Travel and Tourism is a KS4 qualification where students will acquire skills and knowledge about the global travel and tourism industry and will apply this through vocational contexts. Students begin the course by studying the aims of different travel and tourism organisations and how their products and services help them to achieve these. Students then study the use of technology, the features of tourist destinations, how organisations meet customer needs and preferences, and the influences on global travel and tourism.
The qualification focusses on developing students’ transferable skills, such as researching, planning, and making decisions and judgements. It is split into three components:
- The aims of travel and tourism organisations, how different organisations work together and types of travel and tourism, the features that make destinations appealing to visitors and different travel routes.
- How organisations use market research to identify travel and tourism trends, and customer needs and preferences, and selection of products and services and planning a holiday to meet customer needs and preferences.
- Factors that may influence global travel and tourism, how travel and tourism organisations and destinations respond to these factors, and the potential impacts of tourism on global destinations.
Components 1 and 2 are internally assessed, with students completing a number of research tasks to demonstrate the knowledge and skills. Component 3 is assessed via an external exam at the end of Year 11.
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Half Term 1 | Types of travel and tourism organisations | Internal assignment 2 |
| Half Term 2 | Aims of travel and tourism organisations and types of tourism | Factors that influence global travel and tourism |
| Half Term 3 | Internal assessment 1 | How organisations respond to factors that influence travel and tourism |
| Half Term 4 | Identifying customer needs | Impact of travel and tourism and sustainability |
| Half Term 5 | Identifying customer trends | Managing tourism |
| Half Term 6 | How organisations respond to customer needs and trends | Exam revision and practice |
Year 10
Half Term 1
Types of travel and tourism organisations
Half Term 2
Aims of travel and tourism organisations and types of tourism
Half Term 3
Internal assessment 1
Half Term 4
Identifying customer needs
Half Term 5
Identifying customer trends
Half Term 6
How organisations respond to customer needs and trends
Year 11
Half Term 1
Internal assignment 2
Half Term 2
Factors that influence global travel and tourism
Half Term 3
How organisations respond to factors that influence travel and tourism
Half Term 4
Impact of travel and tourism and sustainability
Half Term 5
Managing tourism
Half Term 6
Exam revision and practice