Vision

Our vision is to open up the world of Travel and Tourism to our students. Through this vocational course we want students to experience and understand the travel and tourism industry, giving them insight into the careers available and the employability skills needed to get there. We develop their knowledge of the industry and an understanding of the world around them both in the UK and further afield, allowing them to develop into well-rounded individuals, aware of the different cultures around the world.

YEAR 10

Overview/core aims for year 10:

Students learn the basic knowledge associated with the UK travel and tourism sector that will underpin the learning in other units of the qualification. They explore travel and tourism organisations and destinations. Students also look at the different features of different types of destination that appeal to different visitors.

Core knowledge to be learnt in year 10:

Travel and Tourism Organisations and Destinations

• Types of tourism
• Types of travel
• Types of organisation
• How organisations work together
• Consumer Technology
• Transport
• Accommodation
• Road and rail travel
• Appeal of UK destinations
• Types of visitors
• Increasing appeal
• Suitability of transport

Influences on Global Travel and Tourism

• Economic Factors
• Political Factors
• Health and Safety
• Natural Disasters

YEAR 11

Overview/core aims for year 11:

Students recap and further-develop knowledge about the UK travel and tourism sector that underpins learning in other units of the qualification. They learn the practical and vocational skills related to how customers are dealt with in the travel and tourism sector.

Core knowledge to be learnt in year 11:

The following knowledge is retrieved from year 10:

• Types of tourism
• Types of travel
• Principles of sustainable tourism
• Importance of the travel and tourism sector to the UK economy
• Industries in the T&T sector

Students also learn about:

• Key organisations in the travel and tourism sector
• Types of organisation in the travel and tourism sector
• The interrelationships between travel and tourism organisations
• The role of consumer technology
• What is customer service?
• Different organisations in the travel and tourism industry
• Customer types, their needs and how they are responded to
• The importance of customer service
• Impact of excellent and poor customer service