SMART Tourism and Responsible Travel
Discover the fundamentals of responsible travel and learn how smart technology can help inform sustainable travel choices.
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SMART Tourism and Responsible Travel
Explore the concept of responsible tourism with Nottingham Trent University
Tourism is often criticised for having a negative impact, from CO2 emissions to exploitation.
On this four-week course, you’ll learn how to offset negative impacts by making responsible travel choices. You’ll also discover how digital and smart technology is impacting sustainable travel practices in global contexts.
Identify the benefits of travel and tourism
Beginning with a focus on the controversies that surround travel, you’ll learn why some regard travel as unsustainable on environmental grounds.
You’ll then contrast this by examining the benefits of tourism when governed responsibly.
Using case studies that reflect both sides of the argument, you’ll gain insights into how your travel choices can impact a destination, and how you can address these opportunities and challenges on an individual basis.
Examine the impact of smart and digital technology on responsible travel
Digital and smart technology has transformed travel, from the planning process to the activities experienced once at a destination.
You’ll learn how new and emerging technology such as apps, VR, and AR are revolutionising the travel and tourism industries in exciting and innovative ways.
With this knowledge, you’ll be able to adapt your future travel behaviours, understanding which technologies will help drive responsible travel.
Inform your decision making using smart tourism principles
Responsible travel decisions affect everything from transport to accommodation choices.
You’ll investigate how technology can help travellers make responsible decisions using meaningful data and information.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to offset negative travel consequences, where possible, by using technology-driven decision making that benefits your destination and its people.
Syllabus
Week 1
So what's the problem with tourism anyway?
Introduction
Ice-breaker and overview.
The scale and scope of the issue
An introduction to the World Economic Forum, followed with an explanation on the key points from the video, and finally a poll on how much you travel.
The anti-tourism debate
This activity covers why you should be a sustainable tourist. This is followed by a knowledge check and case studies/insights into sustainable tourism with an opportunity to add your opinions on the topics covered.
Tourists behaving badly
In this activity you will encounter examples of destructive tourism with opportunities for you to feedback on them.
Week 2
Can we do things differently?
The counter-argument
This activity questions if tourism can ever be deemed as a positive thing.
Tourism benefits everyone, everywhere, or does it?
This section covers the benefits of tourism.
Tourism as a force for good?
This activity frames tourism in a force for good if followed by a code of conduct. Finally a specific code of ethics is covered. Each stage allows for you to have your say.
The practices of a responsible traveller
This activity covers practical applications of responsible travellers.
Week 3
How data makes a difference
Information informs behaviour
A short section on information gathering with links to responsible travellers.
The role of SMART tourism
Defining SMART tourism and making its case with steps allowing for you have your own opinion on the matters.
Cases in SMART tourism
Case studies of SMART tourism with sections to allow you to reflect on them.
Time to change!
Examples of a SMART tourism manifesto and a place for your to try to create your own.
Next steps
What you could do after this course
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Understand the reasons why there are growing concerns associated with international air travel, on environmental grounds
- Contest the growing criticism of international travel on social, economic and environmental grounds
- Understand the role of responsible travel in mitigating negative consequences of travel and maximising benefits and how digital technologies support this
- Make responsible travel decisions in relation to transport mode, activity, destination and accommodation providers
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone with a personal or professional interest in travelling responsibly.
It would also be beneficial to those considering a career in travel and tourism, furthering their understanding of sustainable travel choices.
Who will you learn with?
Faye is an Online Learning Consultant for Higher Education. She creates and delivers online courses across a variety of institutions on the themes of Ethics, Responsibility, Leadership and Values.
Who developed the course?
Nottingham Trent University
With over 40,000 students and staff spanning five university sites, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is one of the largest and most influential higher education institutions in the country.
Nottingham Business School
Nottingham Business School’s (NBS) purpose is to provide research and education that combines academic excellence with positive impact on people, business and society.
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Choose the best way to learn for you!
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$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$109/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
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Sample the course materials
- Access expires 8 Oct 2024
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