Overview

Indicative list:

• Ethical principles: Honesty, kindness, integrity, concern, fairness, respect for others and trustworthiness.
• The traditional list of virtues.
• Ethical theories: Consequentialism, Virtue ethical theories, Kant, Utilitarianism, Emotivism, Existentialism.
• Stakeholders and their interest in particular tourism, hospitality and events contexts.
• Ethical conventions: Sustainable Practices, Corporate Social Responsibility, Whistleblowing Policies, Pressure Groups and other ethical guidelines/regulations related to events, hospitality and tourism contexts.
• Ethical contexts: GM Foods, food waste, carbon footprint, animal welfare, exploitation, eco-tourism, eco and sustainable events, impact on communities etc.

Learning Outcomes

• Appraise Event, Hospitality & Tourism ethical contexts from a range of stakeholder perspectives.

• Critically evaluate how effective ethical conventions apply within the provision of Hospitality, Events & Tourism services.

• Critically interpret and review the principles and theories associated with ethics within Hospitality, Tourism & Events contexts

• Interpret and evaluate the application of ethics within a Events, Hospitality or Tourism business environment and the issues that could influence their application.

• Understand the implications of ethics in tourism and hospitality and how this impacts on international business and management leadership