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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

The Strategic Rationale for Destination Management

THM702 · Destination Management — Week 1 of 16

CourseTHM702
Week1 of 16
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This week’s topics

The Strategic Rationale for Destination Management

  1. Carrying capacity and overtourism challenges
  2. Economic dependency and resource stewardship
  3. Systems theory applied to visitor economies
  4. Destination lifecycle dynamics
  5. Management: Systems Theory
  6. Lecture 28: Industry Life Cycle

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse the need for destination management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the need for destination management.

Study materials

Videos

  • Management: Systems Theory · YouTube · Galton College · 28 min · for registered students
  • Separate measurement of tourism sustainability and destination carrying capacity · YouTube · UN Tourism · 11 min · for registered students
  • Supporting destination development · YouTube · UN Tourism · 35 min · for registered students
  • The current status of sustainable tourism destination management in Japan · YouTube · UN Tourism · 18 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The de Bois Review: an independent review of Destination Management Organisations in England (DCMS, 2021) · PDF · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • UNWTO Guidelines for Institutional Strengthening of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) (2019) · PDF · Un, guidance · for registered students
  • GSTC Destination Criteria v2.0 with performance indicators and SDGs (2019) · PDF · Other, framework · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: The Strategic Rationale for Destination Management
  • Week 2: Evaluating Tourism Impacts across Destinations
  • Week 3: External Drivers and Macro-Environmental Influences
  • Week 4: Evolution of Destination Governance and Marketing
  • Week 5: Core Roles and Functions of Destination Management Organisa…
  • Week 6: Evaluating DMO Performance and Effectiveness
  • Week 7: Stakeholder Landscapes in Destination Ecosystems
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Interest Groups, Advocacy, and Power Dynamics
  • Week 10: Integrating Destination Marketing and Destination Management
  • Week 11: Comparative Analysis and Future Destination Models
  • Week 12: Applying Destination Management in practice: case studies
  • 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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