World Experience of Activity Organization in the Tourism Industry

Major: Tourism
Code of subject: 6.242.02.E.094
Credits: 4.00
Department: Tourism
Lecturer: M.I.Senkiv
Semester: 6 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: • to know the legal aspects of the regulation of tourism in the world; • to be able to identify trends in the development of tourism and analyze them on examples of macro-regions and countries of the world; • to master the skills of professional reasoning when discussing issues, concerning the regulation and licensing of tourism activities, employment in tourism, management of tourist destinations.
Required prior and related subjects: World tourism centers, Tourism regional studies, Analysis of the tourism market.
Summary of the subject: Regulatory framework and regulatory authorities of tourism activities in the countries of the world. Employment in tourism: current indicators and key world trends. International experience of tour operator and travel agent activities. International experience of licensing tourism activities. International experience of selling a tourism products. International experience of managing tourism destination. Modern trends in the development of tourism in Europe. Modern trends in the development of tourism in Asia. Modern trends in the development of tourism in America. Modern trends in the development of tourism in the Middle East and Africa.
Assessment methods and criteria: Current control (50%) – lectures, trainings, laboratory classes Final control (50%) –control work, test
Recommended books: 1. Euromonitor International. (2018). Megatrends Shaping the Future of Travel [Електронний ресурс]. – Режим доступу: https://go.euromonitor.com/wtm2018-megatrends-shaping-the-future-oftravel.html. 2. Travel&tourism economic impact 2018 world [Електронний ресурс]. – Режим доступу: https://www.wttc.org/-/media/files/reports/economic-impact-research/regions-2018/world2018.pdf. 3. World Tourism Organization and United Nations Development Programme (2017), Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals – Journey to 2030, Highlights, UNWTO, Madrid. 4. World Tourism Organization (1997). International Tourism: A Global Perspective. Madrid: Author. 5. World Tourism Organization (2018), UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2018 Edition, UNWTO, Madrid.