1. TRIP PLANNING:
NEW YORK CITY
Group #2:
Kim, Dom, Hana, Jamila and Sammy

2. Project Guidelines:
Imagine that you are working in a travel agency, a couple who are similar to your
parents wants a travel proposal for a four day (three nights) vacation during the
Christmas holiday.
Choose a destination first in your group (has to be agreed by all of group members).
Money does not come easy; The travel budget for this couple is $1,400 to $1,600.
However, it does not necessarily mean that you always have to choose the cheapest
air fare, hotels, or restaurants, etc.
Since you are stuck on the Temple campus, the only information source available to
you is the Internet.

3. 1. What kinds of websites you and your group members have used to
search for information. Is there any pattern in your information search
(e.g., what kinds of websites you use to begin the search and what
websites provide relevant information for different aspects of your trip,
such as airfare, attractions, activities, etc.)?
2. What kinds of websites do you find more useful compared to others?
Why?
3. Have you encountered any difficulties while searching? How do you
think the information providers should improve?

4. Kim’s Trip Planning:
References:
www.bing.com/maps/?form=Z9LH9
http://nyc.taxiwiz.com/?lang=en
http://nyctourist.com/
http://www.rockefellercenter.com/
http://www.folkartmuseum.org/

5. Kim’s Trip Planning:
1. Above are the websites I used. I started off using bing search engine to
find ideas of what activities I wanted to plan in my trip. I also used bing
maps to get a layout of the city and see where different planned activities
were in comparison with the hotel I had my people stay in. All my websites
had relevant and useful information.
2. I found all my websites to be helpful except for www.nyctourist.com. I
thought it was confusing and unorganized. It had too many ads.
3. I did not encounter any difficulties.

6. Dom’s Trip Planning:
Resources:
www.google.com
www.marriot.com
www.amnh.org
www.latitudebarnyc.com

7. Dom’s Trip Planning:
1. Used basic search engines to come up with a list of possible choices. From there
looked at a few of the top results and searched for the best deal/price ranges that I
was looking for. I used google to search from and from there used the websites
specific to the establishment
2. I think the most useful ones are the actual establishments websites because they
provide detailed information about event/menus/the establishment as a whole. The
also provide for the most part hours of operations and prices for their services as
opposed to websites that offer packages where you may just get an overview of the
specific establishments that you will be visiting.
3. With the available resources on the internet today I don't think there is much
difficulty when searching for anything. It's easy to find sites that offer package deals
and once paid packages that make planning vacations a lot easier.

8. Hana’s Trip Planning:
Resources:
About the Hotel and Attractions close-by:http://hotels.nyctourist.com/hotel/propertydetails/
112922/SUMMARY?isHRN=true&cid=131142&travelDetail=[20111223-3]2
Things to do in New York during Christmas: http://www.onboardnewyorktours.com/christmas-
in-new-york-city/
Museums: http://www.ny.com/museums/all.museums.html
City Pass: http://www.citypass.com/new-york?mv_source=nycom
Carnegie Deli: http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php
Milos: http://www.milos.ca/en/newyork/menu/evening/index.html

9. Hana’s Trip Planning:
I would say that the link about the hotel and attractions was the most useful because it really allows
one to choose their destination carefully. You pick the dates you plan on traveling and can find a lit
of hotels in your destination with the average cost for each night. Then, in different tabs it gives you
information about the hotel and its availabilities. Also, it provides you with close by attractions,
restaurants, etc. It was so helpful to plan a trip and to decide where one would want to stay. In
addition, the link of things to do in New York was helpful to get some insight on what events occur
during the holidays for the couple to attend on. These two links were better than the other links
because it provided a lot of information and resources to plan a trip.
I have not reached any difficulties on the search; however, the information providers could improve
by having a category about the types of transportation available, and how to use it, how to get there,
etc. Then, travelers won’t be restricted to stay in close range. They will be able to get around and
really soak up the destination.

10. Jamila’s Trip Planning:
http://www.gotobus.com/
http://www.21club.com/
http://www.wellingtonhotel.com
http://www.nyc.com

11. Jamila’s Trip Planning:
1. I used the www.gotobus.com for Chinese Bus Services that provided flexible bus schedules and
cheap fares. These buses depart and arrive in the Chinatown of Philadelphia and New York.
2. The websites I found most useful was the search engine www.google.com but most importantly
the New York City website ww.nyc.com provides information concerning attractions,
performances, and events within the city. This website provided a realm of diverse information; it
is a better source when trying to find the main attractions to a city.
3. Because the web was my main source for searching, www.google.com did not create any
discrepancies since I could easily choose the sites that seemed most informative. The Wellington
Hotel site www.wellingtonhotel.com provided helpful information concerning the deals at the hotel
for customers but the site also provided information about the activities and locations of attractions
that were within walking distance of the hotel.

12. Sammy’s Trip Planning:
References:
Visitors Guide to Christmas Window Displays<http://gonyc.about.com/od/christmassights/tp/
christmaswindow.htm>.
Lupa Restaurant: http://www.luparestaurant.com/dinner.cfm
New York City Tours and Sightseeing http://www.citysightsny.com/#all_tours
"Radisson Lexington Hotel New York| Expedia." http://www.expedia.com/New-York-Hotels-
Radisson-Lexington-Hotel-New-York.h20288.Hotel-Information?
hashTag=default&c=a7216702-3145-4f25-9a48-2e08f2f2caf9&&?
rm1=a2&hwrqCacheKey=e27441b8-f3b3-453c-91aa-d8d966f66dd5HWRQ&rfrr=-30461&
Eataly Market <http://www.nypost.com/p/lifestyle/food/
welcome_to_eataly_G5QHOIVyNtzG44tyFb5GVM>.
Museum of Natural History: www.amnh.org

13. Sammy’s Trip Planning:
1. To begin my search I used a basic search engine, Google.com. From there, I was able to used
Expedia to easily find hotel prices and discounts. I also used Google to check out common
Christmas holiday attractions in New York City and popular eateries.
2. I found that Expedia was the most helpful website. It gave me tons of information on every hotel
in New York City as well as other travel amenities if I needed them. There was not a website that I
did not like, I just found Expedia to be the most helpful.
3. Overall, I did not encounter any difficulties with my searching, with the way that technology is
today and the ease of the basic search engines, it was easy to navigate my way to a helpful website
with the information I was looking for.

14. Overall Thoughts:
1. Overall, most began their search with a search engine and were able to find
everything they were looking for through Google or Bing. From there, we each
found websites pertaining to gather information for each of particular events we
had planned for our travelers.
We all had the usual New York attractions, such as; the Empire State Building,
Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and the Museum of Natural History. But we
also each chose separate restaurants for our couple based on location and
money.
We also all had separate websites for our hotels we chose. Which were the
Raddison, the Hilton, the Wellington, and the Marriot.

15. Overall Thoughts
For the most part, we as a group found that all the
websites we were able to find through a search engine
were useful. Since you are able to read a short
description before choosing your website, it was easy
enough to find travel information. Especially about a
large city like New York.
Finally, though some found some snags with a website
or two, as a group, we did not have encounter any
issues while searching.