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Level 5 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Organisational Responses to Contemporary Trends

THM506 · Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Hospitality — Week 10 of 16

CourseTHM506
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Organisational Responses to Contemporary Trends

  1. Agile operational redesign
  2. Sustainable supply chain partnerships
  3. Omni-channel marketing realignments
  4. Talent retention and staff upskilling
  5. Week 4-Lecture 25 : Examples of Green Supply Chain
  6. Agile Supply Chain Strategies | SCMT 4653

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain how tourism and hospitality organisations are responding to changing trends and factors.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how tourism and hospitality organisations are responding to changing trends and factors.

Study materials

Videos

  • Agile Supply Chain Strategies | SCMT 4653 · YouTube · Walton College Supply Chain Management · 8 min · for registered students
  • The Industry's Vision of Tomorrow's Hospitality · YouTube · eCornell · 58 min · for registered students
  • New Thinking in Hospitality: How Consumer Trends Have Been Reshaped by 2020 · YouTube · eCornell · 62 min · for registered students
  • Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Challenges and Opportunities · YouTube · eCornell · 60 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024, ch. 2: Strengthening the tourism workforce · PDF · Oecd, report; pp. 47–70 · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement, 2nd ed. (UN Global Compact & BSR, 2015) · PDF · Un, guidance; 76 pages · for registered students
  • All Are Welcome: An Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, ch. 12: Marketing and Social Media · Reading · Libretexts, textbook chapter · 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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