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Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Applying The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in practice: case studies

THM406 · The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry — Week 12 of 16

CourseTHM406
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying The Development of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Discuss the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • 1.3 Assess the contemporary factors that will affect the future development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • 4.1 Assess why destination management is needed.
  • 4.3 Analyse the common issues faced by destination management organisations in a tourist destination.

Activity

Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Smart Tourism | The Future Of The Tourism Industry Is SMART · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 10 min · for registered students
  • What Is A Tourist Board? | Travel And Tourism Tutorial · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • European Capital of Smart Tourism (EU initiative and best-practice compendia) · Reading · Eu, case study · for registered students
  • Tourism for Development: 20 Reasons Sustainable Tourism Counts for Development (World Bank Group, 2017) · Reading · Other, report · for registered students
  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024, ch. 3: Building the evidence base for sustainable tourism policies · PDF · Oecd, report; pp. 71–96 · 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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