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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Evolution and Foundations of Tourism Policy

THM602 · Tourism Policy and Planning — Week 1 of 16

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This week’s topics

Evolution and Foundations of Tourism Policy

  1. Post-war state intervention
  2. Neoliberal shifts in tourism governance
  3. Historical milestones in international tourism
  4. Public interest versus economic growth paradigms

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Evaluate the different approaches to tourism policy that can be taken.
  • 1.2 Summarise the historical development of tourism policy.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the different approaches to tourism policy that can be taken.

Study materials

Further resources

  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024, ch. 1: Tourism Trends and Policies · PDF · Oecd, report; pp. 16–46 · for registered students
  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 1: Tourism: its historical development · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 5–38 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Evolution and Foundations of Tourism Policy
  • Week 2: Approaches to Policy and Multi-Scalar Governance
  • Week 3: Tourism Policy Instruments
  • Week 4: Policy Implementation Dynamics and Issues
  • Week 5: Evaluating Tourism Policy Implementation
  • Week 6: Approaches to Tourism Planning
  • Week 7: External Environment and Tourism Planning
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Execution and Monitoring of Tourism Plans
  • Week 10: Adapting Planning Models to Destination Contexts
  • Week 11: Formulating a Comprehensive Tourism Plan Document
  • Week 12: Applying Tourism Policy and Planning in practice: case stud…
  • 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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