Course Number: HTM230
Course Title: Hospitality Marketing

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

A.
Identify the elements of a hospitality marketing system.
B.
Explain the history and current status of international hospitality and tourism marketing.
C.
Describe the role of national and state tourism authorities.
D.
Learn skills necessary to participate in tourism research, data collection, analysis and drafting of a marketing plan.
E. Value sustainable tourism development as a philosophical approach to creating a more prosperous future and market the philosophy
    as primary to the FSM travel experience.

Spe
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Students will be able to:

A.
Identify the elements of a hospitality marketing system.
    1.
{Core} be able to identify the key travel industry sectors including transportation types, sales types, lodging types, food and
        beverage types, attraction types and tourism authority types.
    2. {Core} be able to explain how marketing relates to the overall hospitality and travel industry.
    3. {Core} be able to explain the travel distribution system and how marketing fits into this system.
    4. {Core} be able to conduct marketing specific research and statistical data analysis in the formulation of a marketing plan.
    5. {Peripheral} be able to identify the major international tourism markets.
    6. {Peripheral} be able to list the names of and identify the roles of international and regional tourism organizations.

B.
Explain the history and current status of international hospitality and tourism marketing.
    1.
{Core} be able to explain the general history of marketing development and the advent of hospitality and tourism marketing.
    2. {Core} be able to identify major historical milestones in the development of hospitality and tourism marketing.
    3. {Core} be able to forecast tourism and travel demand based on historical trends and use patterns and apply marketing strategies
        to affect demand levels.
    4. {Peripheral} be able to correlate differences and similarities between FSM marketing challenges and those of other world tourism
        destinations.
    5. {Optional} be able to identify future travel and tourism marketing trends.

C.
Describe the role of national and state tourism authorities.
    1.
{Core} be able to explain the purposes of national and state tourism authorities.
    2. {Core} be to explain the roles of national and state tourism authorities in the formulation, implementation and control of tourism
        policies.
    3. {Core} be able to identify employment opportunities within national and state tourism authorities.
    4. {Peripheral} be able to explain the role of legislation in the development of tourism development policy.

D. Learn skills necessary to participate in tourism research, data collection, analysis and drafting of a marketing plan.
    1. {Core} be able to correctly perform tourism related research.
    2. {Core} be able to interpret, analyze and communicate tourism and travel related primary and secondary research.
    3. {Core} be able to identify methods of conducting primary travel and tourism research.
    4. {Core} be able to identify sources of secondary travel and tourism research materials and data.
    5. {Core} be able to organize, develop, author a tourism and or hospitality marketing plan.

E. Value sustainable tourism development as a philosophical approach to creating a more prosperous future and market the philosophy as primary to the FSM travel
    experience.
    1. {Core} be able to identify small island developing states and other nations where sustainable tourism development has been
        successfully marketed
    2. {Core} be able to identify small island developing states where sustainable tourism development marketing strategies are being
        utilized.
    3. {Core} be able to explain methods of marketing the unique FSM tourism products and services so as to attract tourists seeking
        sustainable venues.
    4. {Core} be able to express how a more prosperous and acceptable future can be gained through adoption of sustainable tourism
       development practices.