Sustainable Tourism (in English)

Syllabus

1. 3 + 2 pillars of sustainable development in tourism. Specific examples of social responsibility at the level of state administration and self-government, business sector, specific enterprises of tourism, non-profit sector (foundations, associations) 2. The basic idea of 17 "Sustainable development goals" proclaimed by UN and UNWTO. UNWTO recommendations for stakeholders. international organizations, the public sector, businesses, academia, donors, passengers. Implementation of selected goals in practice. Critical views on setting up SDG in practice. 3. Active and passive attitude to sustainable tourism. UNWTO 2020: responsible, sustainable and generally accepted tourism. 4. Tourism and new thinking in order to optimize the needs and expectations of new customers (tourists) in symbiosis with the needs of the local communities and capacity of the destination. Over tourism. 5. Algorithm of domestic population behavior in the conditions of tourism development and increased number of visitors destination. Good practice and example of preventive decision to eliminate negative consequences. Case studies of specific decision making in abroad and in the Slovak Republic 6. Global risks. Impacts on the sustainability of tourism (technological, social and geopolitical, environmental, economic). Case study of a specific risk in the conditions of supply the tourist product in a selected destination. 7. Environmental responsibility of individual bodies in relation to nature and landscape protection. Mutual interconnection of the state, self-government tourist companies with the aim to protect nature and landscape in the Slovak Republic. 8. Environmental responsibility of tourist enterprises. Application of environmental quality management EMAS. 9. Evaluation of environmental responsibility in the practice of tourist companies. Environmental quality certification and good practice (Blue flag, Green Gloe, Green Key, Travel Green Awards, etc.) 10. Corporate social responsibility of tourist companies in relation to employees. Health and career social care. Economic view of corporate social responsibility. Case studies of selected global (international) and local companies. 11. Social responsibility of stakeholders in the protection of cultural heritage in the Slovak Republic. 12. Traditions as a social phenomenon in the offer of tourism. System of traditions and creative application and interpretation. 13. Case study of related to specific product of tradition, Social cultural and economic significance in relation to the local population.