The Future of Tourism
As a tourism professional , you face a rapidly changing world with ever-increasing disruptions, including climate change, pandemics, and changing consumer preferences. These disruptions can significantly impact your tourism organization and/or destinations, making preparing for and adapting to future uncertainties crucial.
In this MOOC , you will learn how to think about the future and make decisions based on possible scenarios. You will also develop the skill of "Futuring" to help you be more prepared for whatever the future brings.
The course offers a tool for strategic futuring, which you can use in your daily life and organization. This will make you a more reflective individual and offer you confidence in making decisions.
For who?
This online course is perfect for tour operators, hotels, airlines, DMOs, and governmental organizations. Travellers and anyone interested in tourism are also welcome to join.
Professional Certificate Programme
This online course is part of the Professional Certificate Programme Tourism in Transition: Exploring a Sustainable Future, along with the MOOCs: Sustainable Tourism: Society & Environmental Aspects and Tourism and Climate Change.
What you'll learn
- Familiarize yourself with diverse tourism futures, some more mainstream, some more radical
- Identify needs concerning more resilient/regenerative destinations
- Explore systemic tendencies to act upon threats and opportunities
- Reflect on personal/organizational tendencies to act towards uncertain tourism future(s)
- Apply the art of futuring to make well-informed and creative decisions for a future-proof travel
- Back-cast and identify steps that are required to get there
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| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 5 weeks, 6–8 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $188 |
| From | Wageningen University & Research via edX |
| Instructors | Prof. Dr. Edward Huijbens, Dr. Arjaan Pellis, Dr. Martijn Duineveld, Cheryl van Adrichem |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science |
| Tags | Environmental Studies |
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Tourism Account Executive $65k
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Futures Broker Manager $97k
Managed Futures Trader Manager $99k
Group Sales & Tourism Marketing Manager $102k
Professor of Recreation & Tourism Management $103k
Senior Futures Analyst $107k
Futures Producer $132k
Associate Futures Broker $139k
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 5 weeks, 6–8 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $188 |
| From | Wageningen University & Research via edX |
| Instructors | Prof. Dr. Edward Huijbens, Dr. Arjaan Pellis, Dr. Martijn Duineveld, Cheryl van Adrichem |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science |
| Tags | Environmental Studies |
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