Economic impact of urban tourism

The subject “Economic impact of urban tourism" aims students know the basics to be taken into account when analyzing a tourist market, specifically at sub-national level, such as an urban destination.
Specifically, the student must master the tools, learn about the methodologies and identify existing databases that allow the analysis of tourist demand and supply and to guide you in estimating the economic impacts of tourism. Likewise also seeks to know how to interpret the context in which tourism is developed, analyzing the socio-economic and tourism experienced in recent years and possible trends and challenges for the future. To meet these objectives, will adopt a structural approach, which seeks to bring together in one comprehensive explanatory table, the set of elements and interdependencies operating at the tourist market and to help understand the changes so fast , have characterized the recent evolution of this activity.

SECTION I: ANALYSIS OF TOURIST MARKET.
Unit 1: Analysis of tourism Demand
Unit 2: Analysis of tourist Supply
Unit 3: The institutional framework
Unit 4: Analysis of the environment: economic, political, cultural and competitive.

SECTION II: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM
Unit 5: Tourism impact: concept and types
Unit 6: Methodology for analyzing the economic impacts of tourism
Unit 7: Economic impact of tourism at sub-national levels

BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY

COOPER, C.; FLETCHER, J.; FYALL, A.; GILBERT, D.; WANHILL, S. (2007): El turismo. Teoría y práctica. Ed. Síntesis. Madrid.
TRIBE, J. (2000): Economía del ocio y del turismo. Ed. Síntesis. Madrid.
RIVAS GARCÍA, J. (2008): Estructura y economía del mercado turístico. Septem ediciones. Oviedo.

ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY:

BRENT RITCHIE, J. R.; CHARLES, R. (1994): Travel, tourism, and hospitality research : a handbook for managers and researchers. John Wiley & Sons. New York.
DWYER, L.; FORSYTH, P. (Eds.) (2006): International handbook on the economics of tourism. Edward Elgar, cop. Cheltenham
LORENTE DE LAS CASAS, ET AL (2005): Economía y turismo: prácticas. McGraw-Hill. Madrid.
MARTÍNEZ QUINTANA, V. (2006): Ocio y turismo en la sociedad actual: los viajes, el tiempo libre y el entretenimiento en el mundo globalizado. McGraw-Hill. Madrid.
MOCHÓN, F. (2008): Economía y turismo. 2ª Edición. McGraw-Hill. Madrid.

Competences of the degree to which contributes the subject:
-G2 Apply acquired knowledge to the reality of the tourism sector.
-G4 Make decisions based on incomplete or limited information.
Integrating knowledge-G6 to provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas.
-E4 Identify trends and dynamics of tourism markets.
-E14-apply techniques to assess the economic impact of urban tourism.
-E15Using collection techniques and data analysis.

2. Transversal competences:
-T2 Demonstrate critical thinking.
-T3 Analyze and synthesize information.

In the lectures the teacher explained, relying on programs like power point, or excel spreadsheet, the items on the subject. The aim of these explanations is that the student knows the operation of a tourist market and the different types of impact generated by tourism. Also present the existing methodology for analyzing the economic impact of tourism and reflect on their difficulties in implementing subnational levels.
In the interactive classes students will do exercises that will have to apply the knowledge and techniques learned in the lectures and will have to perform an analysis of a specific tourist market.

To pass the subject, the student must attend at least 80% of scheduled classroom teaching activities.
The evaluation system shall be conducted in two different and complementary manners. For one, there will be a final exam on the contents of the subject. This test account for 30% and 50% of the final mark. In addition, there will be a continuous assessment will consist of two types of tests: the realization by the student work in interactive classes, which will have to analyze a specific tourist market (between 30% and 50 % of final mark). The specific exercises that apply the techniques seen in the lectures (between 10% and 20% of final mark).

Minimum weight maximum weighting

Examination 30% to 50%
Interactive Work 30% to 50%
Classroom activities 10% to 20%

Following the Instruction Nº 1/2017 of Secretaría Xeral, students who are exempt from attendance in certain situations will be evaluated with a specific final exam (100%). Exemption from attendance must be authorized in advance by the university.

The subject is equivalent to 75 hours to the student, of which 27 will work for class attendance and 48 personal work.
Staff working hours are divided into: independent study, readings, exercises and work, drafting of conclusions and material treatment.

There are no prerequisites, although it is recommended that students review the skills of economic analysis applied to tourism and the main techniques of statistical analysis. It is also recommended, which has a minimum knowledge managing the Excel spreadsheet.