CAT 262 — Economics of Tourism
BA BA Culture and Tourism · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
This course introduces students to economics in tourism. The understanding of tourism demand is the starting point for the analysis of why tourism develops, who patronises specific destinations etc and also the types of tourism suppliers, scale of operations and other management of tourism and strategy issues. Students are expected to recognise the range of factors influencing tourism demand, procedures for measuring tourism demand be familiar with the concept of tourism supply, understand how different sectors are involved in tourism supply and the understanding of the significance of management as a tool to guide the development of supply in tourism enterprises. Students will also be introduced to the Tourism Satellite Account, the Tourism Multiplier, the input – output model and the Tourism Audit. Analysis of data and forecasting on tourism will also be part of this course.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 200
Other courses on this programme
- CAT 251 — Regional Tourism Resources
- CAT 252 — Tourism Resources of West Africa
- CAT 253 — Tourism and Recreation
- CAT 254 — Introduction to Tour Guiding
- CAT 255 — Sociology of Tourism
- CAT 256 — Contemporary African Art
- CAT 257 — Culture and Cultural Practices
- CAT 258 — Government and Politics in Ghana
- CAT 259 — Cultural Globalization
- CAT 260 — African Music Appreciation
- CAT 261 — Economics for the Service Sector
- CAT 263 — Tourism Law I
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