Sustainable tourism management

Aims of the course

- Introduce to students the issue of environmental management in tourism and let them know the basics of this concept.
- To provide the basic premises for the introduction of environmental management into tourist companies.
- The emphasis of the subject is on the product concept or environmental management from the perspective of individual touristic companies/suppliers. The subject covers in a lesser degree the destination aspects as a whole.

DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COURSE FOR THE CURRENT CYCLE OF LECTURES WILL BE REGULARLY PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COURSE FROM THE DAY OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE COURSE. WEB SITES ON COURSE IMPLEMENTATION WILL CLOSE ON COMPLETION OF THE LECTURES.

Course syllabus

1. Introduction
2. The definition of sustainable tourism management
3. Models of sustainable management in tourism
3.1. Management of environmental quality (green)
3.2. Management of ecological impacts (grey)
4. Categories of sustainable tourism management
4.1. Eco-codes
4.2. Internal environmental standards and environmental management
4.3. Eco awards
4.4. Eco-labels
4.5. Environmental schemes (EMAS)
5. Introducing sustainable management into a touristic company
5.1. The role of public, private and nongovernmental sector
5.2. Models of introducing sustainable management in the company
6. Case studies
6.1. WTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
6.2. Lao Code of Conduct
6.3. Green Globe
6.4. EU sign for hotels
6.5. Green Key
6.6. Green Destinations

Course director(s)