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Travel and Tourism can lead to a wide ranging

choice of careers. These include opportunities to

work in:

Travel services (travel agencies; tour operators)

Tourism services (national/regional tourist boards;

tourist information centres; tour guiding)

Conferences and events (event management;

national arenas and conference centres; hospitality)

Visitor attractions (museums and galleries; theme

and leisure parks; zoos and wildlife centres; historic

houses; heritage centres; landmark attractions)

Accommodation and catering (hotels; purpose-built

resorts; catering outlets)

Passenger transport industries (railways; airlines;

airports; coach; transport terminals; ferries; cruise

ships)

Tourism Development (national, regional, local

government departments; private sector

organisations)

Many students go on to study tourism at degree

level, but the course also prepares them well for

higher education in non-tourism related courses,

apprenticeships and employment. .

For further information please contact

Mrs J Young

jilly1@tuptonhall.derbyshire.sch.uk

Faculty of Humanities

Tupton Hall School

A LEVEL

TRAVEL & TOURISM

TUPTON HALL

SIXTH FORM

Why study Travel & Tourism?

Entry Requirements: Grade C in GCSE Leisure and Tourism is beneficial but not essential.

AS Level

A2 Level

The AS course focuses on developing an understanding of the characteristics of the travel and tourism industry, the individual sectors involved and the skills required to operate effectively therein.

Three units are studied in each year:

Unit 1: Introducing Travel and Tourism

This unit covers the nature, scale and structure of the travel and tourism industry. Students will investigate the reasons for its rapid growth and the impact external influences have.

Unit 2: Customer Service

In this unit candidates will find out about the key principles and skills of customer service and how travel and tourism organisations aim to provide excellent customer service to their different types of customers.

Unit 3: Travel Destinations

This unit will enable candidates to build a sound knowledge of major short-haul and long-haul destinations for UK tourists by researching in depth a variety of destinations.

The A2 course encourages students to develop a critical understanding of travel and tourism and the connections between different parts of the industry, through sustained use of research techniques and applying understanding to a variety of practical and theoretical situations.

Three units are studied in each year:

Unit 4: Tourism Development

Students learn the aims and objectives of tourism development, the positive and negative impacts of tourism development in the UK and overseas, and why tourism development needs to be managed effectively to ensure long-term sustainability.

Unit 5: Event Management

This unit gives students the opportunity to work as part of a team to plan, carry out and evaluate a real travel and tourism project; this is usually an organised day trip to a UK tourist destination.

Unit 6: The Guided Tour

Guided tours often form an important part of the tourist’s experience of their visit to a destination or a place. Students will investigate the range of guided tours available and devise and deliver a guided tour of their own.

AS Level Travel & Tourism

Unit 1: Introducing Travel and Tourism

(External exam)

33% of total AS grade

Unit 2: Customer Service (Coursework unit)

33% of total AS grade

Unit 3: Travel Destinations

(Coursework unit)

33% of total AS grade

Assessment

Unit 4: Tourism Development

(External exam)

33% of total A2 grade

Unit 5: Event Management (Coursework unit)

33% of total A2 grade

Unit 6: The Guided Tour

(Coursework unit)

33% of total A2 grade

A Level Travel & Tourism