Why study TECH Award Travel & Tourism?
Do you enjoy visiting new places and learning about the world you live in? Are you interested in the UK tourism industry? If so, this course is for you. The aim of this course is to give you the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of, and develop skills in, the travel and tourism sector.

What do we study?
Component 1: Travel and Tourism Organisations and Destinations - this unit covers the main types of tourism in the UK, the contribution that travel and tourism makes to the UK economy and the different component industries that make up the UK travel and tourism sector.
Component 2: Customer Needs in Travel and Tourism – which looks at how organisations identify travel and tourism trends and explores how to meet the needs and preferences of travel and tourism customers
Component 3: Influences on Global Travel and Tourism – this unit covers how the different factors influence travel and tourism destinations.

What else do you need to know?
Component 1: Travel and Tourism Organisations and Destinations 
Coursework (30% of the total course)
Component 2: Customer Needs in Travel and Tourism 
Coursework (30% of the total course)
Component 3: Influences on Global Travel and Tourism 
External examination, 2 hours (40% of the total course)

How the course is assessed
This course is graded Level 1 Pass, Merit Distinction and Level 2 Pass, Merit, distinction and Distinction *. Component 1 and 2 are worth 30% each and component 3 is worth 40% of the final overall grade. Component 3 is an external assessment (Exam) and the other two components are assessed through controlled assessment, producing a set of reports in relation to the Pearson Set Assignments (PSA). 

Curriculum Plans
Curriculum plans for Travel & Tourism can be viewed from the links below.