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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Destination Impacts of International Tourism

THM703 · Tourism Policy and International Development — Week 6 of 16

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This week’s topics

Destination Impacts of International Tourism

  1. Economic multipliers and resource competition
  2. Socio-cultural commodification
  3. Carrying capacity and environmental degradation
  4. Enclave tourism and spatial displacement

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Describe the impact of international tourism on destinations.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe the impact of international tourism on destinations.

Study materials

Videos

  • Separate measurement of tourism sustainability and destination carrying capacity · YouTube · UN Tourism · 11 min · for registered students
  • Enclave Tourism- The Problems With All Inclusive Holiday Resorts · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 9 min · for registered students
  • How can we create a sustainable future for global tourism? · YouTube · eCornell · 57 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 6: Why develop tourism? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 130–149 · for registered students
  • Tourism for Development: 20 Reasons Sustainable Tourism Counts for Development (World Bank Group, 2017) · Reading · Other, report · for registered students
  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024 — whole report · PDF · Oecd, report; 353 pages · 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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