Units III and IV Manchester’s New Visitor Information Centre

The tourism industry is hugely important to Manchester. I mean it’s important because of basic economics. You’ve got 77000 people work within the industry, adjoining every one year. The visitors to Manchester spend about five and half billion pounds. In day we have over a million international visitors, come today to Manchester, so that makes us the third most visited destination after the capital cities of London and Edinburgh. It’s incredibly important therefore that we service those visitors well. And that’s why at the city, at the digital development agency have recognized the need to have a state-of-the-art visitor center. Um, and so they’ve invested over eight hundred thousand pounds in a center and I can honestly say a center that is like no other where using state of the art technology. It’s a mapping up location that’s discovering locations in Manchester, whether it be hotels, theaters, restaurants, things to do or evening out. It’s specifically built for bringing people to come into the visitor center, discover these places as if together in a social way. The same do, if you want, it hopefully will be just as useful for people from Manchester as visitors to the city. It’s part of a strategy to ensure that visitors to Manchester have a very interactive and fun way to access information but also they still get the best of a mancunian welcome. They get people to really know what they are talking about, who are there to help them and maximize their visits to Manchester.

Unit V Montreal Travel – Public Transportation

Montreal has many transport options including Metro, buses, taxis, bicycles and walking. Let’s start with the Metro – a safe, convenient, and cheap option for getting around the city. This blue sign with arrows is hanging to identify a Metro station. The Metro connects the different points of interest making them easily reachable. What’s unique about Montreal’s Metro is the architecture and public art installations defining many of the stations. Often talented musicians play in the stations entertaining commuters. Here is the map. There are four coloured lines which connect you to the major tourist destinations as well as to the bus and intercity rail system. To find the direction where you’re going looks at the end of the line. In this case we’re going direction Honore Beaugrand. See that’s borough McGill and we’re going to Berri – that’s the direction we’re heading. Here is how you will buy the ticket. A ticket for one trip costs 2.75 using which you can go anywhere on the Metro and bus network. We enter through here. Be sure to hold on to your ticket. The trains come every few minutes depending on the line and the day of the week. If you are continuing your journey on the bus, make sure to get a transfer ticket from machines like these once you pass through the turnstile. If you need to get away from the city center where the Metro doesn’t run, try the buses. Taxis of course are another good option. They’re not as cheap as the bus or Metro, but they are still cheap compared to other cities. You can also get a limo taxi from the airport. In case you’re driving, remember that you cannot make a ride on the red light here. Montreal is a very bike friendly city. There are bike lanes on many roads and bike racks everywhere. I’m Lisa Shalom showing you Montreal.