معلومات المساق

Course Description

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of the hospitality and tourism industry, including its historical development, nature, scope, structure, functions, and major sectors: accommodation, food and beverage, and travel and tourism. It examines the interrelationships among these sectors, the characteristics of tourism supply and demand, and the basic management principles applied in hospitality and tourism organizations. The course also explores tourism at local, national, and international levels, with emphasis on its economic, environmental, and sociocultural impacts, as well as its implications for organizational management and policy decisions. In addition, students are introduced to guest experience, career opportunities, and professional development pathways in the industry.

 

Course Objectives

1.     Introduce students to the fundamental concepts, historical development, structure, functions, and major sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry.

2.     Develop students’ understanding of the interrelationships among hospitality and tourism sectors and the characteristics of tourism supply and demand.

3.     Familiarize students with basic management principles and their applications in hospitality and tourism organizations.

4.     Develop students’ understanding of the economic, environmental, and sociocultural impacts of tourism and their implications for organizational management and policy decisions.

Introduce students to guest experience, career opportunities, and professional development pathways in the hospitality and tourism industry.