TRA320 Transport and Tourism

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Course Code
TRA320

Course Name
Transport and Tourism

Credits
7.50

Prerequisites

None

Semester
Autumn

Location
Molde

Language Instruction
English

Language Assignments and Evaluation
English

Language Literature
English

Instruction
3 hours per week

Evaluation
A 4 hour written exam worth 100% of the overall grade for the course

Grades
Letter (A - F)

Learning outcome

This course provides a study of the tourist transport system and the way in which it is organised and managed.

Content

Introduction to the tourist transport system

  • Tourist transport concepts and methods of analysis
  • Demand for tourist transport products, services and information

Organising the tourist transport system

  • Supply of tourist transport products, services and information
  • Macro-environmental factors affecting tourist transport

Managing the tourist transport system

  • Business strategies relating to the management of tourist transport
  • Future challenges and opportunities for tourist transport
Literature

Holloway, J.C. and Taylor, N. (2006). The business of tourism. 7th edition. Pearson Education Limited, Essex. ISBN: 0-273-70161-4

Page, S. (2005). Transport and tourism: global perspectives. 2nd edition. Pearson Education Limited, Essex. ISBN: 0-13-124945-2