INVESTIGATING LEISURE AND TOURISM – UK TRAVEL WORKSHEET Use your travel knowledge, plus extra research if needed, to help you complete this worksheet. 1. In column two of the table, write the code for each of the airports listed.
Airport Name
Table of some major UK airports Code Nearest UK Seaport
Nearby family attraction
London Heathrow London Gatwick London Stansted London Luton Manchester Leeds/Bradford Belfast International Birmingham East Midlands Cardiff Glasgow International 2. Use the blank map to mark the location of each of the major UK airports listed in the table. 3. In column three of the table, write the name of the UK seaport that is nearest to each airport, and then mark the location on the map. 4. In column four of the table, write the name of a major family attraction that is near each airport, and then mark the location on the map. Springboard Education at: http://education.springboarduk.net and http://resource-gateway.co.uk To contact us directly email: education@springboarduk.org.uk
5. On your map, now mark the locations and names of other UK airports you know that are not listed in the table. (Make sure that you have marked on your map the two airports nearest to where you live.) 6. Choose the two airports nearest to where you live. Carry out research to find out and compare the costs, travel times, ease of travelling to each airport from your home town by: • Road • Rail • Air 7. Describe any similarities and differences between your two chosen airports e.g. locations, size, flight destinations, on-site amenities, car park provision etc. 8. You are doing a work placement in a local travel agency. Which airport would you recommend to each of these customers, and which method of travel to that airport? You will need to explain the reasons for your recommendations. • • • • •
An elderly couple wanting a package holiday to Greece A business person wanting to book for next week a same day return flight to Berlin for a lunchtime meeting in the city centre A family of two adults with two children aged 3 and 5 wanting to book a winter flight to Orlando, Florida, for a two week, self catering holiday A group of students aged 16-18 and their teacher going on a one week field trip camping in the South of France A middle aged Belgian living in the UK who has to get back to Belgium as soon as possible and by tomorrow morning at the very latest.
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