Travel and Tourism
The aim of the course is to inspire and enthuse students to consider a career in the travel and tourism sector, give students the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of, and develop skills in, the travel and tourism sector.
| Key stage 4 – Year 10 BTEC Tech Award in Travel and Tourism | ||
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Component 2 – External Assessment Influences on Global Travel and Tourism · Demonstrate knowledge of the factors influencing travel and tourism organisations, destinations, visitors and the potential impacts of tourism on destinations · Demonstrate understanding of the factors influencing travel and tourism organisations, destinations, visitors, the potential impacts of tourism on destinations and sustainable tourism · Make connections between influencing factors on global travel and tourism, the potential impacts of tourism on destinations, and destination management · Analyse information to make recommendations on how to manage tourism in global destinations |
Component 1 – Internal Assessment Travel and Tourism Organisations and Destinations · Assignment 1 – Investigate the aims of UK travel and tourism organisations · Assignment 2 – Explore travel and tourism and tourist destinations. |
Component 3 – Internal Assessment Customer Needs in Travel and Tourism • Assignment 1 – Investigate how organisations identify travel and tourism trends · Assignment 2 – Explore how to meet the needs and preferences of travel and tourism customers. |
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| Key stage 4 – Year 11 BTEC First Award in Travel and Tourism | |||
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Unit –1 External Assessment The UK Travel and Tourism Sector · understand the UK travel and tourism sector and its importance to the UK economy · know about the industries, and key organisations, within the travel and tourism sector, their roles and interrelationships · understand the role of consumer technology in the travel and tourism sector. |
Unit 2 – Internal Assessment UK Travel and Tourist Destinations
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Unit 3 – Internal Assessment The Travel and Tourism Customer Assignment 1 – investigate travel and tourism customer service · Assignment 2 – explore the needs and expectations of different types of customer in the travel and tourism sector · Assignment 3 understand the importance of customer service to travel and tourism organisations |
Unit 4 – Internal Assessment International Travel and Tourism Destinations · Assignment 1 – The major international travel and tourism destinations and gateways · Assignment 2 – investigate the appeal of international travel and tourism destinations to different types of visitor · Assignment 3 – be able to plan international travel to meet the needs of visitors. |
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