Cuesta College Community Programs
Online Courses
Travel
Basic
Requirements:
Internet access,
E-mail, Netscape or Internet Explorer Web browser.
See individual classes for additional requirements.
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Get Paid to Travel
Do you love to travel and enjoy working with individuals?
If so, then tour directing may be the career for you! Tour
directors are hired to escort local, domestic, and
international tours and cruises, earning as much as $1900
per week. Learn everything you need to start your new and
exciting career as a professional tour director. Topics
covered will include group procedures, documentation, and
emergencies. You will also gain information on full and
part-time career opportunities, as well as where to look
for prospective employers and much, much more. Don’t wait
any longer - start today!
REQUIREMENTS:
Internet access,
e-mail, and Netscape or Internet Explorer Web browser. The
career is open to all ages. In fact, maturity is often an
asset. The main requirement for the business is being able
to perform the duties of a tour director, which are taught
in this class. The tour director should have energy, good
health and have the patience to assist the general public.
Instructor:
Cherie Anderson;
Summer 2008; Fee: $87 each
Jul 16 - Aug 22;
Course# OL701T.208; Register
Online
Aug 20 - Sep 26;
Course# OL801T.208; Register
Online
Fall 2008; Fee: $89 each
Sep 17 - Oct 24; Course #OL101T.308;
Register
Online
Oct 15 - Nov 21; Course #OL201T.308;
Register
Online
Nov 12 - Dec 19;
Course# OL301T.308; Register
Online
Dec 10 - Jan 16;
Course# OL401T.308; Register
Online
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Travel Writing
In this course you'll learn how to develop the skills of a
travel writer. You'll learn how to translate what is seen,
heard, tasted, touched, smelled and felt (intuitively and
physically) into publishable articles and books. You'll
understand the writing styles and methods needed to sell
material in today's competitive market (including the how-to's
of technical aspects of lead paragraphs, descriptive
passages and the uses of interviews, quotes and facts). By
the end of the course, you'll have the ability to write
for the travel market. So pack your sense adventure,
organize your determination and put your keyboard in a
comfortable position. If you have a desire to write and a
yen to travel, you're a perfect candidate to become a
travel writer. Let's get going. Topics include popular
styles and types of travel writing that are the
friendliest to new writers. Other topics of the workshop
include how to write query letters, how to produce
articles, essays and books, trends in types of articles
and books, grammar and writing skills refreshers, and
marketing information.
REQUIREMENTS:
Internet access, e-mail,
and Netscape or Internet Explorer Web browser.
Instructor:
Eva Shaw;
Summer 2008; Fee: $87 each
Jul 16 - Aug 22; Course# OL702T.208; Call
546-3132 to Register
Aug 20 - Sep 26;
Course# OL802T.208; Call
546-3132 to Register
Fall 2008; Fee: $89 each
Sep 17 - Oct 24; Course #OL102T.308; Call
546-3132 to Register
Oct 15 - Nov 21; Course #OL202T.308; Call
546-3132 to Register
Nov 12 - Dec 19;
Course# OL302T.308; Call
546-3132 to Register
Dec 10 - Jan 16;
Course# OL402T.308; Call
546-3132 to Register
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