 5. Where are the wight mountains - new hampered 6. Acadia national park is in what state - Maine 7. Bostons public transportation system is called - the T 8. What family build the breakers Man- where is it (state) - Vanderbilt’s - rhode island 9. What is Vermont known for -dairy, maple syrup, Ben and Jerrys ice cream 10. What is the 2.5 mile walking tour that showcases historic site in Boston - freedom trail 11. What are the 2 island located off of cape cod called - Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Mid- Atlantic/New York and New Jersey Washington DC major gateways IAD - Washington Dulles DCA - Ronald Reagan National BWI - Baltimore Washington Int’l Washington is between Maryland and Virginia Potomac River (nations river) - runs through DC Smithsonian Castle And the Smithsonian’s Museums

- 141 million objects - 14 different museums all in one building - Zoo - Art gallery Arlington Cemetery is across the river and you can see 1 2 3 - it is also where JFK is buried - 612 acres - 250k graves in the cemetery - from WW1 WW2 Vnm Pennsylvania - Harrisburg (cap) Largest City is Philly Pine creek Gorge - 76kms Long and over 1600kms deep Appl mountains Allegheny mountains PHILADELPHIA Independence Hall - Deceleration of independence - Constitution was drafted - US flag was agreed here Liberty Bell - created in England - Reconstructed after broken - 1986 second crack - Replica was given to every state - 2000lbs Delaware River Lancaster PA - known for Amish - Also known for Mennonite Gettysburg - know for the Battle of Gettysburg ( ran for 2 full days ) - 51k soldiers were killed in the battle - Abraham Lincoln delivers his famous speech (4 scores) - Gettysburg Cemetery Hershey Park PA - Hershey’s chocolate founded in 1894 Flight 93 Memorial - one is the planes that went down on 9/11 (didn’t make it, was taken over by passengers)

New York - Albany - large river - runs north - Catskills mountain - Finger lakes - Adirondack mountains Ringer lakes - 11 long lakes that look like fingers - Waterfalls - Lots of outdoor activities Corning Museums of glass - part of the finger lakes Watkins glam state park - Finger lakes National baseball hall of fame NEW YORK CITY NYC major gateways - JFK - John F Kennedy - EWR - Newark - LGA - LaGuardia Manhattan Statue of Liberty - Liberty Island Empire State Building - tallest building in NYC - 442 meters tall - 86 flights of stairs Broadway st - you can see the high line Flatiron Building - Located at 5th ave Broadway Time Square Brooklyn bridge - 14 years to build Grand central Terminal - 3 -1930 was build Central Park - 778 acres in the city

Greenwich village - Cafes cozy rest. Rockefeller square and 20 Rock - NBC today show is located here - And the Rockefeller Christmas show - Ice rink - Radio city Music Hall Western states

California - Sacramento the golden state The name (California) was given in 1968 California has a bit of everything - sandy beaches - Coastal mountains - Central Valley - Sierra Nevada - Mojave desert - Mountain peaks My Whitney - CA’s Highest Point Major gateways: - Lost Angeles - LAX - San Francisco - SFO - San Diego - SAN Napa Valley and Sonoma Country are the grape growing regions in CA San Francisco - Two airports serve san Francisco - Fisher and Wharf, on the northern waterfront, is one of the city’s busiest tourist areas - Pier 39, Sea lions and looking out onto Alcatraz Alcatraz Island - located in the bay - 2km off of San Fran - 1934 - 1963 it was an active prison San Francisco still has running cable cars Typical San Francisco street - very Hilly - you can see Alcatraz in the bay Lombard street - is the most crookedest street in the world Golden Gate Bridge - 3km long - 6 lanes across with walking paths on each side San Fran has the oldest most established china town in the US

