Overview

Attractions are one of the core elements of tourism destinations. Natural or man-made, they attract and provide leisure activities and entertainment to tourists, day visitors, local residents. The module starts with a broad introductory overview of attractions, including events as a form of attraction, and their impacts on the tourism industry and the hosting communities. It then places emphasis on the administrative processes involved in the management of such attractions. The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary skills to organise and manage attractions. The module analyses also the way human and technical resources are employed to achieve sustainable impacts of tourist attractions. Sustainability will be studied and analysed following the triple-bottom-line approach.

The module starts with a broad introductory overview of attractions, including events as a form of attraction, and their impacts on the tourism industry and the hosting communities. It then places emphasis on the administrative processes involved in the management of such attractions. The aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary skills to organise and manage attractions. The module analyses also the way human and technical resources are employed to achieve sustainable impacts of tourist attractions. Sustainability will be studied and analysed following the triple-bottom-line approach.

Assessment Strategy

-excellent -A- to A+ (70%+): Outstanding performance. The relevant information accurately deployed. Excellent grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practice elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Strong evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills. -good -B- to B+ (60-69%): Most of the relevant information accurately deployed. Good grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills. -satisfying -C- to C+ (50-59%): Much of the relevant information and skills mostly accurately deployed. Adequate grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Fair integration of theory/practice/information in the pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Some evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills. -threshold -D- to D+ (40-49%): No major omissions or inaccuracies in the deployment of information/skills. Some grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Integration of theory/practice/information present intermittently in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply different managerial practices to different types of attractions and under different conditions

• Distinguish the specific features of different types of attractions

• Evaluate the impacts of tourist attractions according to the triple-bottom-line approach and assess the sustainability of tourism attractions

• Explain the interconnection between human and technical resources in the management of tourist attractions