Examines tourism from an economic perspective. Topics include: the determinants of consumer demand for leisure travel, structure of competition among suppliers of tourism services, benefits and costs of tourism development to the host community, government’s role in the taxation, subsidy, regulation and protection of the tourism industry, tourism’s impact on the environment, and sustainable tourism development.

General Education Designation(s): DS

Prerequisites: ECON 120 or ECON 130 or ECON 131; or consent.

Major Restrictions: TIM majors only.

Cross-Listed: ECON 320