SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGER COURSE

Module I - Basics of Sustainable Tourism

1. Definition and principles of sustainable tourism part 1 

2. Definition and principles of sustainable tourism part 2 

3. Basic principle of tourist economics – part 1 

4. Basic principle of tourist economics – part 2 

5. Basic principle of tourist economics – part 3 

6. Basic principle of tourist economics – part 4 

7. Geography of tourism part 1 

8. Geography of tourism part 2

9. Marketing of a Destination: planning and branding 

10. Marketing of a Destination: Communication of the territory and heritage

11. Marketing of a Destination: social media marketing for tourism part 1

12. Marketing of a Destination: social media marketing for tourism part 2

13. Customer services for tourism part 1

14. Customer services for tourism part 2

Test A 

1 webinar: The territorial brands. Models, strategies, and case histories 

Module II - Sustainable Tourism Policy and Planning

1. Policy frameworks for sustainable tourism development part 1

2. Policy frameworks for sustainable tourism development part 2

3. Sustainable Tourism Planning Process Part 1

4. Sustainable Tourism Planning Process Part 2

5. Sustainable Tourism Planning Process Part 3

6. Tourism sustainable indicators

Test B

2th Webinar: Case study A Sustainable Destination Management  

Module III - Environmental Sustainability in Tourism

1. Environmental impacts of tourism part 1

2. Environmental impacts of tourism part 2 

3. Environmental impacts of tourism part 3 

4. Sustainable practices for resource management (water, energy, waste) part 1 

5. Sustainable practices for resource management (water, energy, waste) part 2 

6. Ecotourism and nature-based tourism part 1

7. Ecotourism and nature-based tourism part 2 

8. Ecotourism and nature-based tourism part 3

9. Ecotourism and nature-based tourism: Case study part 1

10. Ecotourism and nature-based tourism Case study part 2

Test C 

3th webinar: Case study A Sustainable Destination Management  

Module IV - Socio-Cultural Sustainability

1. Socio-cultural impacts of tourism on destination part 1 

2. Socio-cultural impacts of tourism on destination part 2 

3. Cultural heritage preservation and interpretation part 1

4. Cultural heritage preservation and interpretation part 2

5. Community-based tourism and cultural authenticity  part  1 

6. Community-based tourism and cultural authenticity part 2 

Test D  

4th webinar: Community-based tourism experience and destination: a case of study 

Module V - Economic Sustainability in Tourism

1. Economic impacts of tourism part 1

2. Economic impacts of tourism part 2

3. Sustainable tourism financing and investment

4. Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development Part 1

5. Entrepreneurship and local economic Development part 2

Test E

5th webinar: SMEs network for local economic development a case of study  

Module VI - Destination Marketing for Sustainability 

1. Sustainable Tourism Marketing Principles part 1

2. Sustainable tourism marketing Principles part 2

3. Branding and positioning strategies for sustainable destinations part 1

4. Branding and positioning strategies for sustainable destinations part 2

5. Sustainable tourism certification and labeling

Test F 

6th webinar:  SMEs network for local economic Development 

Module VII Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships

1. Identifying and engaging stakeholders in sustainable tourism Public-private partnerships part 1 

2. Identifying and engaging stakeholders in sustainable tourism Public-private partnerships part 2

3. Collaborative governance models, Destinations management systems, and Destinations management part 1 

4. Collaborative governance models, Destinations management systems, and Destinations Management Part 2 

40 min

Test G

7th Webinar: Collaborative governance models: a case of study.

Module VIII Tourism Carrying Capacity and Management

1. Concept of carrying capacity in tourism Monitoring and managing visitor impacts part 1

2. Concept of carrying capacity in tourism Monitoring and managing visitor impacts part 2

3. Sustainable tourism zoning and indicators and visitor management strategies part 1 

4. Sustainable tourism zoning and indicators and visitor management strategies part 2 

40 min 

Test H 

Module IX Destination Resilience and Crisis Management 

1. Building resilience in tourism destinations: the struggle against over-tourism part 1 

2. Building resilience in tourism destinations: the struggle against over-tourism part 1 

3. Crisis preparedness and response planning

4. Recovery strategies for destination sustainability

Test I 

8th Webinar: the struggle again over-tourism, crisis and Answers: a case of study