ABOUT THE COURSE
YOUR CAREER IN TOURISM
The course is designed to develop your skills in Tourism Planning and Management.
The tourism industry encompasses the provision of all those services used by people when travelling away from home, including booking services, transport, accommodation, tourist retail outlets and attractions.
Worldwide millions of people are employed in the tourism industry – from coach drivers to travel agents to hotel concierges, as well as all the other hundreds of occupations that cater for tourists and travellers.
Tourists travel to almost every country in the globe, looking for adventure, recreation and entertainment. They seek both new and familiar experiences, both close to home and far abroad. Some travel independently, others in organised groups. Some look for security, others prefer their travel spiced with excitement and danger.
This course provides a foundation for further learning in any or all of these areas, whether on the job or through formal studies
STUDY DURATION:
In this course, you can learn at your own pace, without any fixed due dates or deadlines. You study whenever you have the time and feel motivated to do so. The course typically takes around 200 hours to complete from beginning to end, and most students graduate within 12 months.
STUDY METHOD：
100% Online
START DATE:
Intake is open now.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses, some career outcomes may require further training and /or qualifications.
- Package Tours
- Travel Agency Systems
- Cultural Tourism
- Environmental Tourism
CORE MODULES
1. Tourism I
- Travel Industry Overview/Introduction
- Destinations
- Money, Insurance, & Legalities
- Transport – Airline Reservations
- Transport – Car Rental
- Transport – Other, boat (ferries, cruising), bus, rail, and more
- Accommodation
- Package Tours
- Travel Agency Systems
- Special Project: Planning a Trip
2. Adventure Tourism
- Scope and Nature of Adventure Tourism
- The Product: Sources and Types
- Management
- The Customer
- Locations and Facilities: Artificial Environments
- Locations and Facilities: Natural Environments
- Ethics, Sustainability, and Environmental Impacts
- Risk Management and Insurance
ABOUT US
Courses4me
Courses4me is the leader in online education with decades of experience in both public and private education.
Our founders have a combined 30 years of expertise in education and training and have joined forces to deliver high-quality, low-cost education to anyone wishing to advance their career.
IS COURSES4ME ACCREDITED?
Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.
