Why choose Studio 6?
Board: Edexcel
The main aims of this course are to explore and investigate the travel and tourism industry in the UK and Europe. A key objective is to give students an understanding of the importance of tourism to the British economy.
Subject Skills
• Ability to investigate and research.
• Problem solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a group.
• Good communication skills.
Course Content
• The UK travel and tourism industry – a broad overview of the UK travel and tourism industry with its diversity, interrelationships and complexity.
• Exploring customer service in travel and tourism – practical demonstrations and research of different organisations.
• UK travel and tourism destinations – using reference materials and planning simple journeys.
• European holiday destinations – investigating a wide variety of different destinations for different types of customers.
• Exploring marketing in travel and tourism – knowledge and understanding of the principles of marketing in travel and tourism organisations.
• Planning visits for travel and tourism – using resources, planning and producing simple itineraries to the UK and Europe.
You need to have at least 5 GCSE or equivalent grades D/E including English
There are no exams so students need to enjoy continuous coursework. The most common forms of assessment involve presentations, case studies; assignments; projects, performance observations, timeconstrained assessments and role-play.
This subject is taught using a variety of teaching methods. Whenever possible trips out to visit destinations and businesses will be arranged. There will be lots of group work and discussions.
This course is the perfect stepping stone to the next level course.
Hotels, tour operations, transport operators, entertainment, visitor attractions, sports tourism, travel agent, tour guide, cruising, airport and airlines.
• You do not like exams
• You enjoy coursework
• You are interested in learning about different places
• You have a desire to work in the travel and tourism industry
See Miss Lea in Achieve Work Room, or email klea@miltonkeynesacademy.co.uk or telephone 01908 341803.
