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Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Destination Impacts of Tourism and Hospitality

THM404 · Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality — Week 3 of 16

CourseTHM404
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Destination Impacts of Tourism and Hospitality

  1. Carbon footprint and resource depletion
  2. Economic leakage and local employment
  3. Cultural commodification
  4. Destination carrying capacity

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Explain the different types of impacts that the tourism and hospitality industry has on destinations.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the different types of impacts that the tourism and hospitality industry has on destinations.

Study materials

Videos

  • Economic Impacts Of Tourism That We ALL Need To Know! · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 15 min · for registered students
  • The Social Impacts Of Tourism That We All NEED To Know About! · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 14 min · for registered students
  • What Is Economic Leakage In Tourism And Why Is It So Bad For The Tourism Industry? · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 10 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 6: Why develop tourism? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 130–149 · for registered students
  • ILO guidelines on decent work and socially responsible tourism (2017) · PDF · Ilo, guidance; xi, 64 pages · for registered students
  • Transition Pathway for Tourism: taking stock of progress by 2023 (European Commission, 2024) · PDF · Eu, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals of Sustainability and Sustainable Development
  • Week 2: Sustainability in the Business Environment
  • Week 3: Destination Impacts of Tourism and Hospitality
  • Week 4: Managing Destination Impacts
  • Week 5: Principles of Sustainable Tourism
  • Week 6: Mitigating Tourism Impacts Through Sustainable Approaches
  • Week 7: Policy Frameworks Supporting Sustainable Tourism
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Operational Sustainability Initiatives in Hospitality and T…
  • Week 10: Best Practice in Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism
  • Week 11: Business Impacts of Sustainability Initiatives
  • Week 12: Applying Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality in pract…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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