Tourism and Tourist Destinations

HND Hospitality Management | Unit number and title | Unit 9: Tourist Destinations | Qualification | HND Hospitality Management | Start date | | Deadline | | Assessor | | | | LO1 Understand the scope of key UK and worldwide tourist destinationsLO2 Understand the cultural, social and physical features of tourist destinationsLO3 Understand how the characteristics of destinations affect theirappeal to touristsLO4 Understand issues likely to affect the popularity of tourist destinations | Unit content1 Understand the scope of key UK and worldwide tourist destinationsMain destinations: by income generated, visitor numbers and tourism statisticsTourist destinations: major tourist destinations selected from UK, Europe and the rest of the worldGenerators: source of tourists2 Understand the cultural, social and physical features of tourist destinationsCultural: resources eg museums, monuments, churches, megaliths, festivals, food, drink, musicSocial: social groups eg national, regional, religious; needs of different customer groups; impact of tourism on resources and the local community; carrying capacity; sustainability; local and national government policies; alternatives to mass marketPhysical: landscape eg geology of lakes, mountains, coastline, profile of beaches, flora and fauna, preferences of landscape; effects of people and the need for conservation eg urban infrastructure, water supply, sanitation, transport networks3 Understand how the characteristics of destinations affect their appeal to touristsEconomic characteristics: economic growth and development; the process of economic development in countries eg pre-industrial society, industrial to a service economy; components of gross domestic product; provision of consumer goods; exportation of primary products; fluctuation of process in export markets; dependency on industrial countries; tourism as an economic alternativePhysical characteristics: physical conditions eg poor urban