CourseTHM406

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SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Historical Evolution of Tourism and Hospitality

The Grand Tour
Industrial revolution and paid leave
Post-war mass tourism growth
Development of commercial passenger aviation

What you will be able to do

1.1 Discuss the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Further resources

Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 1: Tourism: its historical development · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 5–38 · for registered students

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Week 2

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Course plan

Week 1: Historical Evolution of Tourism and Hospitality
Week 2: Macro-Environmental Drivers of Industry Growth
Week 3: Contemporary and Future Drivers in Tourism and Hospitality
Week 4: Determinants of Tourist Demand
Week 5: Theories of Tourist Motivation
Week 6: Travel Intermediation and Distribution
Week 7: Structure and Typologies of the Tourism and Hospitality Sec…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Organisational Scale, Structure, and Destination Business F…
Week 10: Fundamentals of Destination Management
Week 11: Strategic Challenges in Destination Management
Week 12: Applying The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Ind…
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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