Course code

TSR6006.LT

old course code

TSR6006

Course title in Estonian

Turism ja reisikorraldus

Course title in English

Tourism and Tour Operating

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to give the overview about the history of travelling and tourism, the concepts, terminology and development of tourism all over the World and in Estonia.
The organising of the traveling and the practical tour operating. The students must compile a travel package for the end of the course.

Brief description of the course

The travelling and the tourism. The phases of the historical development of the tourism. The statistical tourist and the crossings of the border. Different types of the tourism. Historical development of the tourism. Tourism today. The tourism environment: economic, socio-cultural, political, technological,political. Interaction of tourism and the environment. National Tourism Development Plan 2014–2020. The Tourism Act. Tourism resources, tourism product, travel package. The phases of a trip. The demand for tourism. Tourist destinations.
Travel trade: travel agency and tour operator. Tourist transport. Accommodation and catering services. Travel documents and visas. Travel insurance. Foreign bill. The custom regulations. Arranging and operating a tour: the components of the package

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge in main principles of tourism;
- is able to compile and plan tourism tours and travel packages individually.

Teacher

külalislektor Jüri Toomel, koordineerib Reeda Tuula-Fjodorov

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Recreation Management (TSRKB/21.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/20.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/19.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/18.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/17.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/16.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/11.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/10.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/09.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/08.LT)
Recreation Management (TSRKB/07.LT)