Muir National Park - 12 miles north from San Fran - Known for giant red wood trees - Lots of hiking trails - Protected - one of the arrest saved from foresters in the early 1900s Pacific coast highway state route #1 Moro bay to Monterey - 17 mile drive from Monterey bay - covers pebble bay - It only costs $500 US to shoot a round of gold here - Clint Eastwood was the mayor here in 1986 - 1988 Death Valley - the hottest place in the US - Located in eastern California - Drive 21 miles on a dirt road into Death Valley and you will find teakettle junction Yosemite national park - one of the top 5 national parks - Great for hiking and camping Los Angeles - the second largest city in the US (behind New York ) - Right beside the Pacific Ocean - Known for Hollywood - Hollywood studio tours fake neighbour hoods - Visit dead celebrities Venice beach - Santa Monica pier - Trauma should Chinese theatre - - where the handprints from the celebrities are - Hollywood walk of fame - 5km The original Disneyland - the original Disneyland opened in 1954 located in Anaheim Knotts Barry Farm opened in 1930 Rodeo Drive Catalina - popular day trip San Diego - Santiago is known for the san diamond zoo - close to Mexico - only 20 miles - Mission bay park - 27 miles of shore line - attracted up to millions of tourists per year South Dakota - known for the faces - Mount Rushmore - Faces of the four presidents - Avenue of flames - Created in 1927 - 1941 it was completed Wyoming - the worlds first national park - Yellowstone national park - created in 1872 - One of the 5 most visited national parks - Old faithful

Washington - Olympia - Has the space needle a 1962 world fair legacy - Mount saint helens - may 18th 1980 most destructive volcanic eruption Oregon - creates lake - seen on the costal drive in - Snake river - rooms a boarded between Oregon and Idaho - 16km wide Los Vegas - Vegas strip Four corner monument - Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona Arizona - phoenix - tombstone - known for Wild West - The London bridge in HAVASU CITY - Build in the early 1800s - Painted desert national park - known for its colours - Meteor crater - Grand Canyon - runs across the Colorado river - Mule trail - Grand Canyon sky walk - Monument valley - the largest reaching 300m above the valley floor Colorado - Denver - known as The mile high city - Aspen - known for skiing - Rocky Mountain national park - Pikes peak - located in the rocket mountains national park area. Transportation available to bring you up New Mexico - Santa Fe - Spanish colony founded in 1610 - the Sandra peace aerial tramway Utah - Salt Lake City - actual salty lake

1. What is the building called that houses the US government? Capitol 2. From this building, martin Luther gave his speech? The Lincoln monument 3. What is the one mile boulevard (strip) where all the monument are located? The Mall 4. Where is JFK buried? Arlington national cemetery 5. Where was the declaration adopted? Independence hall PA 6. Where can you visit the Amish in Pennsylvania? Lancaster PA 7. Where is the world’s largest chocolate company? Hershey 8. What is the area called that has 7 slender lakes? Finger lakes NY 9. What is the best attraction in New York City? Statue of liberty

10. What is the tallest building in New York City? Empire state building 11. What is urban park called in NYC? Central park 12. What city is home to the Miss America and has the monopoly game board? Atlantic Florida and southern states Florida – Tallahassee (Capitol) Beaches Atlantic coast * West palm * South beach * Daytona Beaches Pacific Coast * Fort Myers * St Petersburg * Bradenton Florida attracts a lot of people because of it beaches and cruise ports. Florida city averages can range from 67.1 – 75.2 (F) Florida is nicknamed the sunshine state. It also has numerous Thunderstorms and has one of the leads for the amount of lightning deaths. Mainly in Tampa. Tornado months April, May and June Hurricane season is June – November AIRPORT CODES: Orlando - MCO Miami - MIA Fort Lauderdale - FLL Tampa – TPA

South beach * known for its night life. Port of Miami * Known for its cruise ports. * Can hold up to 40 ships a day Florida Keys * 7 mile bridge – constructed as a railway bridge. Now is just a passenger bridge * US highway 1 runs through the keys * Great for scuba diving and snorkelling * Deep sea fishing Key West * Sothern most point of the USA * Closest spot to Cuba * Grounds at the Hemingway Home The Gulf coast (Tampa) * Bush gardens (the country’s largest Zoo) * Fort Myers, clear water Orlando

* Disney World * SeaWorld * Universal Resort St Augustine * Founded in 1565 * The Castillo (a fort, administered by the US government) Daytona Beach * Known from spring break * Car Racing * You can bring your cars right onto the beach

