3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Lower Division
Tourism is a global phenomenon impacting destination communities, incorporating a range of hospitality-related businesses and organizations, and enriching the lives of tourists and residents alike. This course examines key elements of tourism systems, how these elements interact to deliver unique travel experiences, and how destination stakeholders can use tourism for sustainable development. The course will strengthen students' understanding of tourism systems while preparing them to successfully engage in it for a variety of career options in tourism and hospitality industries.
Learning Outcomes1Explain the tourism system including the roles of travelers, tourism businesses and destinations, and other tourism system components.
2Describe the impacts of tourism and the basic components of sustainable tourism practices.
3Identify the key principles of destination marketing and management.
4Describe key factors that influence consumer travel behavior including personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors.
5Describe how to apply experience design principles to develop tourism products, services, and experiences.
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