TO5029:03
International Tourism and Transportation
Townsville, Cairns
HECS Band 2
26 hours lectures, 12 hours practicals. Semester 1.
Available to Graduate Diploma of Tourism students.
Staff: Mr P Benckendorff (Townsville campus), Mr C Ware (Cairns campus).
This subject introduces the student to the general patterns of world tourism and transportation taking a broad overview of international tourism developments, trends, product and transportation systems. Within the context of worldwide travel geography; the environmental, historical, cultural and political resources are reviewed.
Learning Objectives:
- understand the structure, nature and functioning of the global tourism system;
- develop a knowledge and understanding of tourism product world wide;
- develop a knowledge of the locations and resources of the tourism regions of the world;
- understand the structure, nature and functioning of the global transportation system.
- develop high level skills in the preparation and presentation of material in a seminar setting;
- provides a forum for students to explore such tourism issues with their colleagues in a scholarly manner.
Assessment to be advised.