Sustainable Tourism Camp. Sustainable Destinations
International consideration of sustainability in tourism and breaking it down to the
conditions in Armenia.

 

By the end of this session, students should be able to:

Understanding the tourism system, recognising the destination as a competitive unit and being able to classify the individual tourism product in terms of its importance.

Recognising that success in tourism is not guaranteed per se and that it takes a great deal of effort to achieve it.

To classify sustainability as a central focus of tourism businesses and destinations.

To be able to describe ‘sustainability’ in its various dimensions, as well as to explain the positive and negative impacts of tourism.

To be able to name monitoring and certification systems and transfer criteria and indicators into the real world.

Being motivated to adapt what participants have heard and learned into their everyday life and personal travel behaviour.

 

 

AGENDA JUNE 20

 Tourism Product and Destination Framework

Strategic Planning and Sustainability Strategies

International consideration of sustainability in tourism and breaking it down to the conditions in Armenia.

08:00 – DEPARTURE FROM YEREVAN. PICK-UP LOCATION: MATENADARAN.

10:00 - ARRIVAL TO UWC DILIJAN

10:00-10:30 OPENING CEREMONY AND COFFEE BREAK

10:30-10:45

Course Overview, Agenda

10:45-11:15

The tourism product and the destination framework. 

11:15-12:00

Strategic planning for tourism companies and destinations 

12:00-12:10 BREAK

12:10-13:00

Introduction Sustainability and sustainable tourism. Sustainability strategies of tourism businesses and countries         

13:00-14:00 LUNCH

14:15-15:00

Sustainability strategies of tourism businesses and countries
Sustainability measurement and assessments

15:00-16:00

Sustainability certification systems

16:00-16:20 BREAK

16:20-17:20

Armenia and its tourism: ready for change?

17:20-18:00

Short summary and personal learning

18:00 Graduation ceremony 

19:00 Departure to Yerevan

Registration and fee

Program - June 20

Participation Fee 85.000 AMD

Prof. Urs Wagenseil

Tourism Product and Destination Framework

Strategic Planning and Sustainability Strategies

THE FEE INCLUDES

Academic Program

Lunch 

Yerevan-Dilijan-Yerevan Transfer 

PAYMENT METHODS

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Bank account

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