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Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Fundamentals of Destination Management

THM406 · The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry — Week 10 of 16

CourseTHM406
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Fundamentals of Destination Management

  1. Rationale for planned destination intervention
  2. Carrying capacity and environmental limits
  3. National tourism organisations
  4. Regional and local destination management organisation structures

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Assess why destination management is needed.
  • 4.2 Describe the roles of destination management organisations at national and local levels.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess why destination management is needed.

Study materials

Videos

  • What Is A Tourist Board? | Travel And Tourism Tutorial · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • UNWTO Guidelines for Institutional Strengthening of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) (2019) · PDF · Un, guidance · for registered students
  • The de Bois Review: an independent review of Destination Management Organisations in England (DCMS, 2021) · PDF · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 5: How is tourism organized? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 115–129 · 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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