...Exotic Adventures Inc. Case Synopsis Exotic Adventures Inc. is an organization that has provided cruises up and down the Amazon River since March of 1997. The company has been advised that the water levels in the river are reportedly abnormally low and are required to make a decision about their already booked voyages (Sharw, 1999). State the Assignment Question Should Exotic Adventures Inc. continue with the voyage or inform their passengers about the cancellation and refund them their money? Case Analysis Exotic Adventures Inc. needs to make an important decision in regards to continuing with their cruises or suspend them and refund their passengers their voyage fares. The voyages have continued to be a success for the company since the first voyage in 1997. It was observed that during flooding and high levels of water in the river, the wildlife would move inland; whereas when the water levels were lower, the river’s edge were full of wildlife. Through completed research, the company found that during the best sailing time, that is low water season, the levels never reached lower than 18 feet which was a good depth for the vessel to safely sail (Shaw, 1999). Exotic Adventures Inc. charges $4,000 per person for the tour. This package includes flights and lodging. In August of 1998, the vessel was almost completely booked with 99 passengers to later sail in October 52 up the river and 47 down the river. However, this is when the company began to receive news that...
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...The following is an analysis of the case, Exotic Adventures Inc.: The Amazon River Voyage. It details why tour operator, Exotic Adventures, Inc. (EAI) should proceed with their tours on the Amazon River between Brazil and Peru amidst concerns. Brazilian agents are reporting that low level waters may jeopardize an upcoming tour while Peruvian agents on the other hand, are suggesting that all would be fine to proceed with the tour. The analysis includes data analyzing costs involved and whether or not it would be profitable for EAI to proceed with the entire tour plans, shorten the voyage midway by turning back at Manaus or cancel it just days before and refund passengers their fares. Assignment Question With just five days left before passengers leave their homes for the voyage, considering all information presented to Exotic Adventures Inc. including weather, costs and savings, and analyzing all of the options using the Decision Tree Model graph analysis, what is the optimal decision that Exotic Adventures Inc. should make regarding the tour? Case Analysis Exotic Adventures, Inc. which operates expedition voyages via vessels in different regions including Brazil and Peru, planned a tour down the Amazon River between Belem, Brazil and Iquitos, Peru during the month of October. The tour is described as adventurous and educational because passengers get to see much of nature's plant and wildlife up close in a comfortable boat designed to manoeuvre down rivers once water...
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...The Exotic Adventure Inc Case Case Synopsis The Exotic Adventure Inc, main objective was to offer the Amazon River Voyage an exciting journey consequently during a low water season. Nevertheless, the company had to make a complicating decision’s continuing on with the voyage during the low water season or canceling the voyage completely. In addition to those two option’s EAI had to make the proper decision hoping it will not affect their clientele with the company. State the Assignment Question In order to understand the concept of the Exotic Adventure Inc, in this case there are several question’s that should be addressed and analyzed. It’s possible to say that the information would continue to be ambiguous regarding the water level for the voyage. On the hand, the EAI would processed as planned and jeopardize not only the customers safety but losing a substantial about of funds for the company. Based on the case the main observation is that the company has five days to consult with those customers and cancel the trip or continue the voyage as planned despite the navigational information provided. Case Analysis Exotic Adventure Inc, (EAI) operated expedition style voyages primarily to the Polar Regions. These voyages were concentrated in the Arctic in the summer and Antarctica in the austral summer. As well, EAI operated voyages between seasons to the island of the South Pacific and the Atlantic and in the Amazon...
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...Exotic Adventures Inc. Case Synopsis Exotic Adventures Inc. is a company that specializes in providing voyages to tourist who primarily want to visit the Polar Regions. Although many come to Exotic Adventures to explore Mother Nature and its beauty, it can be very disheartening when now Mother Nature affects voyages from happening. This sort of incident has now put managers of Exotic Adventures in a difficult position where they now have to decide what to do. The voyages that are provided through Exotic Adventures consist of a boat sailing through 18 feet deep water. The problem arises after a drought in Central America causes water level to drop to 14. Brazil has marked these waters as unsafe to maneuver through but Peru says the water is perfectly fine. Although 14 feet may seem fine for the boat, the owners are debating if they want to risk this to satisfy the customers and also what would be more profitable and or less cost affective. Managers would have to decide between three options to see what would be more affective and of best interest to the company Case Analysis Option One The first option would be to cancel the entire voyage. If the company were to indeed cancel expected monetary value would equal to 184K. We derive at this number by first multiplying the total additional cost (184k) by the percentage amount (0%). In other words, because of there is no probability that nothing will occur and is certain to happen, this keeps the additional cost equal...
