TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit Code Year Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
DESTINATION MANAGEMENT THM407 4 7 3+0 3.0 6.0



Weekly Course Contents and Study Materials for Preliminary & Further Study
Week Topics (Subjects) Preparatory & Further Activities
1 Concept of Destination Management :
Defining a tourism destination, Destination Management Roles, The 10 As of successful destination, Stakeholders in destination management, Destination governance, Destination Management Organizations(DMOs)
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2 Destination Planning :
Characteristics of tourism planning, Tourism planning process for destination management, destination visioning, tourism planning toolkits, specialized form of destination planning
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3 Destination Marketing :
Destination Marketing Principle, Destination marketing planning-destination vision, DMO vision, DMOs Mission
Destination Marketing System(DMS) and PRICE Model, Positioning- Image-Branding (PIB) approach development
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4 CASE STUDY : 1. Ministry of Tourism Government of TRNC,
2. TRNC Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism(RET)
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5 Destination Management Research
Contribution of research to destination management, Fundamentals of destination management research, Analysis of potential markets, Analysis of destination Image, Analysis of destination competitiveness, Preparing a destination management research plan-RESPECT U Criteria
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6 Destination Product Development
Definition and components of the destination product, Tourism Area Life Cycle(TALC), Destination quality, Product Development Strategy models-growth strategy matrix from ANSOFF, Principles of destination product development
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7 Destination Partnerships and Team Building
Destination partnership, Destination team -building, Partnership and destination governance, Identifying destination partners, Public-Private Partnership in destination Management
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9 Destination Community and tourism stakeholder relations
Community and residents relations, Tourism sector stakeholder relations, Stakeholder and stakeholder theory, Tourism sector stakeholder types
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10 Destination Governance and Leadership
Definition of destination governance, Dimensions of Governance, DMO accountability, DMO transparency, DMO organization structure, Measuring DMO effectiveness, Leadership role of DMOs
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11 Destination Communications and Promotions
Destination Branding, Importance and benefits of destination branding, Challenges of destination branding, Characteristics of a good destination brand
Key concepts in Branding, Steps in destination branding
Integrated marketing Communication-components, benefits and planning
Impotence of Internet Marketing, Roles of website for DMOs, Website Evaluation
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12 Case study No file found
13 Consumer Behaviour & Market Trends
Tourism destination selection, The influence of destination Image, Travel purchase behaviour process, Tourism market segmentation, Market trends, Trends and future prospects for domestic tourism, Trends and future prospects of International Tourism, Current and future issues in destination management and marketing
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