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Global Perspectives in Tourism - TAHM5010
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Course Outline: TAHM5010 Course Outline
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite or corequisite: MARK5800 or MARK5801
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course examines key concepts and current challenges in contemporary global tourism from the perspectives of government, business and consumers/visitors. Major challenges at the enterprise and destination level include sustainable tourism development and the conflicting imperatives of economic gains vs environmental and social impacts, the application of technology for competitive advantage and preparedness for and management of crises and disasters.The course focuses on their application to contemporary case studies, and development of skills and knowledge necessary for swift critical analysis and sound managerial decision-making in the context of the rapidly changing tourism business environment.

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