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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

External Drivers and Macro-Environmental Influences

THM702 · Destination Management — Week 3 of 16

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Week3 of 16
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This week’s topics

External Drivers and Macro-Environmental Influences

  1. Geopolitical volatility and safety-security shocks
  2. Climate change resilience and extreme weather adaptation
  3. Global macroeconomic shifts and exchange rate volatility
  4. Technological disruption and global transport accessibility
  5. Issues and uncertainties in the global economy
  6. External Influences on Organisational Performance - ACCA Advanced Performance Management (APM)
  7. Climate Adaptation or Mitigation? Both | Fernando J. Díaz López | HEC Paris

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Critically evaluate the influence of external factors on the development of tourist destinations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically evaluate the influence of external factors on the development of tourist destinations.

Study materials

Videos

  • Issues and uncertainties in the global economy · YouTube · London Business School · 54 min · for registered students
  • External Influences on Organisational Performance - ACCA Advanced Performance Management (APM) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 44 min · for registered students
  • Climate Adaptation or Mitigation? Both | Fernando J. Díaz López | HEC Paris · YouTube · HEC Paris · 5 min · for registered students
  • How to Manage Technological Disruption: tech giants, competition, and the future of work · YouTube · LSE · 60 min · for registered students
  • Climate change monitoring practices and adaptation and mitigation measures within the INSTO network · YouTube · UN Tourism · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Management, ch. 8.3: A firm's external macro environment – PESTEL · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 223–227 · for registered students
  • GSTC Destination Criteria v2.0 with performance indicators and SDGs (2019) · PDF · Other, framework · for registered students
  • Fluctuations in Uncertainty · PDF · NBER, article · 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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