TOUR 150: Introduction to Tourism
This course provides an introduction to the background, history, basic elements, scope, impacts and potential of the tourism industry from both national and regional perspectives. Topics include overview of industry sectors interrelationships among sectors terminology and definitions history and development of Canadian and Yukon tourism economic, social, cultural and environmental issues, opportunities and impacts related to tourism and tourism markets and products. The course includes overviews of the social, cultural and economic development of the Yukon and Yukon geography, demography and heritage, with particular focus on First Nation's history and cultures. The future of the tourism industry is examined in the context of the global marketplace and current trends, issues and innovations.
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