Project Winners

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In the Tourism and Resort Management course, students are split into groups and given an assignment to produce a complete itinerary and description of a trip of their choosing. This trip must fit the demographics and psychographics of those that would be invited. All projects are then judged by industry members from the community. The winner helps design and produce a banquet at the end of the semester. And the winners are . . .

:: Winter 2008 Winner ::

Connor Drumm, Nathan LaPlante,
Steven Housley, & Jason Curno

Panama

Panana
Chubacobra Tours Inc. is a fictional travel tour company located in the heart of Durango, CO. The company opened its doors for business on the 10th day of February, 2008. With members Jason Curnow, Connor Drumm, Nathan LaPlante and Steven Housley, the company specializes in providing exotic tours throughout the world.

It is the goal of the members of Chupacobra Tours, Inc. to provide its clients with the most enjoyable guided travel experience possible. Taking advantage of under-traveled countries, the company takes its customers on journeys through the cultural, historical, and adventurous aspects of their desired destination. A day-by-day itinerary composed by the owners allows customers to enjoy their destination to the fullest on each and every trip. The people and the friendships that the customers encounter are jus the beginning of things to come if you chose to take a vacation with Chupacobra Tours, Inc.

:: Fall 2008 Winner ::

Emma Stopher-Griffin, Katherine McKnight,
Eric Bojaw, & Matt Morrow

Galapagos

Galapagos Islands
Discover the undisturbed beauty and adventure of the Galapagos Islands
Day 1: Arrive in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Day 2: Discover Historic Guayaquil
Day 3: Depart for Galapagos
Day 4: Biking for Giant Tortoises
Day 5: Suba Diving in Academy Bay
Day 6: Charles Darwin Foundation
Day 7: Kayaking in the Galapagos
Day 8: A morning of snorkeling; evening departure to Denver

:: Winter 2007 Winner ::

Shelly Mauch, Bill Hodkin,
Alex Falk & Derek Blackno

Australia
No project details available.

:: Fall 2007 Winner ::

Jenny Otteson, Katie Whiteskunk, Forest Miller,
Kerstan Saylor & Morgan Saylor

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Egypt
History, Adventure and Relaxation-This is an escorted tour. Your guide escorts you through the country as you experience everything Egypt has to offer. KKMFJ Tours guarantees to save you at least 20% more than if you booked privately. Hurry and book soon as space is limited.

:: Winter 2006 Winner ::

Emily Schibi, Tomas German-Palicios,
Nick Carico, & Amanda Kucharski

Venezula
No details available for this project.

:: Fall 2006 Winner ::

Robert Zahradnik, Andrew Cameron-Walter,
Kenny Wood & Sam Beardsley

Queenstown

Queenstown, New Zealand
Our project entails organizing a 7 day trip to Queenstown, New Zealand for a group of 30 people in the months of July and August. The group members for which this trip is designed range in age from 24 to 42 years old with an annual income from $32,000 to $120,000. Queenstown offers a wide variety of mild to allocentric outdoor activites. We designed our layout as two parts. The first gives a general description of Queenstown, New Zealand and presents the details of the trip. The second portion outlines a detailed promotional banquet which is designed to introduce the trip to our guests while explaining the components and preparation.

:: 2005 Winner ::

Ashley Aragon, Jessica Goulding
Kylie Knoll, & Natalie Marster

Costa Rica
No details are available on this project.

:: Fall 2005 Winner ::

Bayly Reavis, Steven Wright,
Pete Cohen, and Seth Lander

Peru

Peru
Don't Be A Tourist, Be an Explorer
Peru's incredibly rich and compelling archaeological heritage and its great natural beauty, remarkable even in a continent renowned for its exotic vistas, draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. Below are some of the destinations you will experience on the tour:

Lima
Cusco
The Inca Trail
Machu Picchu

:: Fall 2004 ::

Matthias Giraud, Kent Gruetzmacher,
Chad Hill & Wakana Okamoto

Switzerland

Switzerland
Our project consists of organizing a one week trip to Switzerland and more precisely, the region of Nendaz, for 20 people between October and November. Our clients range in age from 24 to 42 and have an annual income of $32,00 to $120,00. This region allows many mildly allocentric outdoor activities as you will discover.

Climatic issues might occur during the fall (rain). However, this region provides many cultural alternatives like museums, cheese and wine factories and gastronomy in general which are inherited from the rich history of Nendaz.

We divided our project into two parts. The first part gives a general description of Switzerland and Nendaz and presents the prjects in its details (transportation, accommodations, food and beverage, activities and entertainment. etc) The second part presents a promotional banquet introducing Switzerland to our guests and explains every component of the event and its preparation.

The realization of this project was possible because of the help of our teacher, Mr. Terry Tannehill, Chef Jack Keys form the DoubleTree Hotel, Mama's Boy Italian Ristorante and the Nendaz Office of Tourism.

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