San Francisco State University, College of Business,
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management

HTM 424 – Tourism Management

Assignment – Traveler, Tourist

Instructions: You are required to answer the following questions. You should save your
answers in a Word document for submission. Please do not repeat the questions on your
answer sheet. Instead, please list the answers numerically/sequentially by simply
utilizing 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each assignment must have a cover page listing your name, the
name of the assignment, and the date. The cover page does not count towards the word
count. For each assignment, you are expected to answer the assigned questions in your
own words. Each assignment paper should be at least 250 words. Papers less than
the required 250 words will get zero. This does not mean each question requires a
250-word response; rather, the total number of words for answering the questions must
total more than 250 words.

Assignment – Read the assigned article then answer the questions/prompts below.

Reading
1. Caputo, P. and W. L. Heat-Moon (2013). To See America, Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist.

The New York Times. New York

Questions/prompts

1. Reflect on your own personal travels. What have you learned about yourself? About
others?

2. As a future tourism/hospitality business leader, how does knowledge of
traveler/tourist motivations and personal lessons learned help you run your
business?

Sample Reflection Paper Format/Outline

• The following outline should be used for your reflection paper. You are not required

to use the titles (e.g., Brief Introduction, Body, etc.) but should use this general
format when writing your paper.

• Cover Page
o Title of paper to include the following:
o Reflection Paper Title
o Student Name and ID
o Course Title and Section
o Professor Name and Title
o Due Date of Submission

• Main Paper
o Brief Introduction

§ Introduce the topic to the reader and summarize your reflection of
this topic/article.

o Body
§ Address the following prompts as prescribed in the assignment.

Include 3-4 examples for each prompt
o Conclusion

§ Conclude the reflection paper by summarizing your comments and
main points to the reader.

o References
§ Include any references that were used in your reflection paper

including the main authors. Use APA style.

Plagiarism – Unless noted otherwise, assignments will be submitted through Turnitin.com.
It is strongly encouraged that you provide citations for any source/reference that is used in
your writing. Turnitin.com provides both a “match” analysis and grammar analysis. Your
“match” rating must be under 20% and ideally under 15%. Points will be deducted for high
match ratings, including failure of the assignment.

Reflection Paper Assignment Title Goes Here

John Q Student

HTM424 – Tourism Management

ID: 123456789

San Francisco State University

Faculty: Dr. Andrew Walls

January 1, 2000

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