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...Exotic Adventure Inc.: Amazon River Voyages Case Synopsis Exotic Adventures Inc. (EAI) is offering Amazon River voyages during the low-water season in October. However, early reports from agents in Brazil have warned that water levels are unusually low due to El Niño. They also received conflicting report from agents in Peru stating that the water levels were satisfactory and have been traversing the river just fine. Currently, EAI has a total of 99 passengers booked for these voyages. A decision needs to be made on whether to proceed with the voyages or to cancel them (Shaw, 1999). State the Assignment Question Based on the information provided in this case study, should EAI proceed with the booked voyages or cancel it? Case Analysis In this case study, EAI needs to determine the most advantageous course of action under conditions of uncertainty. EAI has planned a new voyage that they have very little experience and knowledge in because they have only run routes during the high-water season. For safety reasons, the vessel can only operate in waters with adequate depth for the draft. Early in September, EAI began receiving reports that water levels were low due to El Niño. This information was being provided by agents in Brazil, however, reports from agents in Peru were contradictory saying that the water levels are fine and are being used. Currently, there are 99 passengers booked for the trip and it is five days away from departure. The first option is to cancel...
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...Exotic Adventures Inc. Case Synopsis Exotic Adventures Inc. (EAI) is a travel company that offers voyages to the Arctic, Antarctica, islands in the South Pacific and Atlantic, and the Amazon River during the high water season. EAI has begun offering voyages to the Amazon River during the low water season due to a high interest by naturalists who think the voyage would be more interesting. EAI has become concerned with the depth of the water in the Amazon River during the low water season. The company has received conflicting information from Brazilian and Peruvian Pilots on the whether or not it is safe to maneuver through the river. (Shaw & Hulland, 1999) State the Assignment Question Should EAI cancel the voyages scheduled on October 8th or should they continue the voyages with the possibility of completing the voyage, cancelling the voyage at Manaus or turning back before Iquitos? Case Analysis EAI has to make a decision on whether to cancel their voyage through the Amazon river or to attempt to navigate through the river with a chance of having to cancel the trip early. Each of the options that EAI has poses a monetary loss in income to the company except for the decision of continuing through the river and completing the voyage. Canceling the trip or not completing the voyage at Iquitos not only poses a monetary loss for EAI, but also for Brazil and Peru. (Shaw & Hulland, 1999) The agents in Brazil have advised EAI that their pilots will not take EAI’s ship...
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...Exotic Adventures Inc: The Amazon River Voyage Case Synopsis Exotic Adventures Inc (EAI) operates voyages along the full length of the Amazon River from Belem, Brazil, on the Atlantic Coast to Iquitos, Peru. They normally operate in high water season and were now offering trips during the low water season also. Unfortunately EAI received reports from Brazilian authorities that waters were unusually low this year but Peruvian authorities indicated all was fine. State the Assignment Question Due to the fact that EAI is receiving biased and conflicting information from the Brazilian authorities and Peruvian authorities, they must gather as much unbiased information as possible and draw their own conclusions. Should EAI take the trip all the way to Iquitos, Peru? Should they take a shorter version of the trip stopping in Manaus, Brazil? Or should they cancel the trip completely? Case Analysis Exotic Adventure Inc. (EAI) is a company that operates expedition-style voyages primarily to the Polar Regions. The company typically operates voyages in March, which is high water season, offering one voyage upstream and a return voyage downstream. After much research EAI decided that it would start operating voyages in October the low water season and included it in the company’s brochure. By early August, 52 passengers booked the upriver voyage and 47 booked the downstream voyage, both in October. These numbers were just above break-even for the company (Shaw, 1999). In early September...
