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Travel and Tourism


Tourism is a significant component of the New Zealand economy contributing to job creation and export revenues. It also has a major role in rejuvenating and sustaining regional economies. According to Tourism New Zealand the two main reasons tourists' travel to New Zealand is to experience our beautiful landscape and distinct Maori culture.
Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive Kevin Bowler says December has topped off a significant year.“This is a really exciting time for the industry with positive signals everywhere.

Here at Otago Polytechnic we take the business aspects of tourism seriously and ensure our graduates have excellent knowledge of all facets of tourism. We also provide our students with the opportunity to experience some of these activities in our fieldtrips and as part of their course and work in industry.
Welcome to the "business of tourism". This is a one year (120) course which follows on from the Certificate in Applied Travel and Tourism. This programme incorporates not only the practical aspects of working in the tourism industry from a business perspective, it also applies the theoretical concepts behind them. 90 of the 120 credits required must be gained from the following courses (45 credits must be at Level 5) and the last 30 credits come from the work based research project - a compulsory part of the programme which must be completed before graduation.

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