Module 3: Managing (green) change in the workplace for tourism professionals
Unit 3.1 Green skills, green jobs and greening potential jobs in the tourism industry
Case study activity
Overview:
Q1: What does the “green transition” in the tourism industry primarily involve?
Increasing the number of tourists annually
Shifting from fossil fuel-based practices to sustainable, low-carbon practices
Building more hotels in coastal areas
Promoting luxury tourism packages
Step 1: Select a well-known tourist destination in your country (e.g., a national park, a beach resort, a cultural heritage site, or an urban tourist area).
Step 1: Select a well-known tourist destination in your country (e.g., a national park, a beach resort, a cultural heritage site, or an urban tourist area).
Activity 1
After having read the unit on green skills, try to think about your personal skills and how they could fit into the description. Do you possess any green skills? How could you employ it in your daily life? Would you attend specific training to develop new green skills?