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...The Case for Exotic Adventures Inc. Case Synopsis This case study will analyze the case for Exotic Adventures Inc., which provides customers with expedition like travel that is adventurous from the Amazon. The dilemma causing the need for this analysis is the seasonal and water level dependency which puts their trip at risk due to wildlife issues during low level season. Naturalist suggest that October trips are most favorable, leaving EAI with three options to consider for this analysis, one to cancel the trip all together, two to continue with plans and cut trip short halfway, and third is to anticipate completing the entire trip. State the Assignment Question Less than one week prior to the passengers’ departure, EAI is faced with the questions of should they cancel the trip and refund those 52 passengers who have already paid their money? Should they continue with the voyage and return midway should the water levels be too low while taking into account all of the cost aspects? Or should they risk it and plan on having the entire trip at all costs? Case Analysis Before deciding on which option is more cost effective, we must first understand what Exotic Adventures offers their customers. Their primary service is to provide passengers with expedition type voyages. EAI also provides customers with trips to the Amazon during the low river seasons. This offer is primarily during the month of October. They offer complete packages including air, lodging, and cruise...
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...Submission: 01-21-12 Title of Assignment: Week 3 Case Analysis CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and any assistance that I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas, or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student Signature: Marcelo Gonzalez Instructor(s Grade on Assignment: Instructor(s Comments: Exotic Adventures Inc.: The Amazon River Voyage Case Synopsis Exotic Adventures Inc (EAI), is a company that offers expedition style voyages to the Amazon River among other destinations. Based on the recommendation of some experts, the company has decided to launch a new low water season route, that even though it has good demand because of its wild life proximity, it has a lot of risk because the water level may not permit that the vessels can go through. A month before starting the first trip, the company starts receiving news from Brazil that the water is too low and that it will be impossible to make the voyage. At the same time the company is hearing from Peru that everything is OK. State the Assignment Question Should the company cancel the trip because of the low water alerts from Brazil or should they continue with the plan and take the risk? Case Analysis Normally, EAI voyages offered expedition...
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...According to BrainReserve, trends are not fads. They endure, evolve and represent underlying forces, first causes, basic human needs, attitudes and aspirations. They help us navigate the world, understand what's happening and why, and prepare for what is yet to come. This paper will investigate one of the trends Popcorn has identified – Fantasy Adventure – particularly focus on its development in the last ten years. I will examine related evidence observed in various industries and make the claim that this trend has not declined but further developed. Fantasy Adventure refers to the behavior that consumer crave excitement and stimulation as an escape from stress and boredom in essentially risk-free adventures.(Popcorn, 1998) The excitement are taken in small doses, and allow us to return to our “normal” life at the end of the day. They make us feel courageous, open to new exotic experience, and most important of all, they give us the sense of transforming to a better person. There are three underlying forces in creating this trend: the increasing stress brought to us by our routine yet increasingly competitive life, the rising number of cases of the unsafe, uncertain events happening around our environment and the advancement of technologies. In the 1990s only 40% percentage Canadians reported stress in workplace but the statistic had increased significantly recently.(JobStress, 1997) More than 6 in 10 Canadians reported in 2002 that they have experienced a “great deal of stresses...
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...Case Synopsis Remember to always indent the first line of a paragraph (use the tab key). The synopsis should be short (2-3 sentences). Keep it simple…notice 2-3 sentences NOT paragraphs. State the Assignment Question The question that plagued Exotic Adventures Inc is whether to cancel a South American tour on October 8. What are the ramifications of cancelling the trip prior to October 8, cancelling the trip after Manaus, turning around before Iquitos, or completing the upstream tour? Case Analysis Exotic Adventures Inc. (EAI) is a travel company that operates expedition-style voyages mainly to Polar Regions. EAI also offered voyages between season to the islands of the South Pacific and the Atlantic also covering the Amazon River. The company decided to offer these additional excursions to assist in defraying fixed business cost (Shaw & Hulland, 1999). EAI first began excursions through the Amazon River Basin during the high water season of March 1997. There were two options; option one was the upriver voyage from Belem, Brazil to the town of Iquitos, option two was a downstream voyage from Iquitos to Belem, Brazil (Shaw & Hulland, 1999). The company then became convinced that it would be good to offer tours during the low water seasons, which for this area happens in October. This would offer tourist a greater opportunity to view the local wildlife, which during the high water season would normally retreat inland away from the river’s edge (Shaw & Hulland...
