1003681 - ECONOMIA DEL TURISMO
Expected Learning Outcomes
The course aims to provide the main elements for understanding tourism phenomena. During the course, students will learn more about the different players in the tourism supply chain and the direct and indirect effects that sector produces in the destination
Course Structure
Frontal lessons and cases studies. If the lessons will be in mixed or remote mode, there may be some variations in order to respect the program provided and reported in the syllabus.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Tourism development in Italy
Tourism macroeconomic system
Tourism policies
Models of destination development
The firms of the tourism sector
Textbook Information
Foreign students could choose between english or italian language program.
English language program:
1. Dwyer, L., Forsyth, P., & Dwyer, W. (2010). Tourism economics and policy. Channel View Publications (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Tourism evolution | 1 |
| 2 | 2. Macroeconomic system of tourism | 1 |
| 3 | 3. Tourism Destination | 1 |
| 4 | 4. The tourism demand | 1 |
| 5 | 5. Tourism policies | 1 |
| 6 | 6. Tourism industry organization | 1 |
| 7 | 7. Cultural tourism | 1 |
| 8 | 8. The tourist firms | 1 |
| 9 | 9. Hotel | 1 |
| 10 | 10. Bed and Breakfast | 1 |
| 11 | 11. Mice | 1 |
| 12 | 12. Aviation and tourism | 1 |
| 13 | 13. Cruise tourism | 1 |
| 14 | 14. Tour operator | 1 |
| 15 | 15. Travel agencies | 1 |
| 16 | 16.On line tourism | 1 |
| 17 | 17. Competitiveness of the tourist destination | 1 |
| 18 | 18.Tourism area life cycle | 1 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Versione in italiano