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Sustainable tourism - a simulation game

"We don't just do tourism so that tourists come. We want to develop tourism that benefits all people, both residents and guests.“ Quote by Marie Zürnstein, Tourism Agency in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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BBS Pottgraben * Approx. 3.200 students, nearly 160 teachers * Vocational school: dual system in Germany (1 or 2 days a week school training, rest of the week practical training in a company) * 24 different educational programmes from the following sectors: * Trade (commerce, logistics, tourism, marketing, event management, …) * IT * Health care sector (doctor's assistants, dental assistants, veterinarian's assistants, pharmaceutical assistants)

The German Team

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https://www.bbs-pottgraben.de/

Aleko Konstantinov Language High School Located near Sofia, the school offers bilingual programmes in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian and also special training in design and tourism. 400 students 40 teachers

The Bulgarian Team

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https://pgpche-pravets.com/

The French Team

Lycée Polyvalent Atlantique Our school is both a vocational high school and a general school. It also offers graduate programmes in tourism, dietetics, and Social and Health works. It is located in Luçon, Vendée. * Around 500 undergraduate students (aged 15 to 18) * Around 100 graduate students (aged 18 and more) * 85 teachers

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https://atlantique.paysdelaloire.e-lyco.fr/

NEW HORIZONS is a non-profit organization based in Tusa, Sicily, dedicated to promoting social development and cultural preservation of local territory. OBJECTIVES * to prepare young adults with necessary skills, thus increase their employability; * to develop and implement programs in NFE for young adults * to support active citizenship and integration of all people regardless of background

The Italian Team

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https://newhorizonsaps.org/

The Turkish Team

Küçükçekmece Bilim ve Sanat MerkeziOur school gives education to the students at the age of 14-18. They are mainly gifted and talented students who have special skills generally at art, music, science, maths and languages. We have a language department of English, German and French.There are about 600 students and 20 teachers.

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https://kucukcekmecebilsem.meb.k12.tr/

You are a young travel office trainee and your manager wants to suggest green ways of travelling to the clients. He asks you to make some research about 5 countries and find sustainable options about travelling there.

How will your mission begin?

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Before you start your mission, be sure you have all the linguistic tools needed !

I think I am ready for the final quiz already !

Let's learn some useful vocabulary about sustainable tourism !

What do you want to try first ?

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What country will you start with ?

Remember that your manager wants you to work on 5 countries. Choose your destination ! Learn about each country and do the final quiz to get your Green Travel Agent certificate !

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QUIZ TIME !!!

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You called a tourist office in Turkey in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the main touristic places and what are the challenges faced there ?

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You called a tourist office in France in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the main touristic places and what are the challenges faced there ?

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You called a tourist office in France in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the challenges faced in Vendée when developping sustainable tourism alternatives ? Listen then take the quiz !

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You called a tourist office in France in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

Learn more about the challenges faced in Vendée to develop sustainable tourism alternatives

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You called a tourist office in France in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

Learn more about this example of sustainable tourism in Bordeaux :

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You called a tourist office in one of the targeted foreign countries your manager wants you to report on in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

Learn more about the challenges faced in the Pyrenees, France. Listen then take the quiz !

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You called a tourist office in Martinique, France in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

Learn more about the challenges faced in Martinique, France

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You called a tourist office in France in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the challenges faced in the harbour of La Guittière, Vendée ?

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Have you learnt something ? Let's check !

You called a tourist office in Sicily, Italy in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the main touristic places and what are the challenges faced there ?

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You called a tourist office in Italy in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

Let's have a look at the definition of sustainable tourism

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You called a tourist office in Bulgaria in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the main touristic places and what are the challenges faced there ?

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You called a tourist office in Bulgaria in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What is alcohol tourism and what are the concerns about it ?

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You called a tourist office in Bulgaria in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

Let's recap ! Overtourism on trial

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You called a tourist office in Germany in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the main touristic places and what are the challenges faced there ?

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You called a tourist office in Germany in order to get more information about the main touristic destinations there. Read carefully all the information, you will need them !

What are the challenges and solutions that can be suggested about tourism ?

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Welcome to France !

France is the second most popular tourist destination in the world, with 100 million international tourists each year. But in the past few years, overtourism has emerged in our capital city and in our main touristic places.

Can you help us find sustainable solutions ?

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What do you want to start with ?

Can you help us to find sustainable solutions ?

Welcome to Germany

Of course, it's the bigger cities like Berlin, Munich or Hamburg, … that suffer the most from lots of tourism, but it's also the old and beautiful ones like Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Heidelberg, Tübingen … And during summer time, areas at the sea like Sylt or Binz and areas in the mountains like Eibsess and Zugspitze suffer too. And not to forget sights like Neuschwanstein !

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Let's have a deeper look at the situation in Germany !

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Welcome to Bulgaria

Some places in Bulgaria have become overcrowded and suffer from different kinds of tourism : all-exclusive mass tourism, winter tourism for skiing or alcohol tourism, for example.

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Let's have a deeper look at the situation in Bulgaria !

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Welcome to Italy

Some places in Italy have become overcrowded and suffer from mass tourism. Then they had to come up with ideas to manage tourism in order to limit the access to small and fragile places like Venice, for example.

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Let's have a deeper look at the situation in Italy !

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Welcome to Turkey !

Great ! You chose my country ! But first, let's discover Turkey and its famous city Istanbul !

Balat locals

Postcard vs Reality

Grand Bazaar locals

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Quiz Time !

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Almost done ! One more step before handing in your report to your manager.

Answer carefully to the questions in order to get your Green Travel Agent certificate ! Click on the diploma if you have the password !

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Let's listen to Balat locals

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Let's listen to GRAND BAZAAR locals

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Let's read about GRAND BAZAAR locals

Final quiz

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You need to enter a password to get your certificate

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Now take the quiz !

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Transcripts of the interviews in Balat

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Transcripts of the interviews in Balat

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Vocabulary help

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Vocabulary help

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Memory Game

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Now take the quiz !

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LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'VE UNDERSTOOD !

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Interactive map of overtourism

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Crossword about Germany

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Italian Memory Game

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