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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Historical Evolution of Tourism Technology

THM604 · Technology in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry — Week 1 of 16

CourseTHM604
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Historical Evolution of Tourism Technology

  1. Early airline computer reservation systems
  2. Emergence of e-ticketing
  3. Migration from manual to digital processes
  4. Transformation of travel agency workflows

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Evaluate the impacts of technological change on the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the impacts of technological change on the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 11: Travel distribution systems · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 265–286 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Historical Evolution of Tourism Technology
  • Week 2: Contemporary Technologies and Future Growth
  • Week 3: Management Information Systems in Hospitality
  • Week 4: Global Distribution Systems (GDS)
  • Week 5: Online Travel Intermediaries
  • Week 6: Supplier-Intermediary Relationships
  • Week 7: Internet-Enabled International Tourism Marketing
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Social Media and Destination Marketing
  • Week 10: Security in Tourism and Hospitality Technology
  • Week 11: Data Protection, Privacy, and Ethical Governance
  • Week 12: Applying Technology in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry…
  • 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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