Students are expected to understand: - Implications of an effective co-operation on the competitiveness of a destination - The destination as a system with its actors and interrelations - The importance of cooperation for new tourism product development - Different organizational devices available for destination management - The main problems and strategies for implementing co-operation in a destination
1. Co-operation, networks and competitiveness 2. The destination as a system 3. Co-operation, networks and tourism development 4. Creating and maintaining partnerships in tourism
Tipus d’activitat Hores amb professor Hores sense professor Total Anàlisi / estudi de casos 12,00 15,00 27,00 Sessió expositiva 16,00 0 16,00 Sessió participativa 4,00 0 4,00 Total 32,00 15,00 47
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The evaluation is based on a report. The report has to analyze a case study presented in a practitioners session or a case that you know.