Planning a Trip…

Objective 1:

Find an economical mode of transportation (not flying) that the students can take on their round trip across the United States. Look for car rental sites, perhaps short distance train or bus routes, or camper rentals. Changing to different modes of transportation along the way is fine.

For this task, complete the following worksheet:

Sample Rental Car sites:

Enterprise Car Rental: www.enterprise.com/car_rental/home.do

Hertz Car Rental: www.hertz.com

Avis Car Rental: www.avis.com

Alamo Car Rental: www.alamo.com

Amtrak Train Service: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/Page/Routes_Index_Page&c=Page&cid=1080072922209&ssid=4

Greyhound Bus Service: http://www.greyhound.com/

PeterPan Bus Service: http://www.peterpanbus.com/tickets/fares.php