Global Tourism Issues

1. Analyze the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism.
2. Apply sustainable development principles to tourism planning and management.
3. Develop effective marketing strategies for tourism destinations.
4. Evaluate the role of stakeholders in tourism development.
5. Understand the ethical considerations in tourism decision-making.

13 weeks, about 45 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 1: The Meaning, Scope, definitions and Measurement of Travel and Tourism · 3 hours

     Define travel and tourism.. Explain the historical perspectives of tourism.. Discuss the derivation of tourism definitions.. Identify basic tourism units and classifications..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 2: Economic and Social Impact of Tourism · 3 hours

     Analyze the economic and social impacts of tourism.. Examine global tourism economic growth predictions.. Assess the economic and employment impacts of the travel industry.. Classify traveler segments of tourism..

3. Week 3Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 3: Development and Marketing of Tourism -Nostalgia · 3 hours

     Explain the development and marketing of tourism.. Discuss the measures of economic impact and typology.. Classify tourism demand for planning and marketing purposes.. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of tourism..

4. Week 4Module 1: Introduction

   • Unit 4: Global Tourism, Attractions, Sites, Hostels of History · 3 hours

     Identify global tourist attractions, sites, and hostels of history.. Explore the concept of playful pilgrimage.. Analyze theming and dreaming in tourism.. Differentiate between imagination and reality in tourism..

5. Week 5Module 2: Collaboration and Impacts

   • Unit 5: Competition to Collaboration in the Tourism Industry · 3 hours

     Explain the meaning of globalization in tourism.. Discuss the importance of marketing concepts in tourism.. Identify the importance of collaborative strategies in the aviation and tourism industry.. Understand the concept of collaborative advantage..

6. Week 6Module 2: Collaboration and Impacts

   • Unit 6: Resource Dependence Theory & Theory Relational Exchange in Collaboration Tourism · 3 hours

     State the theory of rational exchange and resource dependence in tourism.. Compare and contrast resource dependence theory to relational exchange theory.. Explain motives and motivation for organizations to seek collaboration.. Identify types of collaborations in the tourism industry..

7. Week 7Module 2: Collaboration and Impacts

   • Unit 7: The Positive and Negative Impacts of Tourism · 3 hours

     Explain the positive and negative impacts of tourism.. Define carrying capacity and cost in tourism.. Identify the social benefits of tourism.. Discuss the tools used in measuring the impact of tourism..

8. Week 8Module 2: Collaboration and Impacts

   • Unity 8: The Role of Relationships in the Tourist Experience · 3 hours

     Discuss the meaning of relationship building in tourism.. Explain the importance of building relationships to tourists and hosts.. Identify challenges individuals may have establishing relationships with hosts.. Understand the importance of positive and friendly relationships in tourism..

9. Week 9Module 3: Alternative Tourism and Strategies

   • Unity 9: Alternative Tourism: A Comparative Analysis of Meaning and Impact · 3 hours

     Define the meaning and concept of alternative tourism.. Explain the ecological impact of tourism.. Identify economic benefits of tourism.. Discuss threats to wildlife and destinations..

10. Week 10Module 3: Alternative Tourism and Strategies

    • Unity 10: The 'New Pastoral Industry', Tourism in Indigenous Australia & New Zealand · 3 hours

      Explain the meaning of indigenous sculpture and quarantine paintings.. Understand how to promote the marketing of cultural tours.. Identify factors relevant in promoting tourism development and social justice.. Discuss how tourism activities create employment..

11. Week 11Module 3: Alternative Tourism and Strategies

    • Unit 11: Tourism and Sustainable Development · 3 hours

      Understand the meaning of sustainable development in tourism.. Explain why academic and government circles are major champions of sustainable tourism development.. Define various tourism markets and factors responsible for its growth.. Discuss the need for a renewed relationship with the environment and stakeholders..

12. Week 12Module 4: Policies, Ethics and Future

    • Unit 12: Addressing Carrying Capacity Issues in Tourism Destinations through Growth Management · 3 hours

      Know what tourism carrying capacity management and developing a guiding vision mean.. Understand the use of new management directions in tourism development.. Identify the underlying key objectives of growth management systems in tourism.. Discuss growth management plan strategies in sustainable tourism..

    • Unity 13: Sustainable Tourism Standards & Stakeholder involvement · 3 hours

      Discuss key standards of sustainable development efforts in tourism.. Identify implementable standards in meeting set conformity and assessment in tourism.. Understand that efficiency is a measure of how well an instrument uses the resources available.. Explain the meaning of equity and fairness in global tourism sustainability..

13. Week 13Module 4: Policies, Ethics and Future

    • Unit 14: The Development of Tourism Strategies and Policies · 3 hours

      Define stakeholder theory for developing sustainable tourism.. Explain the descriptive, instrumental, and normative stakeholder theories in tourism.. Identify the importance of Freeman's four-step stakeholder management process in tourism.. Discuss stakeholder identification models and the three dimensions of stakeholder salience..

    • Unit 15: Global Category of Travel & Targeting Segments in the Travel Industry · 3 hours

      Explain the meaning of adventure travel in global tourism.. Identify who a budget traveler is in global travel.. Define what is meant by family travel in global tourism.. Know who luxury travelers are in global tourism..