Module code Tourism and Society Module leader: Charles Lee

and title: (MGBBT1TAS)

Assignment Essay (2,000 words) Assessment 50%

type: weighting:

Submission due Monday 2nd October 2023 Feedback 3 weeks from submission
dates: by: 2:00 pm Target:

Assignment Overview

The assignment will enable students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the theories,
principles and practices of tourism and society. The essay theme is ‘What are the impacts of tourism
development on society in the post-COVID-19 era?’

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your
achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO 1 Understand and explain sociological theories, principles and practices related to tourism and
society.

LO 2 Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts, including of tourism and society and how different
socio-cultural, political, and economic contexts influence principles and practices of sustainability.

LO 4 Demonstrate appropriate academic writing skills, referencing and good academic practice.

Assignment Task and Requirements

Anticipating the impacts of tourism development on society in the post-COVID-19 era

WHAT ARE YOU ASKED TO DO?

Prepare a 2,000-word essay that demonstrates your understanding of the theories, principles and
practices of tourism and society.

This essay requires you to include all the following:

Introduction (300 words)

Introduce the essay topic:
An elaboration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-COVID-19 era:

To provide the elaboration, you should

i. provide an overview of the aims of the essay,
ii. outline the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular its impacts on the tourism sector,
iii. comment on the importance to examine the recovery of tourism sector in the post-COVID-19 era.

First core section (400 words)

Comment on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism:

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To comment on the impacts, you should
i. identify impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism,
ii. consolidate research evidence and statistical data to showcase the severity of the impacts,
iii. comment on the overall impacts on tourism development.

Impacts of COVID-19 can be multi-faceted. In addition to decreased incomes, disrupted supply chains
result in many related business difficulties. Tourists’ expectations and psychological states are affected,
too.

Second core section (400 words)

Evaluate post-COVID-19 recoveries in the tourism sector:

To provide the evaluation, you should

i. identify various measures taken to expand / accelerate recoveries in the tourism sector in the post-
COVID-19 era,
ii. consolidate research evidence and statistical data to showcase the current situation in the tourism
sector,
iii. comment on the effectiveness of measures taken.

There are likely to be encouraging evidence to support successes as well as disappointing data to indicate
setbacks. Students are expected to cover both sides.

Third core section (600 words)

Anticipate various impacts of tourism development on society in the post-COVID-19 era, particularly in
relation to tourism sustainability:

To provide the anticipation, you should

i. anticipate the ongoing tourism development in the post-COVID-19 era,
ii. categorise the impacts into economic, socio-cultural, environmental, or political, as well as positive
and negative,
iii. argue the interrelatedness of these impacts, for example, in what ways the impacts are related, or,
how strong the relationship is,
iv. comment on the sustainability and impacts of tourism development on the overall wellbeing of
society.

Relevant theories (e.g., Butler’s (1980) tourism lifecycle, Leiper’s (1979) tourism system, stakeholder
theory, community participation model (Wu, Zhang & Fujiwara, 2013)) can be useful to support your
analysis.

Conclusion (300 words)

Give conclusive remarks:
Consolidate your key findings and give overall conclusive remarks – to what extent will tourism harm the
overall wellbeing of society, or, to what extent will tourism be beneficial to society? Is it urgent to address
these issues now?

To provide the remarks, you should

i. pick several key (NOT all) findings, defend your choice by explaining their importance,
ii. comment and explain your opinions about the sustainability of tourism development and the
interrelationship between tourism and society.

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Important:
Your essay must be based on reliable research and supported with a minimum of 15 different
sources. Academic concepts and theories, as well as research findings, must be properly cited in
accordance with the CCCU Harvard Referencing Style.

Headers, pictures and graphs, bold or italics fonts should NOT be used in the body of the text of
academic essays. Should you believe informative diagrams and graphs can be useful, please
attach them in an appendix.

Marking criteria are available separately on Moodle.

