Instruction
Travel Critique Assignment
1. Topic
Tourism is a very experiential discipline. The Travel Critique paper is a 3-5 double-spaced
page paper in which the student experiences a place, attractions, event, etc. as a tourist and
discusses their experience and critiques each aspect of the experience as a future
professional.
a. The paper should be written from the point of view of a critic or tourism author.
b. Examples of possible experiences, a visit to Mammoth Cave National park, the
Corvette Museum, a special restaurant catering to visitors, such as the Whistle Stop
in Glendale, a concert, or a resort. (There are many choices that are close to Bowling
Green or can be someplace the student traveled to.)
2. The paper needs to include:
a. A detailed description of the tourism activity/event
b. A critique of the tourism activity/event from the consumers point of view as well as
a critique as a future tourism professional
3. The paper should be divided into three different sections.
a. One section is an overview of the tourism experience and why this experience was
selected.
b. The second section is a critique of the experience as a consumer.
c. The third is a discussion of the experience and how you would modify the
event/entity if you were in charge.
4. Format
a. APA style 12pt, Times New Roman, double-space
b. One inch margins all around
c. Must cite sources if any
d. The assignment should be a minimum of three pages!