Tourism Economics syllabus
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Tourism Economics
7 units
1 Organizations and Markets in Leisure and Tourism (10 LH)
2 Impacts of Leisure and Tourism on the National Economy (8 LH)
3 International Aspects of Leisure and Tourism (7 LH)
4 Investing in Leisure and Tourism (5 LH)
5 Domestic Issues Related to Leisure and Tourism (7 LH)
6 Emerging Concepts in Leisure and Tourism (6 LH)
7 Environmental and External Issues Related to Leisure and Tourism (5 LH)
1. Organizations and Markets in Leisure and Tourism (10 LH)
- Definition and scope of tourism economics
- Leisure and tourism organizations
- Market for leisure and tourism products
- Demand: choice, elasticity and forecasting
- Supply and costs
- Price and market strategy with interventions
2. Impacts of Leisure and Tourism on the National Economy (8 LH)
- Income, inflation and employment
- Economic growth and development
3. International Aspects of Leisure and Tourism (7 LH)
- Balance of payment and exchange rate
- International and regional organizations: WTO, SAFTA, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, EU, World Bank, IMF, ADB
4. Investing in Leisure and Tourism (5 LH)
- Investment appraisal in the private sector
- Concept of multiplier
5. Domestic Issues Related to Leisure and Tourism (7 LH)
- Macroeconomic Policy
- Current development plan
- Poverty, inequality and population
6. Emerging Concepts in Leisure and Tourism (6 LH)
- Privatization, Liberalization and Globalization
- Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Employment
7. Environmental and External Issues Related to Leisure and Tourism (5 LH)
- Environmental impacts of leisure and tourism
- Sustainability and green leisure and tourism
- Socio-cultural environment
- Technological environment: opportunities and challenges