Course overview

Learn more about the tourism industry, including the history of tourism and threats to tourism.
Explore the different methods of passenger transport, including the environmental impacts of airlines.
Understand the importance of visitor attractions and what makes them so appealing to the public.
Study how to create a tourism marketing strategy, as well as identifying the product and carrying out market research.

One in twelve jobs in the UK is supported by tourism, making it one of the largest and most important industries in Britain.

It will allow you to study the convenient way! You decide when and where you learn, at your own pace. Your coursework can be submitted by either post or email, making it easy and hassle-free.

All your course materials will then be delivered to you by post or email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!

Course content

What is tourism?
History of tourism
Mass tourism
Threats to tourism
Tourism trends

Tourism and the UK economy
Public sector
Regional development agencies
Local government
Planning
Feasibility studies

Trains
Cars
Coaches
Cruise ships
Passenger ferries
Air transport
Types of airlines
Deregulation
Airline infrastructure
Environmental impacts of airlines

What is responsible tourism?
Types of responsible tourism
The impacts of tourism
Tourism development planning

The importance of visitor attractions
Types of visitor attractions
What makes a visitor attraction appealing?
Visitor satisfaction
Types of visits
Design and technology
Ownership of visitor attractions
Funding visitor attractions
Why is the public sector important?

Creating a tourism strategy
Identifying the tourist product
Market research
Market segmentation
The marketing mix
How to evaluate a product

Awarding Body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provisions and training programmes.

This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

The Quality License Scheme’s endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

Extra information

This Tourism Management course is assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. There is no external examination required.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 80 hours to complete. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.

This course will enable you to work when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted or emailed to you. You will also receive our tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

FAQs

You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol onto this course.

Dedicated personal tutor support
Dedicated learner services
Assignment marking and feedback
FREE XO Student Discounts membership
FREE CV critique service
FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
*Comprehensive study guide
*Open Study College pen and highlighter
*Student notebook

* Not included with the online study option

No. We will issue certification based on your coursework alone.

No, everything you need is included in the price!

It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Learner Services Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.

That's not a problem. We want to make sure you're 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our team of education specialists a call on 0121 329 4656 and they'll do their best to help.