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As part of the learning experience, you are required to reflect on the group assignment above and express your thoughts on how you have learnt, the skills you have used, and the success of applying those skills. Evaluate the skills that you have ND how these skills can improve your employability.
This assignment requires you to reflect on the experience of working in a team, finding out more about ‘guest experience’ facing this industry, what you have learned from completing this assignment, ideally providing evidence of such learning taking place. You may present your reflections in any format, such as a one-page word document, a Powering presentation, or a short 5-min video, addressing the following questions: 1 . What were the Tailor’s Graduate Capabilities that helped you complete the assignment “Sustainable Tourism” successfully? How do you think these skills can help you in other aspects of your life, especially your future career? 3. How did you manage to convince people to be video interviewed? 4. Did you encounter any difficulties and problems while doing this task? Explain why you found it difficult and what will you do to improve in the future. IMPORTANT REMINDERS Marks Information Ensure you are aware of all your marks component and performance throughout the semester. Classroom Policy 80% attendance is required to be eligible to sit for Semester End Final Examination.
Punctuality and Formal Attire is required in all classes or student may be barred from entering class. Classroom behavior respecting other students, school’s and lecturer’s rules and regulations is highly appreciated, I. E. Do not disturb the class or litter in the classroom, etc. Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s language, ideas, information or original material without acknowledging the source. All students are expected to attend a course on proper usage of referencing. Information about referencing is available from the Intellect’s Learning and Academic Skills (ALAS) apartment and/or from the library websites at:http://portal. Layers. Du. My/ Taylor_customize/lamination_Skills/Reference/reference_mainframe. HTML Plagiarism is a serious offense and any individual (who is suspected of plagiarism) would be referred to the Academic Integrity Committee of Tailor’s University. Please refer to the Student Handbook for further information. TOPIC 1 Introduction to Tourism
Define terminologies commonly used in the tourism and hospitality industry 2. Compare and differentiate between tourism and hospitality 3. Illustrate the Tourism Umbrella with its various sectors 4. Provide brief explanation and few examples under each sectors Tourism A social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/ professional purposes Tourism Industries The cluster of production units in different industries that provide consumption goods and services demented by visitors.
Such industries are called tourism industries because visitor acquisition represents such a significant share of their supply that, in the absence of visitors, their production of these would cease to exist in meaningful quantity CONT’D – 2 Traveler(s) Someone who moves between different geographic locations, for any purpose and any duration Visitor(s) A traveler taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less than a year, for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) there than to be employed by a resident entity in the country or place visited.
A visitor (domestic, inbound or outbound) is classified as a tourist (or overnight visitor), if his/her trip includes an overnight stay, or as a same-day visitor (or excursionist) otherwise CONT’D – 3 Tourist(s) A visitor (domestic, inbound or outbound) is classified as a tourist (or overnight visitor), if his/her trip includes an overnight stay. Excursionist (s) A visitor (domestic, inbound or outbound) that is classified as a someday visitor if his/her trip does not include an overnight stay Trip Refers to the travel by a person from the time f departure from his/her usual residence until he/she returns: it thus refers to a round trip.