International Tourism and Its New Trends

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-3506/01
Abbreviation	MTT
Course title	International Tourism and Its New Trends
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	Ing. Dominik Niemiec, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Tourism as a world phenomenon, position and importance of tourism in the world economy
2. The main world markets of international tourism, the importance of international organizations for international tourism
3. Expected trends and current problems of international tourism
4. New trends in gastronomic tourism
5. New trends in medical tourism
6. New trends in adventure and dark tourism
7. New trends in event tourism and volunteer tourism
8. New trends in wedding tourism
9. New trends in film tourism
10. New trends in space tourism
11. New trends in tourism of seniors and people with disabilities
12. New trends in tourism focused on the LOHAS segment and sexual minorities - LGBT tourism
13. New trends in Kosher and Halal tourism

E-learning

Study materials for this course can be found at the following link:
https://edison.sso.vsb.cz/cz.vsb.edison.edu.study.prepare.web/StudySupportsFileServlet/64104188-19c1-4c02-b1f1-7f4eff631f44;1.1/Mezin%C3%A1rodn%C3%AD%20turismus%20a%20jeho%20nov%C3%A9%20trendy%20-%20studijn%C3%AD%20podklady.pdf?inline=true

Literature

BHATIA, A. K.: International Tourism Management. 3. vyd. Sterling Publishers 2006, 539 s.
CATHY, H. C.: Tourism Management. Elsevier 2020.
CHUCK, Y. G., SOLÁ, E. F.: International Tourism: A Global Perspective. 1. vyd. Madrid: World Tourism Organization 1997, 406 s.
LANFANT, M-F., ALLCOCK, J. B., BRUNER, E. M.: International Tourism: Identity And Change. London: Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications UK 1995.
REISINGER, Y.: International Tourism: Cultures and Behavior. Oxford, England: Taylor & Francis 2009, 459 s.

Advised literature

GODFREY, H., KENNETH M.K.: Promoting International Tourism to the Year 2000 and Beyond. Atlantic 1999, 224 s.
STRUTT, P.: English for International Tourism: Intermediate Student's Book. Longman 2003, 144 s.
KUMAR, S., DHIMAN, M. C., DAHIYA, A.: International tourism and hospitality in the digital age. Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference, 2015.

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