• Introduction to tourism
• Tourism Consumer Behaviour
  
• Insights into different sectors of tourism
• Selected issues related to the tourism destination

• identifying and assessing the scope of the hospitality industry;
• explaining the nature, purpose, and classification of attractions;
• defining those aspects of socio-cultural behaviour that are most susceptible to tourism activity and most likely to be influenced and changed as a result of it;
• assessing the different ways that tourism can pursue sustainability objectives and the limitations likely to be experienced;
• knowledge of the factors influencing the buyer decision process in tourism;
• in particular an understanding of the theory of motivation;
• an understanding of the reasons why we measure both international and domestic demand;
• a knowledge of the main methods used to measure tourism demand;
• be familiar with the nature and structures of intermediation and the arguments for and against dis-intermediation of distribution channels in tourism;
• an understanding of how to do research.
  

• reading assignments
• group work assignments for preparing presentations: literature review, cricital reflection, summaries
• presentations by lecturers
• presentations by student groups
• class room discussion
• field study
  

Total credits: 100

• two exams: 40 credits (book-chapters & add-ons presented in class)
• individual contributions: 20 credits (meaningful participation during discussions; not attendance!)
• discussion on your topic of actionbound: 10 credits
• actionbound (= important are: accuracy of research on the topic, creative implementation): 30 credits

A minimum of 60 % of the 100 credits attainable is required to pass the course.

• 60 % - 69 % -> Grade 4­
• 70 % - 79 % -> Grade 3
• 80 % - 89 % -> Grade 2
• 90 % - 100 %-> Grade 1

Absence policy: Each student is allowed to miss up to 4 lecture hours (= 180 minutes) in total. However, you have to be present to hold the oral presentation. There is no possibility to make up missed quizzes .

Claudia Krösbacher: claudia.kroesbacher@fh-krems.ac.at

Margit Kastner: margit.kastner@wu.ac.at