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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Internet-Enabled International Tourism Marketing

THM604 · Technology in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry — Week 7 of 16

CourseTHM604
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Internet-Enabled International Tourism Marketing

  1. Global digital consumer targeting
  2. Localized multi-currency web presence
  3. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for travel operators
  4. Digital inbound customer acquisition
  5. The Digital Marketing Mix of Iceland Tourism - The 4Ps in Action
  6. Understand search engine optimization (SEO) | Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate
  7. What is Inbound Marketing (Definition)

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Justify the use of the internet for international tourism marketing.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: justify the use of the internet for international tourism marketing.

Study materials

Videos

  • The Digital Marketing Mix of Iceland Tourism - The 4Ps in Action · YouTube · Professor Wolters · 6 min · for registered students
  • Understand search engine optimization (SEO) | Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate · YouTube · Grow with Google · 38 min · for registered students
  • What is Inbound Marketing (Definition) · YouTube · HubSpot Marketing · 31 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • All Are Welcome: An Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, ch. 12: Marketing and Social Media · Reading · Libretexts, textbook chapter · for registered students
  • Setting the future of digital and social media marketing research · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Workplace Software and Skills, ch. 8.4: Search engine optimisation · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 546–551 · 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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