Contemporary Issues for Culture and Tourism Demand

About the course

Topics

Companies Consumer behaviour Experience economy

Course content

This course deals with the factors influencing the development of contemporary culture and tourism demand from an interdisciplinary perspective. It introduces theories and empirical studies at the forefront of research in the field of culture and tourism studies. Students gain insights on factors that impact on the ability, motivation and experience of cultural experiences and travel in a fast changing world such as embodiment, risk, performances, commodification, authenticity, diversity and digitalization among others. The course presents the latest theoretical frameworks from the perspective of several social sciences to comprehend culture and tourist behaviour and consumption. It examines the complex interrelationship between technological development and culture and tourism demand. The aim of this course is also to explore various aspects of demand trends for emerging culture and tourism services.

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What you learn

To pass the course, the student should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:

Critically apply theories and concepts to analyse trends and development of culture and tourism demand
Select and apply appropriate methodological frameworks to examine questions of culture and tourism experiences
Analyse and discuss theoretical implications, and present managerial recommendations on culture and tourism consumption
Write and present to audiences an analysis of culture and tourism demand

Facts

Level

Bachelor

Type

Mandatory course

ECTS

7.5

Course code

BSEMO2593U

Teaching periods

Spring – 3rd quarter

Academic year

2026/2027

Status

Available places

Teaching language

English

Teaching Format

Hybrid

Exams

Active participation
Individual exam, spring

Assessment

Passed / not passed