Unit

School Of Social Sciences

Managing Tourism TrendsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101273.1

Discipline: TOURISM

Student Contribution Band: 3

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
EH207A - Tourism Trends

About this Unit
In 2010 this unit replaced by 101603 - Tourism Sustainability and Global Trends. It is fundamental to equip students with knowledge and basic skills related to tourism trends analysis, forecasting, and economic impact analysis. This unit is a combination of classroom lectures and small group workshops. Students will be assessed according to their ability to use various sources of tourism data and general statistics and interpret them in the context of sustainable development, in general, and sustainable tourism, in particular. The class will learn to identify and analyse the changing patterns and trends in tourism over a given period of time, and to make forecast estimates based on available data. Students will become familiar with current approaches in analysing the economic impacts of tourism in Australia and overseas.