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Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Social Issues Influencing Tourism and Hospitality

THM506 · Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality — Week 1 of 16

CourseTHM506
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Social Issues Influencing Tourism and Hospitality

  1. Demographic shifts and ageing populations
  2. Overtourism and host community wellbeing
  3. Cultural commodification
  4. Accessible and inclusive travel

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain social issues that are influencing the development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain social issues that are influencing the development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Videos

  • Overtourism- How Mass Tourism Is Impacting The World · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 6: Why develop tourism? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 130–149 · for registered students
  • ILO guidelines on decent work and socially responsible tourism (2017) · PDF · Ilo, guidance; xi, 64 pages · for registered students
  • Cultural Heritage Tourism Event Planning and Management (Gilley, Lumen/LibreTexts) · Reading · Libretexts, textbook · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Social Issues Influencing Tourism and Hospitality
  • Week 2: Assessing Social Impacts on Industry Development
  • Week 3: Environmental Issues in Tourism and Hospitality
  • Week 4: Assessing Environmental Impacts on Sector Growth
  • Week 5: Technological Issues Facing Tourism and Hospitality
  • Week 6: Assessing Technological Impacts on Industry Operations
  • Week 7: Current Trends Influencing Sectoral Change
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Trend Analysis Techniques and Resources
  • Week 10: Organisational Responses to Contemporary Trends
  • Week 11: Analysing the Organisational Impact of Change Drivers
  • Week 12: Applying Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality in …
  • 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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