HOST102 — Sustainable Tourism and Development
HOST 102 - Sustainable Tourism and Development HOST 102 - Sustainable Tourism and Development 5 Credits Tourism, which can be understood as individuals traveling to societies and cultures other than their own usual environment, is the world’s largest business with billions of annual tourists. Visitors to the societies and cultures impact the destinations they call on during excursions. There will be elements of socio-cultural and environmental impacts on the host communities whether tourists visit via cruise line, airline, vehicle, or rail to experience attractions, lodging, food and beverage, natural areas, heritage, or something else. Marginalized cultures and societies such as indigenous groups are particularly impacted by tourism impacts due to global power inequalities. This course investigates the impacts individuals make on each other’s cultures when visitors and host communities collide with each other during tourism experiences. There is a marked focus on socio-cultural conservation, cross-cultural communication, and the sustainability of diverse indigenous groups at destinations where tourism is prevalent. Fees Quarters Typically all Day, Online Spring Day, Online Designed to Serve All students interested in primary topics covered during the tenure of this course are encouraged to enroll: tourism, cross-cultural communication, diversity, sustainability, development, and specific forms of tourism such as mass tourism, ecotourism, heritage tourism, and more. Active Da