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Course Information

About this Course

This course is designed to equip students with an analytical skill related to tourism planning, development, and management by examining the role of the destinations within the broader tourism system. It will provide students with an in-depth knowledge on the sustainability of tourism destinations through a comprehensive analysis of tourism resources, activities, policies, tourism impacts, emerging issues, and trends as well as safety and security at the destinations.

Course Syllabus

Overview of Issues and Approaches.
The dynamic of destination development.
Elements of tourist destinations.
Patterns and concepts of tourist destinations.
The tourism and tourism system.
Destination system/region.

Tourists’ Destination Choices and Experiences.
Potential and existing.
Destination services.
Destination activities.
Types of tourism destinations, attractions and activities.
Global destination patterns : MDCs and LDCs.

Inventory, Analysis and Assessment
Tourism resources.
Destination resources.
Techniques and methods used in a destination area.
Pull factors influencing a destination

Policies for Destination Development.
Historical basis for destination development.
Rationales for the development of tourism.
Auditing destination resources.

Destination Development.
Destination life cycle - The Butler sequence.
Factors that change the destination life cycle.

Environmental Analysis.
Relationship between tourism and environment.
Environmental Impacts.

Economics Analysis.
Relationship between tourism and economic.
Economic Impacts.

Cultural Analysis.
Identifying and evaluating cultural resources and its potential.
Cultural Impacts.

Social Analysis.
Identifying and evaluating social elements in tourism.
Social Impacts.

Safety and Security Analysis
Contemporary Safety Issues and Impacts
Policies and Mechanisms/Measures
Crisis Management Framework

Future Direction of Tourism and Destination.
Dimensions and issues.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 : Which level is this course for?
A1 : This is a dynamic and versatile course whereby students can enter from Diploma up to PhD level.