Tourism and International Relations (4):International Tourism and International Relations - (Diploma-Postgraduate)

Contents, Concepts and Issues

· Economics of tourism;

· Tourism and gross domestic product;

· Tourism and related industries;

· Tourism and service industries;

· Tourism as an ‘economic growth factor’;

· Tourism and ‘world stage’;

· The contribution of national tourism to a country’s foreign exchange reserve;

· National tourism and international credit rating;

· Tourism and regional co-operation;

· National tourism and strategy implementation;

· Planning international tourism strategy;

· Implementing international tourism strategy;

· Contemporary tourism issues;

· Worker participation and problem solving within tourism;

· International tourism and worker professionality;

· Strategic decision making;

· Carry out tourism management functions to a high professional level;

· Tourism and human resource management;

· Application of balanced score card tourism;

· International tourism;

· International gust relations;

· Tourism and industrial survivor kit;

· Tourism and counter-terrorism;

· International conventions and protocol;

· Risk management: an introduction;

· Risk management in tourism

· Risk management, tourism and disaster preparedness

· Risk management, disaster recovery and organisational continuity

· Financial risk management;

· Financial Risk: A Definition

· Financial Risk Exposure

· Organisational areas exposed to financial risk

· Operational financial risk in governmental and business organisations

· Globalization and financial risk: Contributory factors

· Opportunities and strength analysis in tourism;

· Strength and weakness analysis in tourism organisation;

· Using information from SWOT analysis to enhance tourism strategy.