The professional work of graduates in tourism is usually developed in the field of tourism service providers, where strategic, organizational, financial or commercial decisions are made in an environment whose knowledge is essential for them to be effective. By adopting a systems approach, Management of Tourism Companies is a subject that helps to understand the tourism sector, by pursuing the following learning results:
- Distinguish properly between a traveler, a visitor and a tourist.
- Identify the components of tourism demand, tourism supply, tourism market operators, tourism destination, facilitating companies, etc.
- List the key tasks of the departments of accommodation companies or travel agencies, among others.
- Recommend the organizational model that best fits your organizational context for each specific case of a tourism company,
- Design the structure of a tourism organization and its elements.
- Critically analyze new trends in the management and organization of tourism businesses.
- Explore entrepreneurship opportunities.