Exploring Tourism/Resources/Lesson Plans/Lesson Plan 10

Diploma in Applied Travel and Tourism

Course Name: Exploring Tourism

Course Code: TT520001

Lesson Plan

Aim: Understand the concepts of tourism demand including motivational theories, the importance of quality to the one industry concept and be able to describe the characteristics of accommodation

Lecture Delivery Plan:

1.Overview of lesson to cover theoritical approach to motivation- why study motivation - so can segment market and info on customers and needs can be used by tourism organisations to direct their efforts to satisfy market segments.Understanding visitor motivations can assist operators to improve their business and business practices.

2.Look at wiki page - link to powerpoint on motivation - prompt from notes pages On board - satisfying needs diagram On board - push factors - students think of pull factors Psycho-Allocentric - Personality characteristics - on board from table - draw Figure 2.4 - get students to think of destinations for each level. Provide some e.g.s

3.students to access quiz to ascertain their classification under the psychocentric-allocentric motivation model

4.Students to analyse research by activity on wiki

5.Back to wiki