My topic is Impact of social media on Tourism Promotion:

This assessment requires you to submit your annotated bibliography individually. You will submit a 500-word-long annotated bibliography that includes annotations of 80-100 words for 5 resources that includes:

3 academic texts /and journal articles;

1 report (these can be statistical or written but must be from a credible source - government, statistical office, tourism office or similar;

1 website can also be included so long as it follows the criteria for annotation. This website cannot be Wikipedia or similar but could be an industry, organisation or operator website e. g Visit Victoria, Intrepid Travel.

Please discuss with your unit facilitator in Session 2 to gain a clearer understanding of what is required. The chosen topic needs to be discussed and confirmed with your unit facilitator by Session 3.

Session 2 Balancing Growth

drivers of tourism growth (a global perspective including the challenges of growth)

challenges of tourism growth (global perspective including recommendations)

ethical and sustainable tourism - ecotourism, slum tourism (overview and examples or short case study)

Session 3 Over tourism and solutions

Emerging tourism markets (emerging and developing economies eg. China and India - consider international and domestic tourism)

over tourism (historic development and general overview, case studies (Prague, Venice, Barcelona)

Session 4 Technology

Artificial Intelligence in tourism and hospitality

The internet of things with relation to T, H and E

VR and AR in tourism and hospitality

Smart tourism/smart cities

Session 5 Events as Tourism Drivers

New participative or spectator driven events

Nostalgia and Aging population driving event trends: Motoclassica, Goodwood Festival (UK), Elvis from Graceland

Session 6 Cultural Sensitivities

Globalisation and tourism and hospitality - changes in travel patterns and travel destinations

Co-creation of experiences with others eg. host-guest relations, other tourists' impact on own experience

Tourist behaviour and tourist education in cross-cultural contexts

Responsible travel

Session 7 Community Involvement

Importance and types of community involvement

Possible/potential conflict within communities on tourism development or on major events

Case studies of community involvement e.g Homestay

Session 8 - Regional Development

Overview and mountain or island tourism

Regional tourism visitor motivation

Challenges for regional tourism

Session 9 Niche Markets

Types of niche tourism eg. Dark tourism, medical tourism, indigenous tourism

Tapping nostalgia - focus on nostalgia driven event e.g Goodwood in the UK

Session 10 Crisis management

Crisis management - pre, during and post

Disaster recovery principles and case studies

1. Use this format for each annotation:
   1. Citation details in Harvard referencing style;
   2. A short statement that explains the main focus or purpose of the work (descriptive);
   3. An evaluative comment on the work that considers how this work will fit into your research on a topic (e.g., critical reflection that describes the usefulness or relevance of the information for your writing task.
2. Make sure each annotation is approximately 80-100 words (not including references).