Welcome to "Tourism Snapshot of an Industry!"
This course has been designed to provide the participant with a broad understanding of travel and tourism industry. Various related fields and industries that are part of or complement the tourism industry which are discussed include:
- Sustainable Destination Management
- Events and Meeting Management
- Sports Management
- Hospitality and Food Service Management
- Tourism Research
- Transportation
- Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
By the end of this course, participants should gain the knowledge to:
- Discuss the significance of the phenomenon of travel and tourism in contemporary society.
- Relate how external constraints, determinants, and conditions have influenced the evolution and present characteristics of travel.
- Understand the key concepts of tourism and the related fields listed above.
- Identify and understand the role and importance of professional associations involved with tourism and related areas.
- Gain a general understanding of the career opportunities available within tourism and related areas.
This course is free to anyone who chooses to participant. It is a self-managed on-line course made up of eight units with a self-assessment quiz at the end. GW does not grant academic credit or CEUs for completing this course.
This course is brought to you by the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management and the International Institute of Tourism Studies at The George Washington University. Further information on our programs can be found at www.gwutourism.org. GW offers several tourism education programs including:Degree Programs
- Master of Tourism Administration
- Accelerated Master of Tourism Administration (on-line)
- BBA or MBA with a concentration in Tourism, Events, Sports and Hospitality
- Tourism Destination Management
- Event Management