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...example the case of Cataluña, a region that seeks to be proclaimed independent from Spain. http://0-www.palgraveconnect.com.pugwash.lib.warwick.ac.uk/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9780230592643 http://encore.lib.warwick.ac.uk/iii/encore/search/C__Sfranco%20spain__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=cobalt https://imagenturistica.wordpress.com/estereotipos-y-retos/ http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/01/spain-different-no-more tales alhambra https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l-QLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA275&lpg=PA275&dq=tales+of+the+alhambra+que+pais+es+espana&source=bl&ots=3xSfZYXpEY&sig=w590UWVckRSD_WfbcP_iC__jZEA&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2uazyvevKAhVDnw4KHe6UCDEQ6AEITDAG#v=onepage&q=tales%20of%20the%20alhambra%20que%20pais%20es%20espana&f=false gatherings ford https://archive.org/stream/gatheringsfromsp00ford#page/286/mode/2up/search/what+to+observe+in+spain During the 19th century, travellers undertaking the Grand Tour changed their itineraries to discover and directly experience a new category of aesthetic taste establishing a “Picturesque Tour” through Greece, South Africa, South Italy, Turkey, and Spain. British travellers contributed to portray Spain as a paradigm of the picturesque. They found in Spain those values which they looked for in their respective countries without success, such as the sublime and the exotic. They all share a similar image of Spain : a land full of exoticism and adventures where time...
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...they are almost one and the same, just on different sides of the law most of the time. Uncharted, while it is its own concept, did follow in the footsteps of Tomb Raider regarding the type of game, but the stories are vastly different. Some of the more commonly known similarities between Tomb Raider and Uncharted are in terms of the design and development. Both games were originally designed for the Sony PlayStation as an exclusive PlayStation only game, but with the growing popularity and the opportunity for cross plat forming, both developers Eidos and Naughty Dog have expanded the fan-base by making these games available on the PC as well as the PlayStation. Other similarities are that these two games are in a classification of Action-Adventure/Puzzle Game both games have a wide range of hidden treasures that have to be found in order to progress through the game or to unlock bonus material within the game, such as a different outfit for the main character or a new weapon for use in the game. With all of the similarities that these games have there are just as many if not more differences. Tomb Raider was developed by Eidos, and the main character is a female named Laura Croft. Uncharted was developed by Naughty Dog, and the main character is a male...
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...Various Tourism Options in Costa Rica There are a multitude of reasons for a tourist to travel to Costa Rica; reasons that vary from a simple vacation, to adventure tourism, ‘sex tourism’, eco-tourism, or medical tourism. Costa Rica is a relatively new tourist selection. “In the 1960’s Costa Rica warily became aware that tourism could be an important source of income.” (Tourism in Costa Rica, 2012) Since that realization, Costa Rica has become a well-traveled area. They also remain a peaceful country and prove to be so by remaining military-free since 1948. “…That tiny nation of 2.5 million which has demonstrated for nearly forty years that a country can live in peace without an army…” (Walton, 1985) Vacation Escape, getaway, relaxation, and freedom are all words that describe vacation. Costa Rica provides all of these wants. Dictionary.com describes ‘vacation’ as, “a period of work, study, or other activity used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday.” (vacation. (n.d.)) One can find a beach to relax on, a beautiful, peaceful country to escape to, and the perfect place to be free and ‘get-away’ from all of the troubles that hassle them at home, in any area of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a spectacular and unique spot to visit due to the volcanoes that are spread out through the country. Other activities that one can partake in include a new culture, off-roading, walking through the jungle, sightseeing, navigating through rainforest, zip lining, parasailing, and...
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...Hunter Lee Mountain Dew Case 10/16/12 For Pepsi Co. and BBDO to choose a specific advertisement to place into a slot during the super bowl; there has to be a varying degree of analysis on different aspects to decide which ad’s to place in the slots. Certain criteria need to be satisfied by the ad that is selected; it needs to hit the target audience, get across the correct brand image, have the correct brand symbolism, needs to be a “Story” in a sense, have a good product integration, and be in line with the campaign extension. If one of the ad’s can fall into line with these certain criteria all while “symbolizing that drinking Mountain Dew is an exhilarating experience” (Gopalakrishnan). BBDO is going to need to give Mountain Dew certain ad’s choices that are based off of certain filters that are factored into the decision that Mountain Dew makes. The first is that the ad’s need to expand to new customers also while still appealing to the current users. The selected ad needs to communicate a universal appeal. As well, the creative should bring out the product benefits: energizing, quenching, and great taste, emotional benefits: exhilaration and suiting to an irreverent, daring and fun personality. The outlying problem for Mountain Dew is selecting an advertisement that suffices all these criteria, but will be able to differentiate itself from the rest of the ad’s during the super bowl. Considering the super bowl advertisement market is possibly the largest...
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