HTS10103

GROUP INTRODUCTION
ASSIGNMENT TO TOURISM INDUSTRY
50%
INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a group of 4, choose two (2) topics from the list below and identify one journal articles for each topic (Preferably from
Management, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research and
Tourism
Current Issues in Tourism, dated between 2016-2019). In not more than 5000 words, write a summary of the articles using the
given outlines (20%) – to be submitted before 24th November 2019.

2. Construct an e-profile for one domestic tourism destination and one international tourism destination using the ‘Google site’
on the internet (20%) – to be submitted before 1st December 2019.
platform

3. You are required to present both of your findings on task 1 and 2 between week 10-12 (10%) – Work to be presented between
10th – 30th Nov 2019.

i) LIST OF
TOPICS IN TOURISM RESEARCH ii) OUTLINES

1) Smart tourism 1) Front page

2) Overtourism 2) Table of contents
3) Volunteer tourism/voluntourism 3) Acknowledgement
4) Dark tourism
4) Brief of each group members
5) Tourism marketing
5) Introduction
6) Tourism impact
7) Tourism transportation 6) Summary of the article
8) Tourism destination 7) Issues related
9) Space tourism 8) Recommendation
10) Tourism distribution chanel 9) Conclusion
11) The future of tourism 10) References
12) ICT in tourism
11) Appendices
13) Tourist motivation
14) Tourism stakeholders • Photos/caption/etc.
15) Tourism and religion
Please upload your assignment on e-learning/e-campus
16) Islamic tourism
website
17) Medical tourism

18) Tourism events
19) Sports tourism
20) Ecotourism

ii) GOOGLE SITE GUIDELINES

1) Go to https://sites.google.com (details explanation on how to create a profile will be provided during lecture)
2) Create a page on google sites for the choose tourism destination.
3) You must include the following information:
a. Introducing your group members
b. Welcoming notes
c. Destination background
d. Issues
e. Recommendation
f. Photos
g. Maps
h. 2 videos of the destination (from Youtube)
i. Tourism governing bodies of the destination
j. Closing remarks

Best of luck in your research! For any guidance do not hesitate to ask me for advice.
Regards, Mdm. Raja Norliana Raja Omar [norliana.ro@umk.edu.my]