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Travel and Tourism - Year 13

A2 Travel & Tourism (Edexcel)

The course is divided into three units each worth 33.3%. Unit 7 – Responsible Tourism is assessed by a 2 hour exam in January. Unit 8 – Current Issues in Travel & Tourism and Unit 12 – Travel Organisations are both assessed through coursework.

Half Term 1 (September - October)
Unit 7 – Responsible Tourism
  • Responsible Tourism
  • The agents involved in tourism development
  • The impacts of tourism development
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: End of topic tests
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 2 (November - December)
Unit 7 – Responsible Tourism
  • The tourist area life cycle
  • The management of responsible tourism in destinations
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes Mock Exam
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 3 (January - February)
Unit 8 – Current Issues in Travel & Tourism
  • Issues in travel & tourism
  • Travel & Tourism research project
External Assessment: YES – Exam TTO7 January
Internal Common Assessment: Coursework
Coursework Deadline this H/T: To be set at the end of each coursework task
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 4 (March - April)
Unit 12 – Travel Organisations
  • Sectors of the Travel & Tourism Industry
  • Legal and regulatory requirements of organisations
  • A travel organisation, its operation and how it meets the needs of customers
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Coursework
Coursework Deadline this H/T: To be set at the end of each coursework task
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 5 (April - May)
  • Completing remaining coursework tasks
  • Final completion of coursework
  • Marking and moderation of coursework
External Assessment: Resit TTO7 June
Internal Common Assessment: No
Coursework Deadline this H/T: Coursework marks to exam board by - May
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list:
Travel & Tourism A2 – Collins – ISBN:0-00720038-2