Tourism Geography

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: identify and explain the different types of tourist destinations and the geographical components of the tourism system; analyze the geography of demand for tourism, which includes both the determinants and limiting factors for demand; analyze the positive and negative impacts of tourism on the environment, social-culture, and economics of a country/region

Topics

This course provides a basic understanding of the analysis of tourist destinations and other supply elements of tourism, the interaction between the geographical components of the tourism system, world travel patterns, including the origin, characteristics of a tourist destination region, major attractions of a destination, and seasonality of travel to a certain region. It also provides a basic geographic overview of the world and major geographic regions to give insights about the geographic character that comprises the setting for tourism to a particular region.

Prerequisites: None