Today we discussed the travel industry.  Meaning, anything like trains, planes, and automobiles and everything in-between.  The amount of money spent in this industry is amazing and the number of people who travel for tourism purposes is astounding.  And it keeps growing. 

The students did an exercise in class where they had to get themselves from Harlaxton to Pape'ete, Tahiti.  The couldn't just jump on a direct flight from Heathrow to Pape'ete, but rather needed to use multiple forms of transportation.  The trip takes many hours and is not inexpensive, as one might expect.  However, with this in combination with everyone's experience in getting from the States to England, we understand that much more the breadth and depth of the travel industry.

At the end of class today the students took a quiz.  They are getting college credit, after all.  Now it's on to the three day weekend where many students will be on the trip to London.  I'm sure they will come back loving their experiences.

Next week includes greater information regarding lodging, food & beverage services, and various businesses that help provide services for travelers.  In addition, we will travel to some local areas to look at tourism activities.  We will be in Harlaxton Village, Grantham, York, Cambridge, and Lincoln.  It will be an exciting and busy week.