BTM4TOS Business and Toursim Management L4 Essay Assignment Brief 2025

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BTM4TOS Module Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand and explain sociological theories, principles and practices related to tourism and society.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts, including tourism, and society, and how different socio-cultural, political, and economic contexts influence principles and practices of sustainability.
3. Show an understanding of the issues and debates concerned with equality, access, and participation in tourism.

BTM4TOS Assignment Requirements

Overview

Assignment task/s to be completed

Examine the interrelationship between tourism development and the socio-economic and socio-cultural challenges (accessibility, equality, community participation). Evaluate how ethical tourism can be used as an effective tool to address issues of accessibility, equality, and to promote active community participation.

prepare a 3,000-word essay that demonstrates your understanding of the theories, principles, and practices of tourism and society, addressing the socio-cultural and socio- economic challenges of tourism on society, the interrelationship between tourism development, accessibility, equality, and the role of community participation can play in the development of sustainable tourism.

• Discuss the socio-cultural impacts of tourism , with reference to equality, acess, and community participation.
• Identify and explain the positive and negative socio-economic impacts of tourism. o Discuss sustainability in Tourism
• Explore the relationship between tourism, equality, and access.
• Analyse the interrelationship between tourism, equality, and community
  participation.

Throughout your essay, apply relevant theories (e.g., Butler's (1980) tourism lifecycle, Leiper's (1979) tourism system, stakeholder theory, community participation model (Wu, Zhang & Fujiwara, 2013)), tourism principles, and practices to support your analysis.

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This Assignment will be Anonymously marked.

No Front Sheet is to be submitted, or student name or student ID is to appear anywhere in your assignment submission as it will be anonymously marked.

This assessment is an essay, it must be based on reliable research, and must be done independently. It should be segmented. Avoid using headings and subheadings. Include visuals, pictures and images on an Appendix to enhance your discussion. Ensure your discussions are logical, and well-edited to avoid grammatical errors.

BTM4TOS Mandatory Referencing and Research Requirements

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