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Hospitality, Travel, And Tourism, Supervision

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This course introduces the tourism industry and its major components as well as a focus in hospitality supervisory skills. It covers current issues in tourism and their effects on the hospitality industry as a whole, including economic, political, and cultural forces, and quality of life effects on host locals. Career opportunities within travel and tourism are also discussed.

This undergraduate-level course is 5 weeks This course is available to take individually or To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Representative.

Course details:

Credits: 3
Continuing education units: XX
Professional development units: XX
Duration: 5 weeks

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    The Impact of Tourism on People and Places

    • Describe economic impacts of tourism on destinations.
    • Discuss future trends in tourism.
    • Identify career opportunities in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.

    Hospitality Management & Supervision

    • Apply the four components of management.
    • Identify key steps for staff recruitment, selection, and training.
    • Explain how effective communication contributes to positive relations with employees and other departments.
    • Describe how scheduling effects labor cost.

    Hospitality Management & Supervision Continued

    • Apply a time management method to the role of a supervisor.
    • Identify employee motivation and coaching methods.
    • Define conflict management strategies.

    The Travel and Tourism Industry

    • Identify key motivators of tourism.
    • Describe types of tourism.
    • List and provide examples of tourism’s special characteristics.
    • Explain the significance of tourism to the United States.

    Tourism Distribution Systems

    • Diagram the tourism distribution system.
    • Explain the roles of intermediaries in the distribution chain.
    • Classify the operating sectors in the tourism industry.
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