Applied Travel and Tourism AS/A2

Applied Travel & Tourism AS/A2
Applied Travel and Tourism provides a broad experience of the key aspects in this fast growing industry. It opens the way to exciting careers both at home and abroad or further study on a variety of tourism related courses in higher education.

A2 Applied Travel & Tourism students in Tenerife running a 4 day residential trip

What will I study on this course?
This course covers a wide range of travel and tourism topics including:

• Introducing Travel & Tourism
• Customer Services
• Travel Destinations
• Event Management
• Adventure Tourism
• Tourism Development

How is this course assessed?
This course is a mixture of coursework (67%) and exam (33%). Students will complete 2 research assignments and 1 external examination in June of each year of the course.

What kind of student will do well on this course?
You will enjoy this course if you would like to:

• Complete coursework
• Work in groups to develop feasibility studies and presentations
• Take part in assessed role plays
• Developan understanding of how the travel and tourism industry is structured
• Undertake independent research

Students should have good organisational skills and be able to meet deadlines

Exam Board
The examination board for this A Level is OCR