GPH 247 Exploring Tourism Destinations

3 Credit(s)

This course examines the dimensions of tourism from a spatial and regional perspective. Students will explore the economic opportunities created in tourist destinations and regions, will examine the means through which firms and entrepreneurs exploit such opportunities or location-driven competitive advantages, and will investigate some of the external economic forces that influence the viability of tourism destinations. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for GGR365. Prerequisite: GPH315 or GGR270.