TO6032:03
Tourism Transport and Technology
| Townsville, Cairns | HECS Band 2 |
26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials. Semester 1.
Staff: Mr P Benckendorff (Townsville campus); Mr C Ware (Cairns campus).
This subject acquaints students with international and sub-regional transport modes, networks and patterns, passenger flows and regulation. There is a strong focus on aviation, airports, cruise shipping and surface transport. The subject also explores the roles of the Internet, reservations systems and emerging technologies in the tourism industry.
Learning Objectives:
- understand the structure, nature and operation of global transportation;
- explore the role of various transport providers in the tourism industry;
- recognise the importance and application of technology for tourism.
Assessment by on-course assessment (60%); final examination (40%).