Course: Marketing of Tourism Services

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Course title Marketing of Tourism Services
Course code KMO/MSCR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Janeček Petr, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
introduction to the marketing of tourism services specifics of services marketing and tourism marketing tourism and services, services definition, importance of services and their typology - examples supply and demand on the services market, customer decision-making marketing research in the field of services and tourism marketing strategies of tourism companies - creation and implementation marketing mix in tourism companies - different approaches role of human factor in services implementation of marketing tools - practical examples marketing specifics of tourism companies and destinations importance of rules, codex, certifications and branch standards Materials for each topic are during the semester available on Moodle. There are, if need be, specified further links for study sources. Verifying of students´ knowledge is based on those materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, E-learning, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Task-based study method, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to provide knowledge of terms in tourism
to provide knowledge of basic relations in tourism
to describe basic micro- and macroeconomic indicators, structures and relations
to describe basics of marketing
Skills
to use ČSN 690 and 690-2 norms (quotations) in accord to Faculty of Economics standards (University of West Bohemia)
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to identify specific attributes of services and services marketing
to explicate the specifics of marketing management of various types of tourism companies
to distinguish various approaches to the marketing mix and propose a content of its particular tools
Skills
to apply marketing tools, skills and processes in activities of tourism companies, destinations and other entities active in this branch
to apply gained knowledge, methods and procedures to particular tasks when working individually
to discuss particular practical examples, analyse texts and present appropriately results of individual work
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
Případové studie
Skills
Practicum
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Task-based study method
Group discussion
Case studies
Competences
Discussion
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Lecture
Case Studies
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Portfolio
Skills
Portfolio
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Competences
Portfolio
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Cimler, Petr. Příklady aplikací marketingu. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-505-4.
  • Goeldner, Charles R.; Ritchie, J. R. Brent. Tourism principles, practices, philosophies. 11th ed. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-38213-4.
  • Gúčik, Marian. Marketing cestovného ruchu. Banská Bystrica : DALI-BB, 2011. ISBN 978-80-89090-85-3.
  • Hazdra, Adam. Skvělé služby : jak dělat služby, které vaše zákazníky nadchnou. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4711-8.
  • Horner, Susan; Swarbrooke, John. Cestovní ruch, ubytování a stravování, využití volného času. Praha : Grada, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0202-9.
  • Horner, Susan; Swarbrooke, John. Consumer behaviour in tourism. Third edition. 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-01339-1.
  • Jakubíková, Dagmar. Marketing v cestovním ruchu: jak uspět v domácí i světové konkurenci. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4209-0.
  • Jauhari, Vinnie. Hospitality marketing and consumer behavior : creating memorable experiences. 2017. ISBN 978-1-77188-378-8.
  • Kotler, Philip; Keller, Kevin Lane. Marketing management. 14., global ed. Boston : Pearson Education, 2012. ISBN 978-0-273-75502-9.
  • Kotler, Philip; Keller, Kevin Lane. Marketing management. 14. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4150-5.
  • Kozak, M.; Gnoth, Juergen,; Andreu, Luisa. Advances in tourism destination marketing : managing networks. First issued in paperback. 2014. ISBN 978-1-138-88062-7.
  • Lacina, Karel. Management a marketing cestovního ruchu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vysoká škola finanční a správní, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7408-035-7.
  • Morrison, Alastair M. Marketing pohostinství a cestovního ruchu. 1. vydání. Praha : Victoria Publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-85605-90-2.
  • Morrison, M. Alastair. Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations. London, New York: Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-041567250-4.
  • Oh, Haemoon. Handbook of hospitality marketing management. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2008. ISBN 978-0-0804-5080-3.
  • Palatková, Monika. Marketingový management destinací : strategický a taktický marketing destinace turismu, systém marketingového řízení destinace a jeho financování, řízení kvality v destinaci a informační systém destinace. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3749-2.
  • Rašovská Ida, Ryglová Kateřina. Management kvality služeb v cestovním ruchu: Jak zvýšit kvalitu služeb a spokojenost zákazníků. Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-247-5021-7.
  • Rogers, Tony; Rogers, Tony. Marketing destinations and venues for conferences, conventions and business events. 1st ed. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-7506-6700-1.
  • Seitz, Erwin; Rossmann, Dominik. Fallstudien zum Tourismus-Marketing : Marketingerfolg trainieren. 2., vollständig überarbeitete Aufl. München : Franz Vahlen, 2007. ISBN 978-3800633951.
  • Vlaštíková, Miroslava. Marketing služeb : efektivně a moderně. 2., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5037-8.
  • Wirtz, Jochen, Lovelock, Christopher. Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy. New Jersey: World Scientific, 2016. ISBN 978-194-4659-01-1.
  • Zelenka, Josef. Marketing cestovního ruchu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86723-95-2.


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