Negril Chamber of Commerce Community Guide Training Programme, September 8–17, 2003

Community Guide Training Programme Itinerary — Page 4

Negril Chamber of Commerce • Community Tourism — “The Way Forward”

September 8–17, 2003 • Historical Programme Itinerary

Community Guide Training Itinerary

This page preserves the surviving itinerary from the original training-programme archive. The programme is recorded as running September 8–17, 2003; the surviving Page #4 itinerary lists Days 1–7 through Tuesday, September 16. No additional September 17 schedule is invented here.

Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2003 — @ The Negril Gardens Beach Resort

  • 9:00 - 9:15 — Opening Prayer - Welcome and Introductions Historical photo
  • 9:15 - 9:45 — Opening Remarks and Overview of Community Tourism & Tour Guiding Skills Programme (including Field Trips) Historical photo
  • 9:30 - 10:00 — Jean Jackson - Negril Chamber of Commerce Historical photo
  • 10:00 - 10:15 — Video on Jamaica of Negril
  • 10:15 - 10:45 — Break - ( by the Negril Gardens Beach Resort ) Historical photo
  • 10:45 - 11:15 — Fitz Davis - NEPT Historical photo
  • 11:15 - 11:30 — Questions/Answers
  • 11:30 - 12:00 — Mauricia Lewis - Social Development Commission Historical photo
  • 12:00 - 12:15 — Questions/Answers
  • 12:15 - 1:15 — Lunch (Negril Gardens Beach Resort) Historical photo
  • 1:15 - 1:45 — Wayne Cummings - JHTA Historical photo
  • 1:45 - 2:00 — Discussion
  • 2:00 - 2:30 — Dian Brown-Holgate (Royal Palm Reserve) Historical photo
  • 2:30 - 2:45 — Questions/Answers
  • 2:45 - 4:00 — Tour of the Royal Palm Reserve Historical photo

Day 2 - Tuesday, September 9, 2003 — Meet @ the Burger King Parking Lot

  • 6:30 — Depart for Mandeville/Treasure Beach Tour
  • 9:00 — Key Characteristics of an Effective Tour Guide - The Astra Country Inn Historical photo
  • 10:30 - 12:30 — Marvelous Mandeville Tour including - Private Home Welcome - SWA Craft Centre - Private Home Garden Tour Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2
  • 12:30 - 1:30 — Lunch at the Astra Country Inn - Home of Countrystyle Historical photo
  • 2:00 — Depart for Treasure Beach via Lover's Leap - Lover's Leap - Visit Jakes Village - 4 M's Cottage Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2 Historical photo 3
  • 4:00 — Return to Negril
  • 4:15 - 5:00 — Discussion of Mandeville/Treasure Beach Tour on bus - [Note - Returned to Negril at 8:30 PM]
  • HOMEWORK: — Project - My Community and Myself - to be handed in on the final day.

Day 3 - Wednesday, September 10, 2003 — Meet @ the Burger King Parking Lot

  • 7:30 — Prayers
  • 7:45 — Depart for Lucea
  • 8:30 — Tour of Lucea (Courthouse, fire proof, museum, Rusea's) - Information on Lucea/presentation form a community leader - Define the visitor experience
  • 10:00 — Depart for Westmoreland Study Tour - Savanna-La-Mar (Old Fort, Hendon House, Mannings) - Darliston (Clifton's Boys Home, Anglican Church)
  • 1:00 - 2:30 — Lunch @ Sweet Spice in Savanna-La-Mar
  • 2:30 - 4:00 — Roaring River Falls

Day 4 - Thursday, September 11, 2003 — @ The Negril Gardens Beach Resort

  • 9:00 — Prayers
  • 9:15 — Debriefing of all tours - lessons learned Historical photo
  • 9:45 — Power Point Presentation on Community Tourism the way forward Questions and Answers Historical photo
  • 10:30 — Break ( by the Negril Gardens Beach Resort )
  • 10:45 — Body Language and Communication Skills Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2
  • 11:00 - 12:30 — Key Characteristics of an Effective Tour Guide - Values for Tour Guides - Principles in the development of Ethics for Tour Guides - The importance of Personality, Personal Hygiene
  • 12:30 - 1:30 — Lunch ( by the Negril Gardens Beach Resort ) Historical photo
  • 1:30 - 3:00 — Role Playing Historical photo

Day 5 - Friday, September 12, 2003 — @ The Negril Gardens Beach Resort

  • 9:00 — Prayer
  • 9:15 - 10:30 — Cultural difference between visitors and Jamaicans The Heritage of Jamaica
  • 10:30 — Break ( by the Negril Gardens Beach Resort )
  • 10:45 - 11:15 — Fitz Davis - NEPT
  • 11:00 - 12:30 — Special Interest Marketing
  • 12:30 - 1:30 — Lunch (Negril Gardens Beach Resort) Historical photo
  • 1:30 - 3:00 — Developing a Community Village Tour
  • 3:00 - 4:00 — Role Playing - Touring a Village Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2

Day 6 - Monday, September 15, 2003 — Meet @ the Burger King Parking Lot

  • 8:00 - 8:30 — Opening Prayer & Overview of South Coast Field Trip
  • 8:30 — Depart for South Coast Study Tour - Country Tourism investors - Bluefields People's Communities Association - Tour of Facilities and Presentation Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2
  • 9:30 — Meet Astil Gage & Keith Wedderburn at Bluefields People's Communities Association (BPCA) Representatives of Sustainable Communities Association (SCF) Westmoreland Chapter Historical photo
  • 9:45 - 10:45 — Presentation of BPCA and Tour of Facilities Historical photo
  • 10:45 — Depart for Beeston Spring Village with Astil Gage & Headley Brooks Historical photo
  • 11:15 — Community Welcome at the Beeston Spring Library with community entertainment featuring the Mighty Beestons Mento Band and afterwards tour of Beeston Spring including: Library, Moravian Church, and Spring Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2
  • 12:15 — Depart from Beeston Spring to Billy Kerr's Grassroots Stop, Middle Quarters for lunch Historical photo
  • 1:00 - 2:00 — LUNCH - Meet Billy and family - case study for Community Tourism Historical photo
  • 2:05 — Depart Billy's to Black River for the South Coast Safari Tour
  • 2:30 — Safari Tour Black River Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2
  • 4:00 — Depart Safari Tour to Waterworks Nature Reserve
  • 4:45 — Visit Waterworks Nature Reserve Historical photo 1 Historical photo 2
  • 5:30 — Return to Negril - Assignment - make notes of tour and note your assessment of it for discussion - Discussion on the bus tour.

Day 7 - Tuesday, September 16, 2003 — @ The Negril Gardens Beach Resort

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