Cape Canaveral * Kennedy space center is located here * Launch base Everglades * North of Miami * Covers the whole Sothern tip of Florida * Drive from Naples to Florida on Highway 75 it takes 90 mins with 2 rest stops * Alligator Alley Panama * Not as visited because it is cooler weather Know all the states and come capitols for the Test Virginia – Richmond * Colonial Williamsburg * Shenandoah national Park – * Luray Caverns in Shenandoah NP – 90 min drive from Washington DC * Skyline drive 169km that runs from Front Royal to Rockfish Gap * Blue ridge parkway starts at Shenandoah national park to is ultimate end at the great Smokey national park Virginia Beach * Highly visited location North Carolina – Raleigh * Outer banks – a series of islands. where the first place was airborne * Cape hatters national seashore * Grandfather mountain (the largest peek – privately owned) holds a large suspension bridge South Carolina – Columbia * Hilton Head island – best beaches in the world * Myrtle beach – most visited beach on the Atlantic coast * Grand strand – Myrtle Beach Georgia – Atlanta * Deep south * Coke cola, home depo headquarters

Kentucky – Frankford * Mammoth cave national park 400km of caves * Unusual animals; white spiders Tennessee – Nashville * Country music hall of fame * Tennessee convention center * Martins BBQ joint * The district – lots of food and night life * Printers alley is a famous alley the goes back to the 1940s * Lynchburg – home of Jack Daniels * Memphis – known for alvis Presley * Graceland – is Memphis largest attraction * Beale st – Memphis (where the blues was born) * Great Smokey mountain national park Louisiana – Baton Rouge * New Orleans is the biggest city * French quarter * Bourbon st * Mardi gras Texas – Austin * The Alamo * San Antonio river walk * Dallas – known for cowboy hats and boots * JKF was killed *

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Agritourism - Agritourism or agrotourism, as it is defined most broadly, involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch. Agritourism has different definitions in different parts of the world, and sometimes refers specifically to farm stays, as in Italy. Common currency - A shared currency that is used by different geographic or political groups. The Euro is a common currency of nations in the European Union, and the United States dollar serves as a common currency for many regions of the world. Culinary tourism - Culinary tourism has been defined as “the pursuit of unique and memorable eating and drinking experiences.” By combining travel with these edible experiences, culinary tourism offers both locals and tourists alike an authentic taste of place. Ecotourism - tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife. Excursionist - The definition of an excursionist is a tourist or traveler. An example of an excursionist is someone taking a three-week tour of Europe. Foreign tourist - Foreign tourists are foreign persons admitted under tourist visas (if required) for purposes of leisure, recreation, holiday, visits to friends or relatives, health or medical treatment, or religious pilgrimage. Leakage - In the study of tourism, the leakage is the way in which revenue generated by tourism is lost to other countries' economies. Leakage may be so significant in some developing countries that it partially neutralizes the money generated by tourism. Le grand tour - The Grand Tour was the 17th- and 18th-century custom of a traditional trip of Europe undertaken by upper- class young European LGBT Tourism - Gay tourism or LGBT tourism is a form of niche tourism marketed to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. ... The slang term gaycation has come to imply a version of a vacation that includes a pronounced aspect of LGBT culture, either in the journey or destination. Medical tourism - the practice of traveling to a tourist destination with the main purpose of receiving some therapeutic treatment. Multiplier effect - a phenomenon whereby a given change in a particular input, such as government spending, causes a larger change in an output, such as gross domestic product. Same day visitors - A domestic same-day visitor is a domestic visitor who does not spend the night in the place visited. A same-day visitor stays less than 24 hours in the place/country visited, the arrival and the departure takes place within the same calendar day. Sector - an area or portion that is distinct from others. Spa tourism - Spa tourism is part of the wellness tourism in which the experience is associated with activities that involve health improvement through hydro- therapy or balneotherapy. ... A very popular but weakly supported hypothesis states that it is the acronym of the Latin “Sanitas per Aquam” (health through water or hydrotherapy). Tourism - the commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest. Tourist Dollars - Tourist Dollars. ... During periods of large capital flows induced by a combination of sluggish advanced economies, robust risk appetites, and highly stimulative central bank policies, emerging markets serve as destination for a huge pool of crossover funds, or what I refer to as tourist dollars. Travel deficit - A trade deficit is an amount by which the cost of a country's imports exceeds the cost of its exports...