Contemporary Issues in International Travel and Tourism
Title
CAMS Id No
TT300U
Level
Programme
6
Credits
20
Pre Requisites
None
Aims
To enable students to:
• Critically evaluate key contemporary issues related to travel and tourism and evaluate how
these are presented and examined by academics, the media and practitioners.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding across a range of contemporary issues
2. Critically review and evaluate theoretical and practical accounts of travel and tourism issues
3. Research and synthesise literature on a contemporary issue
4. Discuss and evaluate the actions and policies that have been generated to deal with these issues
Content
This section is an indication of the type of contemporary issues that may be covered in this module.
Student preference of topics, current and future debates in the industry will influence the
subject areas covered.
Undergraduate
• Policy: sustainability, government role in key travel and tourism issues
• Ethics: Corporate Social Responsibility, effectiveness of regulatory agencies legislation and
practices, dark tourism
• Exploitation: sex tourism, employment, drugs and fair trade
• Globalisation and its effects: biodiversity, pollution, transport, global warming, water, social
trends, cultural tourism
• Safety and Security: airports, health, terrorist threats, legal implications
• Global Risk and Disaster Issues: natural and man-made, destination rebuilding, crisis
management
Teaching and
Learning Strategies
Total Learner Hours: 200
Contact Hours: 48 consisting of lectures, seminars and tutorial format.
A series of lectures will set the scene for the main topics and cover theoretical aspects related to
issues. Guest speakers, both practitioners and academics, are seen as a key aspect to this module and
will be invited as part of the lecture series. The seminars will enable students to lead a discussion on
a contemporary issue of their choice. Tutorials will offer students individual support.
Private and Directed study 152 hours
Contemporary Issues in International Travel and Tourism
Title
Learning Support
Aramberri, J. and Butler, R. W. (2004) Tourism Development: Issues for a Vulnerable Industry,
Clevedon: Channel View Publications
Burns, P. and Novelli M. eds. (2007) Tourism and Politics: Global Frameworks and Local Realities.
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
Burns, P. and Novelli M. eds. (2006) Tourism and Social Identities: Global Frameworks and Local
Realities. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
Clift, S. and Grabowski, P. (Eds.) (1997) Tourism and Health: risks, research and responses,
London: Cassell.
Glasser, D. (2003) Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry. Kings Lynn, Norfolk: Elsevier
Butterworth-Heinemann.
Hall, C. M. and Higham, J. (Eds.) (2005) Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change: Channel View
Publications.
Hall, C.M., Timothy, D.J. and Duval, D.T. (2003) Safety and Security in Tourism: Relationships,
Management and Marketing. New York: Haworth.
Lumsdon, L. M. and Page, S. J. (2003) Tourism and Transport: Issues and Agendas for the New
Millennium. Oxford: Elsevier.
Miller, G. and Twining-Ward, L. (2005) Monitoring for a Sustainable Tourism Transition: The
Challenge of Developing and Using Indicators, Wallingford: CABI Publishing.
Singh, T.V. (2004) (Ed) New Horizons in Tourism: Strange Experiences and Stranger Practices.
Wallingford, Oxford: CABI Publishing.
Timothy, D.J. (2001) Tourism and Political Boundaries. London & New York: Routledge
Williams, A. and Shaw. G. (2001) Critical Issues in Tourism: A Geographic Perspective. (2nd
edition). London: Blackwell Publishing.
Assessment Strategy
• Written piece of work 70% 2500 - 3000 words (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
• Seminar student led discussion 30% (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)
Module Leader
Graham Shephard
Delivery mode
12 teaching weeks plus 3 weeks tutorials and assessment
Version no:
Replacement for previous
module
1.3
N/A