Homework
Length: 2500 words.
Students, in groups will work on one of the problems that affect hospitality and tourism. The groups will develop an analysis about the problem assigned to understand how companies or policy makers do to solve it, or to cope with it. They will have to analyze at least 3 different cases (either company's ore destination policy makers) and provide details about their solutions. Analyze what they do, why they do it, and how they do it. Once they have a clear idea of how companies or policy makers try to provide a solution to the problem, they need as well to compare the different solutions and evaluate them. Results about their analysis must be provided in a written report. Students must support the work by using at least 12 different reliable resources (at least 4 for each case), either from academia or the industry. References must be added in text in the presentation and in the reference list.
Further information about the content will be provided during class.
Learning Outcomes
o Identify tourism and contemporary tourism issues from a global perspective.
o Identify various components of the tourism system
o Understand how basic economic principles relate to global community-oriented tourism.
o Understand the psychological implications of tourism destination marketing practices.
o Generate an awareness of the current challenges and develop skills for identifying industry problems and proposing solutions.
o Understand how basic social-cultural principles relate to global community-oriented tourism. Gain a more comprehensive understanding of culture in tourism
o Identify the relationship between hosts and guests, and the role of the tourist as an agent for cultural change.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.