Aim of Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism in the UK
Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism sheds light on the theoretical concept of tourism, the structure and organization. The learners are to give importance to the sports and leisure tourism in the UK. The economy and socio-cultural and environmental implications in the UK will be further explained. The learners must be able to include data to analyze the trends and demands in the field of sports and leisure in the UK. Learners are further expected to prepare the data by themselves to support the particular sport and activity. The relations of sports and leisure in the UK and its impact on economics, socio-cultural and environmental issues will be explained further.
Learning outcomes
1 Understand the structure of the sports- and leisure-related tourism sector in the UK
2 Understand the trends and demands for sport and leisure tourism
3 Understand the economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect sport and leisure tourism
4 Be able to evaluate strategies that can be used to maximize the growth of sport-and leisure-related tourism
LO1 Understand the structure of the sports- and leisure-related tourism sector in the UK
Since tourism in the UK has been flourishing in recent times, different types of tourism and different sectors like hotels, restaurants, bars and pubs have been doing extremely well business. Tourism sector in the UK has given rise to the role of transport, mass tourism and ecotourism. Role of public and private sector in tourism in UK like government legislation, public sector initiatives and accommodation providers and voluntary sector organizations have massive impact on the tourism in the UK.
LO2 Understand the trends and demands for sport and leisure tourism
In the year 2016, the tourism industry in UK made contribution of about 217 billion British pounds. Different international sources and national training organizations organizing sports events giving rise to the hospitality business in the UK. The sports and leisure has massive contribution to the national economy opening doors for employment and career pathways. The tourism has impacted various resources like natural resources, heritage and cultural conservation, infrastructure, airports and airlines and shipping and railways.
LO3 Understand the economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect sport and leisure tourism
There are various economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect the sport and leisure tourism. The economic factors include, cost and benefit analysis, finance for tourism and political costs and grand and inflation rate. The socio-cultural issues involve effects of intercultural contact on hosts and tourists, socio-cultural costs and benefits and intercultural languages. Tourism has some environmental issues as well, it invokes, pollution and pollution. It can be controlled by implementing various measures like using eco friendly products and save the natural heritage like forests and trees.
LO4 Be able to evaluate strategies that can be used to maximize the growth of sport-and leisure-related tourism
Several strategies can be implemented in order to maximize the growth of sports and leisure-related tourism. The regional and national strategies involve crime prevention, transport sustainability, education and training to the staffs, technological implementation and accessibility. Events like sports and leisure events could help the industry sustain in the future. Influences like modern Olympics and commonwealth games easily attract tourists and create awareness about tourism in the world.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
| Learning outcomes On successful completion of this unit a learner will: | Assessment criteria for pass The learner can: |
| LO1 Understand the structure of the sport- and leisure-related tourism sector in the UK | compare the structure and operation for two selected sport- and leisure-related tourism providers analysing their audience profiles and range of activities evaluate the contribution of the public, commercial and voluntary sectors to the growth and development of the sport- and leisure-related tourism sector analyse the impact of historical developments and concepts on the growth of the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry evaluate the value of EU and international law that affect the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry |
| LO2 Understand the trends and demands for sport and leisure tourism | present a statistical analysis identifying trends and the nature of demand for sport- and leisure-related tourism in the UK evaluate the nature and availability of sport- and leisure- related tourism resources |
| LO3 Understand the economic, socio-cultural and environmental issues that affect sport and leisure tourism | evaluate the contribution of the sport- and leisure- related tourism industry to the UK economy analyse the socio-cultural and environmental factors and their impact on the sport- and leisure-related tourism industry |
| LO4 Be able to evaluate strategies that can be used to maximise the growth of sport- and leisure-related tourism | evaluate regional, national and local strategies that have influenced the growth and demand for sport- and leisure-related tourism activities prepare data that can be used to manage the growth and demand for a selected sport- and leisure-related tourism activity |
Links
This unit links to
Unit 33: The Sport and Leisure Sector.
Unit 36 Sport and Leisure Tourism also links to the following Management NVQ unit:
B2: Map the environment in which your organisation operates