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Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Structure and Typologies of the Tourism and Hospitality Sector

THM406 · The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry — Week 7 of 16

CourseTHM406
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Structure and Typologies of the Tourism and Hospitality Sector

  1. Commercial accommodation classifications
  2. Food and beverage operations
  3. Visitor attraction sectors
  4. Passenger transport systems
  5. Public, private, and voluntary sector roles
  6. Stanford Webinar - Strategy Execution for the Air Transport Industry

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Describe the main types of organisations within the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe the main types of organisations within the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Videos

  • Stanford Webinar - Strategy Execution for the Air Transport Industry · YouTube · Stanford Online · 60 min · for registered students
  • Components Of Tourism | Learn More About The Structure of the Travel and Tourism Industry · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 2 min · for registered students
  • The Different Types Of Hotels Found In The Tourism Industry | Hospitality Management · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 12 min · for registered students
  • Types Of Tourist Attractions | The 4 Major Types of Visitor Attractions Around The World + Examples! · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 16 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 5: How is tourism organized? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 115–129 · for registered students
  • All Are Welcome: An Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, ch. 7: Lodging and Hotel Operations · Reading · Libretexts, textbook chapter · for registered students
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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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