Students must attach the cover sheet given onto their essays and complete all the particulars on
the cover sheet. The cover sheet is available on Moodle.

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Indicative resources:
Recommended texts
Kozak, M.E. (2015). Tourism Development. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=1061675&site=eds-live
Mihalič, T. & Gartner, W.C. (2013). Tourism and Developments: Issues and Challenges.
Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (Tourism and Hospitality Development and
Management). Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=548902&site=eds-live
Nogues-Pedregal, A.M. (2012). Culture and Society in Tourism Contexts. Bradford: Emerald
Group Publishing Limited (Tourism Social Science Series). Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=503221&site=eds-live
Yeoman I., & McMahon-Beattie, U. (2020). The Future Past of Tourism: Historical
Perspectives and Future Evolutions. Bristol, UK: Channel View Publications (The Future of
Tourism). Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=2318673&site=eds-live

Academic journal articles and other resources

Butler, R. (2008). The Concept of A Tourist Area Cycle of Evolution: Implications for
Management of Resources. The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien. 24. 5 -
12. Available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228003384_The_Concept_of_A_Tourist_Area_Cyc
le_of_Evolution_Implications_for_Management_of_Resources
Deloitte. (n.d.). The world has changed: Living with COVID-19, facing up to climate change.
Available at: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/consumer-
business/deloitte-uk-travel-weekly-insight-annual-report-2021-22.pdf
Economist Intelligence Unit (2022). Tourism outlook 2023: Turbulence in the travel industry.
Available at: https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/tourism-in-2023/
Grdić, Z. Š., Gregorić, M., & Nižić, M. K. (2019). Investigating the Influence of Tourism on
Economic Growth and Climate Change - The Case of Croatia. Contemporary Economics,
13(2), pp. 111–122. https://doi.org/10.5709/ce.1897-9254.302
Grobelna, A., & Skrzeszewska, K. (2019). Seasonality: Is it a problem or challenge facing
future tourism employment? Implications for management. Journal of Entrepreneurship,
Management & Innovation, 15(1), pp. 205–230. https://doi.org/10.7341/20191518
Mehdi, S. A. (2019). Tourism Visitor Export, Income Generation and Employment Capacity:
A Comparative Analysis of the Tourism Industries of India, China and Malaysia. IUP Journal
of Entrepreneurship Development, 16(2), pp. 42–55. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=ent&AN=139514970&site=eds-live
Narmadha V., & Anuradha A. (2021). Socioeconomic, Cultural and Environmental Impact of
Covid-19 on Tourism in India. Journal of Management Information & Decision Sciences,

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24(4), pp. 1–9. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
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Stankov, U., ČIkić, J., & Armenski, T. (2021). New Age Tourism: Challenges and Positioning
in a Changing Society. Tourism Culture & Communication, 21(2), pp. 69–80.
https://doi.org/10.3727/109830421X16191799471944
Stephenson, M. L. (2014). Tourism, development and ‘destination Dubai’: cultural dilemmas
and future challenges. Current Issues in Tourism, 17(8), pp. 723–738.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.754411
Sukpasjaroen, K., & Chankoson, T. (2020). Measuring the Impact of Inbound Tourists,
Outbound Tourists and Overall Tourism Growth on Sustainable Ecological Footprint of
ASEAN Countries: A Panel Data Analysis. Contemporary Economics, 14(4), pp. 487–497.
https://doi.org/10.5709/ce.1897-9254.420
World Travel & Tourism Council. (2021). Trending in travel: Emerging consumer trends in
travel and tourism in 2021 and beyond. Available at:
https://wttc.org/Portals/0/Documents/Reports/2021/Trending_In_Travel-
Emerging_Consumer_Trends-231121.pdf
Yu Ouyang, & Lee Tsung-Lin. (2020). A Study on Local Identity of Low Carbon Tourism
Based on Social Exchange Theory- a Case Study of Taiwan’s Characteristic Hot Spring
Area. International Journal of Organizational Innovation, 12(3), pp. 355–366. Available at:
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