Travel and Tourism

Intent

Travel and Tourism is a huge and important industry, accounting for more than 10% of the world’s economy. This course helps us:

Know and understand how travel and tourism organisations work together to appeal to tourists.
Develop primary and secondary research skills to investigate how travel and tourism companies meet the changing needs of different groups of people.
Know and understand the influences on global tourism and plan how to respond to these challenges.

Subject Content

Key Stage 4

Key Stage 4

BTEC Tech Award in Travel & Tourism

Course Content and Assessment

Component One: Travel and Tourism Organisations and Destinations (Internally-Assessed, Externally Moderated)

Components of the UK T&T Industry
Consumers of the UK T&T Industry
T&T Destinations and Activities

Component Two: Customer Needs in Travel and Tourism (Internally Assessed, Externally Moderated)

Identifying Customer Needs in T&T
Market Research & Customer Needs
Meeting Customer Needs and Preferences

Component Three: Influences on Global Travel and Tourism (External Synoptic Examination). Influences on the T&T Industry:

Political
Economic
Natural
Media
Responding to challenges in the T&T Industry
Impacts and managing impacts

BTEC Tech Award Travel & Tourism Specification

Travel & Tourism Learning Journey (KS4)

Travel & Tourism Learning Journey

Remote Learning

Year 9 Remote Learning Resources

Module 4: Components of the UK T&T Industry
Module 5: Consumers and the UK T&T Industry
Module 6: T&T Destinations and Activities
T&T C1 Textbook
T&T C1 Textbook Student Activities (PDF)

Year 10 Remote Learning Resources

Module 1: Transport Options, Hubs & Routes
Module 2: Identifying Customer Needs in T&T
Module 3: Market Research & Customer Needs
Module 4: Meeting Customer Needs and Preferences
Module 5: Meeting Customer Needs & Preferences
Module 6: Identifying Trends in T&T
T&T C1 Textbook
T&T C1 Textbook Student Activities (PDF)
T&T C2 Textbook
T&T C2 Textbook Student Activities (PDF)

Year 11 Remote Learning Resources

Module 1: Identifying Trends in T&T
Module 2: Influences on T&T
Module 3: Responding to Challenges in T&T
Module 4: Environmental and Sustainable T&T & Impacts of T&T
Module 5: Managing Impacts of T&T & Tourism Developments
T&T C3 Textbook
T&T C3 Textbook Student Activities (PDF)