Special Interest Tourism / Adventure Tourism (BRL370)

This unit examines the complexities of the special interest tourism sector. As travel markets become more sophisticated, travellers seek more authentic experiences for their leisure, pleasure and recreation. The unit examines some of the ways in which the growing demand is being met, the nature of activities designed to satisfy these expectations and the variety of locations in which this is happening. The course begins with an overview of changing market expectations. Six specific niche areas are examined in detail. Adventure Tourism, Seniors'tourism, indigenous tourism, health tourism, cruise tourism and Sports tourism are the focus areas of the unit although other specialist areas are discussed in class.

Knowledge

Upon completion of this course, the candidate:

• Will gain an integrated view of the increased special interest tourism industry as a result of changing market expectations
• Will gain comprehensive knowledge about different special interest tourism categories and its relation to the general tourism industry
• Will gain knowledge about the different management styles and issues related to the special interest tourism industry.
• Will gain in-depth knowledge about several niches within special interest tourism (e.g. adventure tourism, sports tourism and dark tourism) 

Skills

Upon completion of this course, the candidate:

• Can understand the nature and scope of the special interest tourism development and how it relates to global tourism trends
• Will be able to analyze the styles of the products being developed to accommodate the requirements of the demand for tourism experiences
• Can apply his/her knowledge in the tourism industry to identify the possibilities for special interest tourism activities in different areas

General Competence

Upon completion of this course, the candidate:

• can reflect on his/her own knowledge and participate in discussions related to future concerns and development of special interest tourism within a global context
• is able to contribute with critical thinking on the future of special interest tourism and its challenges related to e.g the risk element, environmental issues, ethical considerations etc.
• is able to discuss and reflect upon the state-of-the art in research within the special interest tourism field

Ingen

The language for this course will be English.

Utveksling til Fakultet for utdanningsvitenskap og humaniora

Emnet vil følge studentevalueringsprosedyrer fastlagt av UiS og SV-fakultetet.

Novelli, M. (2005) Niche tourism - contemporary issues, trends and cases Elsevier, Oxford ISBN 0-750-6613-3-X, 264pp

Trauer, B. (2006) Conceptualizing special interest tourism - frameworks for analysis Tourism Management, Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 183-200

Buckley,R. (2007) Adventure tourism products: Price, duration, size, skill, remoteness. Tourism Management, Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 1428-1433

Walle, A. H. (2007) Pursuing risk or insight : Marketing Adventures

Annals of Tourism Research, Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 265-282

Bentley, T. A. & Page, S. J. (2001) Scoping the extent of adventure tourism accidents Annals of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 705-726

Strange, C. & Kempa, M. (2003) Shades of dark tourism: Alcatraz and Robben Island Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 30, Iss.2, P 386-405

 

Recommended Reading

Douglas,. N., Douglas, N. and Derrett R. (2001). Special Interest Tourism: context and cases, John Wiley, Brisbane. Selected chapters

Special interest tourism : Edited by Betty Weiler and Colin Michael Hall. Belhaven Press: London ISBN 1 85293 072 1, 1992, 214 pages Selected chapters

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