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HMGT 2040 - Principles of Tourism


Credit hours: 3

Course Description:
This course provides an overview of the history and implications of travel and tourism as an economic, political and cultural force, and effect of tourism development on the quality of life of the host society.

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Students will be able to explain the historical factors that encouraged the development of tourism
  2. Students will be able to explain why tourism and all the industries that make up the tourismindustry should be studied from marketing, management, and financial perspectives.
  3. Students will be able to explain how a person develops expectations of a service and how tourism organizations can meet and exceed these expectations.
  4. Students will be able to describe the technological trends that are shaping operating practices of tourism services suppliers.
  5. Students will be able to explain why tourism service suppliers are embracing sustainability
  6. Students will be able to describe how and why tourism service suppliers are becoming larger through mergers, consolidations, and alliances.