TOUR 101
Introduction to Tourism
Course overview
You’ll join a discussion about tourism’s global, national and regional significance, its various contributing industry sectors and the major development and management issues.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
|
|---|---|
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $891.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Outline the role of destination regions, the tourism industry, and government within the tourism system.
- Discuss tourism’s significance at global, national and regional scales with special reference to Aotearoa-New Zealand.
- Identify and explain the basic characteristics of the tourism industry’s main sectors.
- Explain the scope of marketing as an essential component of tourism systems.
- Outline the various economic, socio-cultural, political and environmental impacts of tourism on the host community as it relates to the concept of sustainability.
- Identify and explain the major management and development issues arising from tourism activity.
- Access and use valuable tourism resources available on the Internet.
- Evaluate the factors that contribute to a successful tourism experience.
Course examiners
Associate Professor Joanna Fountain
Associate Professor
Department of Tourism, Sport and Society
joanna.fountain@lincoln.ac.nz