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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Multi-Scalar Governance and Institutional Frameworks

THM703 · Tourism Policy and International Development — Week 3 of 16

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Week3 of 16
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This week’s topics

Multi-Scalar Governance and Institutional Frameworks

  1. Supranational policy coordination
  2. National tourism organisations and regional alignment
  3. Municipal devolution and local governance
  4. Cross-scale institutional tensions

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Explain the multi-scalar nature of contemporary tourism policy and its relationship with institutions involved in tourism development on a global, national and local scale.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the multi-scalar nature of contemporary tourism policy and its relationship with institutions involved in tourism development on a global, national and local scale.

Study materials

Videos

  • Ministerial Segment – Implementing innovative policy and governance models for cultural tourism · YouTube · UN Tourism · 118 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024, ch. 1: Tourism Trends and Policies · PDF · Oecd, report; pp. 16–46 · for registered students
  • Government response to the de Bois Review of Destination Management Organisations (DCMS, 2022) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • UNWTO Guidelines for Institutional Strengthening of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) (2019) · PDF · Un, 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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