BTEC Travel and Tourism
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page”
Saint Augustine
The Travel and Tourism curriculum offers students the opportunity to explore an ever-evolving tourism industry. Students explore cultural differences across the globe as they understand the economic, environmental, and societal impact of travel and tourism.
Students will build and apply knowledge, understanding and skills in order to understand the workings of the travel and tourism, hospitality and events industries such as the appeal of different tourist destinations to different types of customers, and the factors that influence travel and tourism. Travel and Tourism cultivates a skillset that is both wide ranging and transferable to equip students for the world of work. Students develop excellent research skills and can aptly apply their research to real life scenarios making strong links between theory and industry examples. We promote independence to allow students to develop planning and organisation skills and find opportunities to use their own initiative within their work. Students develop higher order thinking skills so they can interpret complex ideas, provide in depth analysis, and evaluate opposing concepts.
The curriculum aims to equip students with the necessary foundations for further study or to gain employment within the industry. We promote progression into either pathway through visits and guest speakers. We continue to build links with local organisations to allow students to gain voluntary work experience which boosts their chances of gaining entry to higher education or employment within the industry.
Subject: BTEC Tech Award Travel and Tourism
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Year 10
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Construction of a detailed travel plan including transport, accommodation, and transfers, to meet the needs of a given visitor profile. Activities, attractions, and excursions that meet the needs of a given visitor profile. Essential information for a given destination including entry requirements, health precautions and safety and security considerations. |
The primary and secondary market research methods used to identify customer needs. Travel and tourism trends including changing transport trends, increasing environmental awareness, and changes in visitor numbers. How different sectors meet the needs of different visitor types. For example, how an accommodation provider meets the needs of corporate customers. |
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Different transport options for a given visitor profile. The features of a destination that meet the needs of a given visitor profile including attractions, accommodation, transport, entertainment venues, and climate. Consumer technologies in different travel and tourism sectors including websites, apps, voice recognition, wearable devices, GPS, touch screen, animatronics, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality. |
The aims and ownership of a selected organisation from a given travel and tourism sector. The products and services of a selected organisation from a given travel and tourism sector. How a selected organisation works with organisations in different travel and tourism sectors. |
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Economic factors that influence global travel and tourism including recession, levels of employment, cost of fuel, and fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Political factors that influence global travel and tourism including legislation, airport and tourism taxes, passport and visa requirements, and how governments promote tourism. Natural factors that influence global travel and tourism including severe weather events, natural disasters, and the possible effects on organisations/destinations. Heath risk factors that influence global travel and tourism including the symptoms and causes of infectious illnesses, and precautions against these. |
Safety and security factors that influence global travel and tourism including pickpocketing, attacks, accidents, bribery, getting lost, and dangerous wildlife, and the safety measures implemented to negate these. Butler’s Tourist Area Life Cycle (TALC) model. Characteristics of emerging destinations including basic infrastructure, and visitors seek authentic experiences. Characteristics of mature destinations including mass tourism, an established season, and extensive advertising of the destination. |
Year 11
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The reason why local governments may want to develop tourism including foreign currency earnings, employment opportunities, and diversification. The role that local and national governments play in developing tourism including tax incentives, travel restrictions, and developing infrastructure. Types of partnerships between private, public, and voluntary tourism organisations. The possible advantages and disadvantages of partnerships between different tourism organisations. Positive sociocultural impacts of tourism including improved transport and improved essential infrastructure. Negative sociocultural impacts of tourism including disruption to everyday life, loss of culture, increased crime, and staged authenticity. Managing sociocultural impacts including visitor education and consultation with local communities. |
Positive economic impacts of tourism including employment opportunities, training, and foreign currency earnings. Negative economic impacts of tourism including low-paid jobs, seasonal unemployment, leakage, and increased cost of living. Managing economic impacts including tourism taxes, government subsidies, and restricting foreign companies. Positive environmental impacts of tourism including conservation, regeneration, and the creation of green spaces. Negative environmental impacts of tourism including pollution, overcrowding, erosion, and reduced biodiversity. Managing environmental impacts including traffic management, planning permission, waste management, and effective control of resources. The aims of sustainable tourism supported with tangible real world examples. |
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