Discovering Latin America with Ashley's eyes

As you might already know, I have been studying Tourism at Montmorency College for 4 years. In Tourism program, we learn about the different sides of tourism. We learn about interesting destinations around the world, how to sell them to the public, how to create travel packages and even how to use codes for reservations. I will mostly use tourism-related words on my posts, so this glossary would be very helpful to fully understand my blog. Each word in this glossary are commonly used in tourism. Learning those words could be helpful for your next trip! accommodation noun A room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay. Example: The number of ACCOMMODATION in Bath is nearly twice as much as Oxford. fr: hébergement Your browser does not support the audio element. amenities noun A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place. Example:...

  About me.. Hello! My name is Ashley Hernandez, and I'm 21 years old. I'm from Guatemala and I immigrated to Canada when I was 12 years old. I am currently studying Tourism at Montmorency College. I'm on my fifth semester of college. Actually, I'm on my sixth semester of CEGEP, I took a semester off a year ago, however the course grid in my program changed, so I am having fifth semester courses. You might be wondering what we learn in a Tourism program in CEGEP...So, tourism isn't only to become a guide or work in a hotel. Tourism is a vast field where we learn about 4 different branches of it. Those branches are transport, accommodation, travel services and entertainment. In my program, we explore all of those branches to give us an idea what does the entire tourism industry really is like.  So, why tourism? When I immigrated to Canada, I discovered my passion for travelling and discovering new places. I was living in a small town in Guatemala, and arriving to Mon...