IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you expect to take HOSP3003 - Sustainable Tourism Destination Management in 2026, please take the 2026 substitute HOSP3014 - Sustainable Tourism Destination Management (UniSA) as a replacement.

Sustainable Tourism Destination Management

Undergraduate

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Mode
Mode
Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, Online
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Area/Catalogue
HOSP 3003
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Course ID
200260
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West, Online
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Management
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Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
Discipline group A
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course aims to equip students with the skill set for sustainable tourism development, with a focus on analysing tourism impacts and developing effective strategies to manage those impacts aligning with the sustainable development goals. Serving as an introduction to sustainable tourism development, it establishes a solid foundation for further studies on destination management for sustainable tourism. Designed to enhance critical thinking and analysis skills crucial for destination management, the course prepares students for the tourism, events and hospitality sector with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable tourism development.

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO DESTINATION MANAGEMENT 
  • SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING 
  • MONITORING DESTINATION IMPACTS 

Course learning outcomes

  • Assess current trends and challenging issues influencing tourism destination development.
  • Analyse the complexity and diversity of external and internal factors on strategic tourism destination development in global contexts.
  • Examine the dynamics of tourism planning and emerging management approaches at various levels and scales.
  • Critique strategies used within the tourism and event industry to achieve sustainable destination outcomes.
  • Demonstrate business enterprise skills in the context of the Tourism, Event and Hospitality Management discipline.

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed HOSP1000 Fundamentals of Global Tourism and Hospitality

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

Assumed knowledge

N/A

Textbook(s)

N/A

Inherent requirements

N/A

Other resources

N/A

Assessment

  • Report, Skills Demonstration – 40%
  • Report – 60%
Degree list
The following degrees include this course
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business majoring in Tourism, Events and Hospitality Management