Course Leaflet (PDF)
Downloadable Presentation 2012 (PowerPoint)
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Game- Leisure
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Game- Tourism
Photos From Trips

Welcome To GCSE Leisure and Tourism

Tourism is vital for the British Economy.

It is Britain’s 5th largest industry, and 3rd largest export earner.

It has a value of  £115 billion. Inbound tourism contributes over £3 billion  to the economy.

Travel, Leisure & Tourism has 2.6 million people working within the industry.       

GCSE Leisure & Tourism is a vocational subject. It provides a link between education and real life. All lessons on based on real businesses

The value of tourism to the UK… from Visit Britain website.

The Travel and Tourism industry continues to grow at a rapid rate, despite recent economic setbacks. In the past ten years there has been a huge increase in the number of business and leisure passengers travelling. Budget airlines have contributed to expansion of the short-break market. This has led to the expansion of regional airports, in the UK and Europe. In addition there has been a rise in hospitality management enterprises. This has subsequently created a demand for a hugely flexible skilled work-force.

The industry has identified key skill gaps in customer service, destination geography, business skills and working with children.

This course is delivered in conjunction with links made within the industry. The course will involve working directly with these organisations to collect, analyse and evaluate information for the course.

The Course

The GCSE is made up of two units:-           

      60% Coursework
      40% Exam based

The examined unit…

Unit One: The Leisure & Tourism Industry

• The nature of the leisure & tourism industry.

• Introduction to business operations.

• Factors influencing customer choice.

• Destinations, impacts and sustainability.

Unit One Powerpoint

The coursework unit will be made up created from Unit Two or Unit Four, it is worth 60% of the whole course.

Unit Two: Sales/Promotion/Operations

• Sales in leisure and tourism context.

• Promotion of leisure and tourism.

• Promotional materials and techniques.

• Operations in leisure and tourism.

Unit Four: Customers/ Employment

• Visitor attractions. Leisure facilities and destinations.

• Customer choice.

• Services for different types of tourists.

• Employment opportunities and leisure & tourism.

The Lessons

All lessons are based in Trotter, this is the Travel, Leisure and Tourism hub.

All lessons utilise the computer, internet, travel books, brochures, atlases and business reports.

Lessons are very practical and may for example involve preparing a power point on the Olympics. At a higher level this may involve analysing its impact as a visitor attraction, its impact on the community, environment and review ecotourism and sustainability.

We look at real businesses like Thomas Cook, Kuoni, Longleat, Thorpe Park, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Snowdome, Holiday Inn,……… real businesses, with real issues.

The Students

The students work very hard, every lesson.  We have a great team spirit within the Travel Department.

The course is ideal for students who like to work on projects, are creative, like to problem solve and have a practical approach to life