TOUR 604Social Planning for Tourism

The course will examine the social categorizations of tourism through an exploration of the interaction between the tourist and the host communities by investigating the socio-cultural impacts of tourism; host and guest attitudes, behaviours and responses to tourism; gender in tourism; indigenous tourism; tourism and morality; tourist promotional images; and authenticity and cultural commodification. The course will have an international focus through the presentation of case studies from both developed and developing countries.