TOUR 4110 - Tourism Policy and Planning

Course Description:
Tourism Policy and Planning examines the roles, processes and impacts of tourism policy and planning at the municipal, provincial and national levels. This course leads to an applied understanding of the factors that contribute to sustaining the environmental, cultural and social integrity of tourism destinations in a Canadian context and an analysis of tourism policy via research. Topics include public policy; ethics; tourism laws; municipal, provincial and national government involvement in tourism; tourism marketing organizations; global effects on domestic tourism; and tourism policy creation and communication.

3 Credits