TOURISM INNOVATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: design physical/ visual representation and constructive breakthrough of business ideas; describe Challenges and dilemmas of Tourism studies; classify Management of tourism innovation, music and night life; analyze Future trends in tourism innovation

Topics:

1. 1. Tourism innovation: the role of technology, sustainability and creativity;
2. 1.1 Introduction to Prototype Development II;
3. 2. Pro-environmental culture and behavior to promote sustainable golf courses: the case study of “La Galiana”;
4. 3. Challenges and dilemmas of tourism studies for the 21st century: is tourism in bias of disappearance?;
5. 3.1 Documentation;
6. 4. Understanding the role of heritage tourist experience: an ethnographic research in Italy;
7. 5. Management of tourism innovation, music and nightlife: case study;
8. 5.1 Feedback;
9. 6. Employees’ social capital, self-efficacy, and turnover intention: a study in the context of tourism and hospitality;
10. 7. Sustainability and tourism: cluster analysis on the effectiveness of the Porter hypothesis in the European aeronautical sector;
11. 7.1 Product/ Service Prototype;
12. 8. Tourism in low density areas: a review of coastal and rural development practices;
13. 8.1 Key Partnership;
14. 9. Visiting gardens in Portugal: profiling the historic gardens visit and visitors;
15. 10. Competition and Innovation;
16. 10.1 Finance & Perceptual Map;
17. 11. Future trends in tourism innovation;
18. 12. Entrepreneurship and Innovation;
19. 13. Use of Natural Resources and Co-Efficiency in Tourism;
20. 13.1 Infographic;
21. 14. Tourism Between National Tourism System;
22. 15. Presentation.