Traveling

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Traveling

• Lodging Transportation

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Lodging--Hotels

• Reservations
• Make reservations by phone, e-mail or online and
  specify day/night of stay, extra bed, etc.
• Check-in check-out
• Observe the check-in and check-out time.
• Arrange early check-in or late check-out if
  needed.
• Let the bellman or doorman to take your luggage
  to your room or hail a cab for you.
• And tip them.
• At hotel lobby or other public areas
• Wear decent clothes and shoes (No slippers).
• Do not run around or talk too loud.

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Hotelscontd

• 4. In the hotel room
• Turn the TV or radio at reasonable volume.
• Free TV and Paid TV
• Mini Bar complimentary coffee
• Use only the electronic appliances provided by
  the hotel, (e.g. hairdryer, coffee maker, and
  iron) or small appliances such as the electric
  shaver or cell phone/camera recharger.
• Dont cook in your hotel room.
• Put the shower curtain inside the bathtub before
  taking a shower.
• Keep the bathroom floor and the basin counter
  dry.

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In the hotel roomcontd

• Hang-dry your clothes only in the bathroom and
  put the garments that need to be dry cleaned in
  the bag provided by the hotel.
• If there are two toilet bowls in the bathroom,
  use the one that you are familiar with.
• Do not take anything that belong to the hotel
  room as souvenirs. (Items for consumption are
  exceptional tooth brush, soap, shampoo,
  conditioner and stationeries.)
• Do not smoke in a non-smoking room.

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In the hotel roomcontd

• When asking for room service or other special
  services, remember to tip the person who provides
  the service to you.
• Lock your valuables in the safe in your room or
  leave them with the front desk to be kept in the
  hotel safe.
• Check where the emergency exit is after settling
  down in your room.

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LodgingBBs

• BB Bed and Breakfast
• advantages fewer people,
  home-environment, rich in local/cultural
  information
• disadvantages less luxurious, less
  convenient
• Be polite to your host/hostess.
• When in public areas, wear decent clothes
  and shoes.
• Observe table manners.
• Give at least one-day notice to your host if you
  need special services, e.g. dinner.
• Clean the kitchen after using it if youre
  allowed to cook.
• Clean the bathroom after using it.

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BBscontd

• Do not smoke inside the housenot in your own
  room, the bathroom, or any other rooms.
• Do not disturb the host/hostesss daily rituals.
• (For example Dont take their seats when
  watching TV.)
• Respect the host familys privacy.
• Dont talk too loud.
• Observe small talk etiquette. Avoid sensitive
  topics, such as race, politics, and religion.
• If you are allowed to use anything, put it back
  to where it belongs after using it.

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BBcontd

• Do not eat or use anything that youre not
  supposed to.
• Find out if you need to pay for making local
  phone calls before using it.
• Remember to pay for the long distance phone calls
  that you made.
• Dont talk on the phone for too long.
• Dont leave the house too early or come back too
  late. If unusual schedule is unavoidable, inform
  your host beforehand.

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LodgingYouth Hotel

• Advantages inexpensive, getting to know young
  people from all over the world
• Membership
• Need passport, picture and processing fee
• Valid for one year renewable
• Can be done before or after arrival
• Days of staying
• no longer than three days at some place
• Rooms
• Size varies. Usually use beds as units of
  reservations, not rooms.

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Youth Hotelcontd

• 4. Furnishing in the rooms
• Simpleusually only a bed and a closet.
• Expect bunk beds at some places.
• 5. Service
• Everything is self service
• Bring your own luggage to your room.
• Get the sheets, blankets and other linens at the
  check-in counter.
• Make your own bed.
• 6. Shared Bathroom
• Some shower rooms are only divided by walls
  with no doors or curtains to keep them private.

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Youth Hotelcontd

• 7. Meal Service
• Breakfast is usually included. Dinner charges
  extra.
• Other Services
• currency exchange, postal service, stamps,
  and phone cards, automatic laundry mate
• Curfew
• Doors are usually closed at 11 p.m. or
  midnight for safety reasons.
• 10. Take good care of your belongings and
  valuables.
• 11. Be friendly and willing to interact with
  other people.

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Transportationon the plane

• Be conscious of your space.
• Dont stretch out into the aisle or sprawl onto
  your neighbors seat.
• Dont kick the seat in front of you.
• Keep your belongings within the confines of your
  own space (the overhead compartment or under your
  seat).
• Be considerate.
• Before reaching to adjust air, light, or window
  shades, ask your neighbors permission.
• Small talk is often appropriate, but it depends
  on your neighbors preference.

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On the planecontd

• Be sensitive to the special needs of other
  people. (the disabled, the elderly)
• Keep the back of your seat at upright position
  when meals are served and during take-off and
  landing.
• 3. Do not upgrade yourself to another compartment
  even when there are empty seats available.
• 4. When boarding, disembarking, or getting your
  luggage, wait for your turn.

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On an Ocean Liner or a Cruise Ship

• In your own room, observe the same etiquette as
  you would in a hotel room.
• Conserve water.
• Comply with the dress code suggested by the crew.
  (Formal night, semi-formal night,)
• Go to dinner only at the time you are scheduled
  for.
• (Dinner is usually served while breakfast
  and lunch are buffets.)
• 5. Be on time for the offshore tours or
  programs and activities on board.

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Cruisecontd

• Be amiable and friendly.
• If it is an over-night trip, check your luggage
  in and prepare an over-night bag to carry with
  you.

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Transportationcars

• Seating arrangement
• sedan
• jeep

Driver 4
Host 1
2 3 1
3 4 2
Driver 1
Host 1
3 2
3 2
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Seating arrangementcontd

• (3) Taxi
• Mini Van

Driver 4
2 3 1
Driver 7 8
2 3 1
5 6 4
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Seating Arrangementcontd

• (5) Bus

Driver

• 4 3 1
• 8 7 5
• 10 12 11 9