Tourism Economics and Tourism Policy

Aims of the course

- To repeat and upgrade the knowledge on tourism gained on the undergraduate level.
- To learn about the importance of tourism for the global, national and regional economy, and about the functioning of tourism market and the economic function of tourism.
- To acquaint students with basic theoretical approaches to assessing the economic impacts of tourism.
- To get to know the concept and cases of tourism policy.
- To develop an understanding of forms and instruments of touristic policy and their power.
- To develop the ability to design and apply the instruments of tourism policy in specific cases, while taking into account the limitations of the wider environment.
- To train students to apply theoretical knowledge on practical cases.

Course syllabus

0. Introduction (definitions, tourism development, trends)
1. Tourism economics (subject)
2. Tourism economy
2.1. Tourism demand
2.2. Tourism supply
2.3. Tourism market
3. Tourism consumption
4. Tourism economic impacts
4.1. Impact on balance of payment
4.2. Impact on regional development
4.3. Valorisation impact (impact on natural resources)
4.4. Impact on employment
4.5. Impact on inflation/deflation
4.6. Tourism multiplier
5. Tourism and economic development
6. Tourism policy
6.1. Definiton
6.2. Reasons for tourism policy
6.3. The role of the state
7. Tourism and tourism policy in EU
8. Strategy of tourism development and instruments of tourism policy - national and EU case studies
1. 9. Sustainable tourism paradigm

Course director(s)