L6 Tourism Policy and Planning

Course Unit Description

The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ understanding of the principles of tourism policy and planning. Learners will analyse theories and concepts from the fields of public policy, tourism management and planning and will create tourism plans that acknowledge the roles of multiple stakeholders and possible courses of action in a destination.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the concepts and theories of public policy for tourism.
2. Understand the implementation of tourism policy.
3. Understand the theories and concepts of tourism planning.
4. Be able to create tourism plans that can applied to international tourism destinations.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for this unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria.