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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Foundations and Evolution of Tourism Policy

THM703 · Tourism Policy and International Development — Week 1 of 16

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This week’s topics

Foundations and Evolution of Tourism Policy

  1. Historical shifts in public intervention
  2. Neoliberalism and market deregulation
  3. Evolution from tourism marketing to integrated destination governance
  4. Changing rationales for state involvement

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Critically evaluate the different approaches that can be taken to tourism policy.
  • 1.2 Summarise the evolution of tourism policy.

Activity

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

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
  • UNWTO Guidelines for Institutional Strengthening of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) (2019) · PDF · Un, guidance · for registered students
  • Government response to the de Bois Review of Destination Management Organisations (DCMS, 2022) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations and Evolution of Tourism Policy
  • Week 2: Approaches to Tourism Policy Formulation
  • Week 3: Multi-Scalar Governance and Institutional Frameworks
  • Week 4: Theories of International Development
  • Week 5: Evaluating Developing Nations in the Global Tourism Economy
  • Week 6: Destination Impacts of International Tourism
  • Week 7: Relational Dynamics in Sustainable Tourism Development
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Tourism and the Global Development Agenda
  • Week 10: Researching Development Issues in Tourism
  • Week 11: Project Planning for Tourism-Led Development
  • Week 12: Applying Tourism Policy and International Development in pr…
  • 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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