
Learn to analyze the tourism business environment, identify opportunities in national and international markets, and develop strategic direction using smart objectives and the five case model.
Strategic planning in tourism coordinates corporate, business, and functional levels, defining vision and mission and assessing internal and external factors to implement long-term objectives and strategies.
Define your tourism business through a clear strategic direction of mission, vision, and values; align with sustainability and social responsibility while guiding decision making and stakeholder communication.
Define long term objectives aligned with mission and strategies within a two-five year timeframe across corporate, divisional, and functional levels, using SMART criteria to measure financial and strategic targets.
Formulate strategy through corporate, business, and functional levels, applying vertical and horizontal integration and diversification, including backward and forward integration, market penetration, market development, and product development.
In this module you will learn about strategic planning in a tourism setting. The main focus is to provide you with the practical knowledge and tools, to be able to analyze the tourism business environment and identify and analyze new opportunities emerging on the national and international tourism markets, assess target markets and determine their potential.