Sustainable Tourism Development - Cruise Tourism in Venice Italy & Management Suggestions

This is a case study of Cruise Tourism in Venice. Venice is historically renowned for being one of the most important Italian maritime republics. Over the past 30 years, Venice has become a hotspot for cruise tourism. The cruise sector constitutes one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry in Venice, contributes significantly to the city’s economy. However, like in many parts of the world, cruise tourism in Venice is a double-edged sword. This lesson examines the status and development of cruise tourism in Venice and explores how cruise tourism brings social, cultural, economic, and environmental impacts to the local community. It is realized that cruise tourism should be one of the focal points of the shift in the way Venice experiences travel and tourism.

This lesson discusses the following three aspects of sustainable cruise tourism development in Venice, Italy:

1. Introducing cruise tourism in Venice,
2. The social-cultural, economic and environmental impacts of cruise tourism, and
3. Policy recommendations in managing cruise tourism locally and regionally.

There are more lessons in this series; learners could access these lessons individually depending on specific needs and progress or gain a fuller picture of the topics and issues relating to sustainable tourism development worldwide.

All lessons will be based on the case-study approach, offer customized solutions and discussions to a tourist destination’s sustainable tourism development and highlight one issue related to management needs.

This course is suitable for candidates in Grade 5, 6 (A level and further education), university-level students, or those who wish to pursue a career in the travel and tourism industry. Whether it is beginners or professional managers, this course is designed to build on your interest and passion for sustainability and provide essential information to explore the topic further.

All lessons contain materials, various exercises, activities, and assessments, including supporting worksheets and reading materials for lessons. The PowerPoint presentations are fully animated with scripts and ready to deliver. They contain a mixture of topic information, examples, and activities/exercises for each topic in the specification for the learning outcomes. All lessons are suitable for about 40 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time in which class exercises and homework are integrated into lessons where appropriate.

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