AROUND THE

WORLD IN
FIFTEEN
MINUTES
BY: C A I L E E , J A R E D , A N D C H A P M A N

8 REASONS PEOPLE TRAVEL

1. To challenge
yourself

5. Gives you an
adventure

2. New perspective on
cultures

6. Learn new languages

7. Bucket list

3. To enjoy new
experiences
8. Education
4. To find yourself

MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
1. Car travel
. Road trips
. Cross country

4. Air travel
. Most effective and fastest
. Overseas and domestic
. Most expensive

2. Bus travel
. Greyhound
5. Cruises
. Cheap travel
. Luxury and entertainment
. Dont have to drive yourself
. Usually only a week or so
. Go to islands
3. Rail travel
. Not as popular in US but it
is internationally
. Faster than cars
. Fairly dangerous

POPULAR DESTINATIONS
Bangkok
1. 15.98 million travelers
per year
2. Shopping paradise
3. Food is very popular
4. Easily navigated
5. Thai food
6. National Parks

London
1.15.96 million travelers
per year
2.London Theatre- very
popular
3.Free attractions
4.Soccer games
5.Boat tours to see the
wonderful views
6.Buckingham Palace

POPULAR DESTINATIONS CONT

New York City
1. 11.52 million travelers
per year
2. Times Square
3. Statue of Liberty/Ellis
Island tours
4. Museums
5. Shopping
6. Beautiful views of
skyline

Paris
1.13.92 million travelers per
year
2.Food and wine
3.Art such as the Mona Lisa
at the Louvre
4.History
5.Gothic Cathedral
6.Eiffel Tower

POPULAR DESTINATIONS CONT

AGAIN
Tokyo
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

5.8 million travelers per year

Cuisine
Bright lights
Serenity gardens
Gadgets
Fireworks
Mori Tower observation deck

UNPOPULAR DESTINATIONS
Somalia
1. 400 travelers per year
2. Dangerous because of
war
3. Lack of government
4. Violent extremists
5. Reputation
6. Sharia Law

Nauru
1.200 travelers per year
2.Only country in the world
with no capital
3.Twenty one square
kilometers
4.Nothing to do
5.Need a special visa to be
allowed in
6.Two hotels

UNPOPULAR DESTINATIONS CONT

Marshall Islands
1. 5,000 travelers per year
2. Between Hawaii and
Australia
3. Really tough to get to
4. 1,156 islands with 27,000
residents
5. Costly to get there
6. Only reason its unpopular is
because it is so far away

North Korea
1.35,000 travelers a year
2.Kim Jong Un is absolute
ruler and a military
dictator
3.Non Asian visitors are
rare, most are Chinese
4.United States citizens
are not allowed unless
with strict permission

UNPOPULAR DESTINATIONS CONT

AGAIN
Turkmenistan
1. 7,000 travelers per year
2. Human rights problems- discrimination
3. Government controls all aspects of life, like in 1984
4. Third worst press freedom in the world
5. Basically, not a fun place to travel at all
6. Nothing to see besides desert

FOREIGN VS. DOMESTIC TRAVEL

Foreign
1. Need to obtain passport
2. Costly to fly to other countries
3. Higher medical risks with international
4. Baggage loss could lead to an expensive shopping trip
5. Language barriers/ currency exchange
6. Beautiful countries, cultures, and foods
7. Experiences and adventures

FOREIGN VS. DOMESTIC TRAVEL

Domestic
1. Fly or drive because of shorter distances and no
overseas travel
2. Cost is cheaper
3. No passport needed
4. USA has many natural and man-made attractions (Grand
Canyon, Empire State Building, etc.)
5. No language barrier/ currency exchange
6. Safer

CUSTOMS
What is customs? Customs is a government agency
that monitors who and what enters a country.
How it works1. Obtain and fill out customs and immigration documents on
board your flight
2. Give your passport and documents to the customs desk
officer for review and questioning
3. Proceed to baggage claim to pick up your items

STUDY ABROAD
Why study abroad? Study abroad is a chance for a student to
travel to another country for a chosen amount of time to learn about
your major and about the cultures of that particular country.
UNCC Study Abroad Programs
1. Faculty Led Programs- led by UNCC faculty members that typically focus on a
specific subject or foreign language and travel with the students
2. Affiliate Programs- not controlled through UNCC, they are through third party
providers of Study Abroad Programs
3. Exchange Programs- the student lives with a host family in another country for
the chosen semester and study at the local university

STUDY ABROAD WARNINGS

1. Terrible Conditions
2. Mistreatment
3. Armed Robbery
4. Starvation
5. Abduction
6. Rape

CAILEE

CHAPMAN

JARED

WHY TRAVEL