Tourism as an economic activity

I refer to Edgell, Sr et al. (2008) to produce the following agenda on the topic of "Tourism as an economic activity":

1. An overall framework of tourism as an economic activity
2. Tourism viewed from a global perspective
3. Tourism as a tool for economic development
4. Demand and supply sides of tourism
5. Coopetition in tourism
6. Comparatitve advantage in tourism
7. Impacts of tourism on employment and income
8. The multiplier effect of  tourism
9. Impacts of tourism on Export
10. On tourism information management

This agenda can be used to organize a lecture on this topic.


Reference
Edgell, Sr., D.L., Allen, M.D., Smith, G., and Swanson, J.R. (2008) Tourism Policy and Planning, Butterworth-Heinemann.