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Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Policy Frameworks Supporting Sustainable Tourism

THM404 · Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality — Week 7 of 16

CourseTHM404
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Policy Frameworks Supporting Sustainable Tourism

  1. National tourism sustainability policies
  2. International environmental agreements
  3. Public-private partnerships
  4. Eco-taxation and tourism levies
  5. Week 4-Lecture 26 : Environmental Regulations and Policy Instruments
  6. Week 4-Lecture 28 : Environmental Laws and Disclosure Regulations
  7. Economics C3 - Lecture 19: Government Policies for Environme
  8. Lecture 1: The Scope of International Environmental Law

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Discuss policy initiatives that support sustainable tourism.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss policy initiatives that support sustainable tourism.

Study materials

Videos

  • Tourism - Partnerships: Working Across Boundaries (2/5) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024, ch. 1: Tourism Trends and Policies · PDF · Oecd, report; pp. 16–46 · for registered students
  • Transition Pathway for Tourism: taking stock of progress by 2023 (European Commission, 2024) · PDF · Eu, report · for registered students
  • Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (UN Tourism brochure) · PDF · Un, framework · 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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