Single course
Wellbeing Tourism
Content
- Wellbeing tourism concepts and phenomena
- Wellbeing tourism nationally and internationally
- Wellbeing tourism services
- Wellbeing tourism actors and customers
- Special characteristics and strategic emphases
- Ecological, economical and socio-cultural responsibility.
Objectives
The object of the course
After completing this course, you will know what makes wellbeing tourism a unique and profitable market. You will gain insight about wellbeing tourism in Finland and abroad and can begin to understand what kind of wellbeing tourism services are suitable for different customer segments.
Course competences
Learning objectives
You are able to identify different actors and operations in wellbeing tourism. You understand the motives of wellbeing tourists and the theme’s significance to the competitiveness of companies. You understand the concepts, phenomena and special characteristics related to responsible wellbeing tourism nationally and internationally. You know the national theme-promoting strategies and development policies.
Implementation methods
Online lectures/ video recordings
Independent reading materials and information search
Online discussions
Versatile independent assignments (eg. quiz, written text, case studies)
Additional information
Independent online implementation on Moodle platform. A kick-off webinar will be held in the beginning of the course. See the timetable at https://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/#/schedule by using the name of the course or course code MMPG1700-3007. (To be updated later.)
Prerequisite: Basics in responsible tourism.
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